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18109

Hexanal

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Aldehyde C6, Caproaldehyde, Hexyl aldehyde

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4CHO
CAS Number:
66-25-1
Molecular Weight:
100.16
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329751626
EC Number:
200-624-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506198
MDL number:
MFCD00007027

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Product Name

Hexanal, analytical standard

SMILES string

CCCCCC=O

InChI key

JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h6H,2-5H2,1H3

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

10 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥95.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤1.0% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.4035 (lit.)

bp

130-131 °C (lit.)

density

0.815 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

It was used as standard for measuring lipid peroxidation in rat liver samples using headspace GC analysis.
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General description

Hexanal is an oxidation product of linoleic acid and is a dominant volatile aldehyde. It could work as an indicator of lipid oxidation for cooked meat and meat flavor deterioration.

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GHS02,GHS07

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Warning

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

77.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

25 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

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BCCM4897
BCCJ4150
BCCD6784
BCBX5241
BCBQ9285V

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Rapid headspace gas chromatography of hexanal as a measure of lipid peroxidation in biological samples.
Frankel EN, Hu ML, Tappel AL
Lipids, 24(11), 976-981 (1989)
Hexanal as an indicator of meat flavor deterioration.
Shahidi, Fereidoon, and RONALD B. PEGG.
Journal of Food Lipids, 1.3, 177-186 (1994)
Jie Li et al.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, 436, 59-67 (2014-05-13)
Breast cancer (BC) remains the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in women. We investigated 4 straight aldehydes in the exhaled breath as potential early BC diagnostic biomarkers. End-tailed breath were collected by Bio-VOC® sampler and assayed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Kruskal-Wallis
S Böttcher et al.
Food chemistry, 169, 492-498 (2014-09-23)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the off-flavour masking potential of pea dextrin (PD) in emulsions rich in ω-3 and ω-6-fatty acids in comparison with maltodextrin (MD) and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPBCD). After optimisation of the homogenisation procedure, stable
Zahra Hadian et al.
Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR, 13(2), 393-404 (2014-09-23)
Omega-3 fatty acids (FAs) have been shown to prevent cardiovascular disease. The most commonly used omega-3 fatty acids like eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are highly vulnerable to oxidation and therefore, have short shelf life. Recent advances in
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