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W221902

Sigma-Aldrich

Butyraldehyde

≥96.0%

Synonym(s):

Butanal

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CHO
CAS Number:
123-72-8
Molecular Weight:
72.11
FEMA Number:
2219
Beilstein:
506061
EC Number:
204-646-6
Council of Europe no.:
91
MDL number:
MFCD00007023
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24900930
Flavis number:
5.003
NACRES:
NA.21
Organoleptic:
cocoa; green; musty; pungent
Grade:
Kosher
Biological source:
synthetic
Food allergen:
no known allergens

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biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

300
400

grade

Kosher

reg. compliance

FDA 21 CFR 117

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

90 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥96.0%

autoignition temp.

390 °F

expl. lim.

12.5 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.380 (lit.)

bp

75 °C (lit.)

mp

−96 °C (lit.)

density

0.8 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

cocoa; green; musty; pungent

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)CCC

InChI

1S/C4H8O/c1-2-3-4-5/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

ZTQSAGDEMFDKMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Taste at 10 ppm

Other Notes

Natural occurrence: Apple, pear, carrot, white bread, beer, cooked rice.

Disclaimer

For R&D or non-EU Food use. Not for retail sale.

Pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

<50.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

< 10 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Nan Sun et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 38(2), 256-262 (2005-06-01)
A linear sweep adsorptive stripping voltammetric method (AdS-LSV) for the determination of tobramycin (TOB) has been proposed for the first time. The method is based on the formation of the voltammetrically active iso-butyraldehyde derivative of TOB and the electrochemical behavior
Virender K Rehan et al.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 301(1), L1-L8 (2011-04-12)
The underlying mechanisms and effector molecules involved in mediating in utero smoke exposure-induced effects on the developing lung are only beginning to be understood. However, the effects of a newly discovered category of smoke, i.e., thirdhand smoke (THS), on the
Fan Fan et al.
Biochemistry, 45(6), 1979-1986 (2006-02-08)
Choline oxidase catalyzes the four-electron oxidation of choline to glycine betaine via two sequential FAD-dependent reactions in which betaine aldehyde is formed as an intermediate. The chemical mechanism for the oxidation of choline catalyzed by choline oxidase was recently elucidated
Daniel Norberg et al.
Journal of computational chemistry, 29(3), 392-406 (2007-07-04)
The stepwise and concerted pathways for the McLafferty rearrangement of the radical cations of butanal (Bu(+)) and 3-fluorobutanal (3F-Bu(+)) are investigated with density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio methods in conjunction with the 6-311+G(d,p) basis set. A concerted transition
N Gregory et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 44(8), 1223-1227 (2006-03-17)
Bovine soles and shavings from the heel were used in laboratory tests that examined the softening and swelling effects of rainwater, cow slurry (faeces plus urine), urine, silage effluent, and washings from recently laid concrete. Formalin, glutaraldehyde and butyraldehyde were
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