C6H12O
100.16 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
HEXANAL
CAS66-25-1EC200-624-5
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
flavoring agent and fragrance ingredient
Hexanal is a clear, colorless liquid with a pungent odor. It is less dense than water and insoluble in water, with vapors heavier than air.
flavoring agentfragrance ingredientused in the production of plasticizers, rubber chemicals, dyes, synthetic resins, and insecticides
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Safety Reference
Warning
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H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
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Identifiers
IUPAC Name
hexanal
InChIKey
JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCC=O
Synonyms (29)
- HEXANAL
- 1-Hexanal
- 1-hexanone
- Aldehyde C-6
- Aldehydes, C6
- C6 aldehyde
- Caproaldehyde
- Caproaldehyde; Hexaldehyde
- Caproic aldehyde
- Capronaldehyde
- E-2-hexanal
- Hexaldehyde
- Hexanal (natural)
- Hexanaldehyde
- Hexoic aldehyde
- Hexylaldehyde
- Kapronaldehyd
- Kapronaldehyd [Czech]
- capronaidehyde
- n-Caproaldehyde
- n-Caproic aldehyde
- n-Capronaldehyde
- n-Caproylaldehyde
- n-Hexaldehyde
- n-Hexanal
- n-Hexylaldehyde