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Propionaldehyde

≥97%, FG

Synonym(s):

Propanal

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CHO
CAS Number:
123-38-6
Molecular Weight:
58.08
FEMA Number:
2923
Council of Europe no.:
90
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24901394
Flavis number:
5.002
EC Number:
204-623-0
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
MFCD00007020
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506010
Organoleptic:
chocolate; cocoa; nutty; whiskey; wine-like
Grade:
FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher
Biological source:
synthetic
Agency:
follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA
Food allergen:
no known allergens

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Product Name

Propionaldehyde, ≥97%, FG

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)CC

InChI

1S/C3H6O/c1-2-3-4/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

NBBJYMSMWIIQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

biological source

synthetic

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher

agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 172.515

vapor density

2 (vs air)

vapor pressure

18.77 psi ( 55 °C)
4.89 psi ( 20 °C)

assay

≥97%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

404 °F

expl. lim.

17 %, 26 °F
2.6 %, 31 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.362 (lit.)

bp

46-50 °C (lit.)

mp

−81 °C (lit.)

density

0.805 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

chocolate; cocoa; nutty; whiskey; wine-like

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

300
400

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Taste at 5-10 ppm

General description

Natural occurrence: Apple, banana, blue cheese, cauliflower, cooked pork, grape brandy, potato chips, sake, tea, whiskey and wine.
Propionaldehyde is a key volatile constituent of whole Granny Smith apples, onions and ginger.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

-22.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-30 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Volatile Phoducts of Apples III. Identification of Aldehydes and Ketones.
Huelin FE
Australian Journal of Biological Sciences, 5(3), 328-334 (1952)
Cynthia A Morgan et al.
Chemico-biological interactions, 234, 29-37 (2014-12-03)
The human aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) superfamily consists of at least 19 enzymes that metabolize endogenous and exogenous aldehydes. Currently, there are no commercially available inhibitors that target ALDH1A1 but have little to no effect on the structurally and functionally similar
Onion flavor and odor, the volatile flavor components of onions.
Carson JF & Wong FF
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 9(2), 140-143 (1961)
Chenguang Fan et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(37), 14995-15000 (2012-08-29)
Bacterial microcompartments (MCPs) are a widespread family of proteinaceous organelles that consist of metabolic enzymes encapsulated within a protein shell. For MCPs to function specific enzymes must be encapsulated. We recently reported that a short N-terminal targeting sequence of propionaldehyde
Michela Salamone et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 76(11), 4645-4651 (2011-04-30)
A kinetic study of the hydrogen atom abstraction reactions from propanal (PA) and 2,2-dimethylpropanal (DMPA) by the cumyloxyl radical (CumO•) has been carried out in different solvents (benzene, PhCl, MeCN, t-BuOH, MeOH, and TFE). The corresponding reactions of the benzyloxyl
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