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Benzaldehyde

≥99.0% (GC), liquid, suitable for GC/GC, puriss. p.a.

Synonym(s):

Bitter almond

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CHO
CAS Number:
100-52-7
Molecular Weight:
106.12
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
471223
EC Number:
202-860-4
MDL number:
MFCD00003299
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39023701
PubChem Substance ID:
329749593
NACRES:
NA.21
Assay:
≥99.0% (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/GC: suitable
Bp:
178-179 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
4 mmHg ( 45 °C)

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Product Name

Benzaldehyde, puriss. p.a., ≥99.0% (GC)

vapor density

3.7 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

4 mmHg ( 45 °C)

grade

puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

374 °F

expl. lim.

1.4 %, 20 °F

technique(s)

GC/GC: suitable

impurities

chlorine, none detected
≤0.001% nitrobenzene (C6H5NO2)
≤1% acid (as benzoic acid)

refractive index

n20/D 1.545 (lit.)
n20/D 1.545

pH

5.9 (20 °C)

bp

178-179 °C (lit.)

mp

−26 °C (lit.)

density

1.044 g/cm3 at 20 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Ca: ≤5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤1 mg/kg
Co: ≤1 mg/kg
Cr: ≤1 mg/kg
Cu: ≤1 mg/kg
Fe: ≤1 mg/kg
K: ≤20 mg/kg
Mg: ≤1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤1 mg/kg
Na: ≤20 mg/kg
Ni: ≤1 mg/kg
Pb: ≤1 mg/kg
Zn: ≤1 mg/kg

functional group

aldehyde
phenyl

SMILES string

O=Cc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C7H6O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-6H

InChI key

HUMNYLRZRPPJDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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assay

≥99.0% (GC)

assay

≥98%

assay

≥99%

assay

≥99.5%

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

400

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

grade

puriss. p.a.

grade

-

grade

-

grade

-

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

cation traces

Ca: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤1 mg/kg, Cu: ≤1 mg/kg, K: ≤20 mg/kg, Mn: ≤1 mg/kg, Ni: ≤1 mg/kg, Zn: ≤1 mg/kg, Cd: ≤1 mg/kg, Fe: ≤1 mg/kg, Na: ≤20 mg/kg, Cr: ≤1 mg/kg, Pb: ≤1 mg/kg, Mg: ≤1 mg/kg

cation traces

-

cation traces

-

cation traces

-

vapor density

3.7 (vs air)

vapor density

3.65 (vs air), 3.7 (vs air)

vapor density

3.7 (vs air)

vapor density

3.7 (vs air)

General description

Benzaldehyde is the simplest aromatic aldehyde building block.

Application

Benzaldehyde has been used in:

  • Preparation of optically active 1-phenylpropan-1-ol.[1]
  • Synthesis of meso-tetraphenylporphins and chlorins.[2]

Other Notes

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

145.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

63 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Lasting changes in gene expression are critical for the formation of long-term memories (LTMs), depending on the conserved CrebB transcriptional activator. While requirement of distinct neurons in defined circuits for different learning and memory phases have been studied in detail
Porphyrinogens and porphodimethenes, intermediates in the synthesis of meso-tetraphenylporphins from pyrroles and benzaldehyde.
Dolphin D.
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 7, 275-283 (1970)
Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde catalyzed by a small amount of chiral 2-amino-1-alcohols.
Oguni N and Omi T.
Tetrahedron Letters, 25(26), 2823-2824 (1984)
Structure and electronic nature of the benzaldehyde/boron trifluoride adduct.
M T Reetz et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 108(9), 2405-2408 (1986-04-01)
A green process for chlorine-free benzaldehyde from the solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol with molecular oxygen over a supported nano-size gold catalyst.
Choudhary VR, et al.
Green Chemistry, 7(11), 768-770 (2005)
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