Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 97.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | Yes |
Specific Gravity: | 0.81200 to 0.82200 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 6.757 to 6.840
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Refractive Index: | 1.39900 to 1.40900 @ 20.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | -56.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 130.00 to 131.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Acid Value: | 7.00 max. KOH/g
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Vapor Pressure: | 10.888000 mm/Hg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Vapor Density: | 1.01 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | 90.00 °F. TCC ( 32.22 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.780 |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Type: | green |
Odor Strength: | high , recommend smelling in a 1.00 % solution or less |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | fresh green fatty aldehydic grass leafy fruity sweaty Luebke, William tgsc, (1982) |
Odor sample from: | Givaudan Corporation |
Odor Description: at 2.00 %. | Green, fatty, leafy, vegetative, fruity and clean with a woody nuance Mosciano, Gerard P&F 22, No. 6, 41, (1997) |
Taste Description: at 2.50 ppm. | Green, woody, vegetative, apple, grassy, citrus and orange with a fresh, lingering aftertaste Mosciano, Gerard P&F 22, No. 6, 41, (1997) |
Substantivity: | 4 Hour(s) |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Advanced Biotech |
HEXANAL NATURAL
95% min. |
Alfrebro |
n-HEXANAL NATURAL (ALDEHYDE C6)
Odor: Fatty, Green, Grassy, Powerful, Penetrating |
Apiscent Labs |
1 HEXANAL
Odor: Fatty, green, grassy |
Astral Extracts |
Hexanal (aldehyde C-6)
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Augustus Oils |
Aldehyde C6
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Aurochemicals |
HEXANAL, Natural
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Axxence Aromatic |
ALDEHYDE C-6, Natural
Kosher |
Bedoukian Research |
ALDEHYDE C-6
Odor: An intense green, fruity, aldehydic odor Use: Will enhance the fresh green nuance in topnote complexes. Flavor: green An extremely versatile material. In dilution it is used in many fruit and vegetable flavors as well as butter and rum. |
Beijing Lys Chemicals |
Natural hexanal
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Bell Flavors & Fragrances |
Natural Hexanal
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CG Herbals |
Aldehyde C 6 Hexylic Food Grade
Odor: Aldehydic, fatty, green, powerful Use: Used for its oily-green odour, at high dilution it adds an effect of freshly cut grass and unripe fruit. |
Charkit Chemical |
HEXANAL,N-
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Cvista |
Hexanal, ex orange (Purity: 20%)
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Ernesto Ventós |
ALDEHYDE C-6 NATURAL
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Ernesto Ventós |
HEXANAL NATURAL FIRMENICH 947821
Odor: FATTY-GREEN,GRASSY,UNRIPE FRUIT |
Firmenich |
Hexanal Nat
min. 95%, Kosher, Halal Flavor: Classic aldehyde notes, fatty-green, grassy and unripe fruit HEXANAL adds a freshly cut grass and unripe effect to fruit and vegetable flavors. |
Fleurchem |
aldehyde C-6 natural
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Fleurchem |
aldehyde C-6
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Frutarom |
N-HEXANAL
≥97.00%, NI, Kosher Odor: Aldehydic, Fatty, Fruity, Green Use: Suggested Uses: Cheese, Coffee, Dairy Products, Soft Fruits |
Givaudan |
Aldehyde C 6 Hexylic Food Grade
Odor: Aldehydic, Fatty, Green, Powerful Use: Used for its oily-green odour, at high dilution it adds an effect of freshly cut grass and unripe fruit. |
Indukern F&F |
ALDEHYDE C-06 NATURAL
Odor: ALDEHYDIC, GREEN, FATTY, POWERFUL |
Indukern F&F |
ALDEHYDE C-06
Odor: ALDEHYDIC, GREEN, FATTY, POWERFUL |
Kao Corporation |
ALDEHYDE C-6
Odor: Fatty, green |
Kunshan Sainty |
Hexanal, Natural
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Lesaffre/SAFISIS |
Hexanal
Natural (EU,US), Kosher & Halal Odor: green, waxy |
Lluch Essence |
ALDEHYDE C-06 NATURAL
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Lluch Essence |
ALDEHYDE C-06
Odor: FRUITY, APPLE, GREEN |
M&U International |
HEXYL ALDEHYDE, Kosher
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Mane |
hexanal
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Moellhausen |
ALDEHYDE C6
Nature-identical Odor: green, fruity, aldehydic Flavor: leafy, fruity, green apple like |
Mooreganics |
Hexanal Natural
(Organic Compliant) Odor: GREEN APPLE, FATTY |
Natural Advantage |
Hexanal
Flavor: Fruity, Apple, Aldehydic Flavor Use: Fruit flavors including Apple, Apricot, Banana, Bilberry, Black Currant, Blueberry, Cranberry, Grape, Guava, Kiwi, Loganberry, Mango, Muskmelon, Passion Fruit, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Plum, Quince, Raspberry, Strawberry and Citrus Fruits.
Use Level: 0.005-4 ppm as consumed. |
Penta International |
ALDEHYDE C-6 FCC, Kosher
| Penta International |
HEXANAL, NATURAL, Kosher
| Phoenix Aromas & Essential Oils |
Aldehyde C-6 Natural
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Phoenix Aromas & Essential Oils |
Aldehyde C-6
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Prinova |
Aldehyde C6
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Reincke & Fichtner |
Hexanal natural
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Reincke & Fichtner |
Hexanal
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Riverside Aromatics |
Hexanal Natural
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Robertet |
HEXANAL (ALDEHYDE C6)
Pure & Nat |
Crops calendar |
SAFC Global |
Hexanal
≥97%, FCC, Kosher, FG Odor: green; fatty |
SAFC Global |
Hexanal
≥95%, natural, Kosher, FG Odor: green; fatty |
SAFC Global |
Hexanal
≥90%, natural |
Taytonn |
Aldehyde C-6
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Treatt |
Hexanal
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Vigon International |
Aldehyde C-6 FCC (Hexanal)
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Vigon International |
Aldehyde C-6 Natural (Hexanal)
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WEN International |
HEXANAL Natural
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Safety Information:
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
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R 10 - Flammable. R 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 16 - Keep away from sources of ignition - No Smoking. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36/37/39 - Wear suitable clothing, gloves and eye/face protection.
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Hazards identification |
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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Pictogram | |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Human Experience: |
| 1 % solution: no irritation or sensitization. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
oral-rat LD50 4890 mg/kg AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. Vol. 10, Pg. 61, 1954.
oral-mouse LD50 8292 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA Yukagaku. Oil Chemistry. Vol. 26, Pg. 169, 1977.
oral-mammal (species unspecified) LD50 3700 mg/kg Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Vol. 32(10), Pg. 25, 1988.
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Dermal Toxicity: | |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: | |
inhalation-rat TCLo 2000 ppm/4H AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. Vol. 10, Pg. 61, 1954.
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavor and fragrance agents |
Structure Class: | I |
Recommendation for hexanal (aldehyde C-6) usage levels up to: | | 0.5000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Recommendation for hexanal (aldehyde C-6) flavor usage levels up to: | | 100.0000 ppm in the finished product.
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Safety References:
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 3, Revision 1 (FGE.03Rev1): Acetals of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and branched- and straight-chain saturated or unsaturated aldehydes, an ester of a hemiacetal and an orthoester of formic acid, from chemical groups 1, 2 & 4 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) [1] - Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC)on a request from the Commission page or pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 8, Revision 3 (FGE.08Rev3): Aliphatic and alicyclic mono-, di-, tri-, and polysulphides with or without additional oxygenated functional groups from chemical groups 20 and 30 page or pdf |
Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of straight-chain primary aliphatic alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetals and esters with esters containing saturated alcohols and acetals containing saturated aldehydes (chemical group 1) when used as flavourings for all animal species page or pdf |
EPI System: | View |
Chemicalize.org: | Calculate predicted properties |
ECHA Data Sheet: | View |
NLM Hazardous Substances Data Bank: | Search |
Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
Env. Mutagen Info. Center: | Search |
NLM Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 66-25-1 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WISER: | UN 1207 |
WGK Germany: | 1 |
| hexanal |
DTP/NCI: | 2596 |
Chemidplus: | 0000066251 |
EPA/NOAA CAMEO: | hazardous materials |
RTECS: | MN7175000 for cas# 66-25-1 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
| acetaldehyde butyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde di-(Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
| allyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| bark carbaldehyde | FR |
sweet | basil absolute | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
sec- | butyl-3-methyl but-2-ene thioate | FL/FR |
| cilantro leaf oil | FL/FR |
| citronella oil ceylon | FL/FR |
| citronellal / methyl anthranilate schiff's base | FR |
| cumin acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
iso | cyclocitral | FL/FR |
3,5,6-neo | cyclocitral | FR |
2,4- | decadienal | FL |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
3- | decen-2-one | FL/FR |
| dibutyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| dihydroxyacetophenone (mixed isomers) | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,7- | dimethyl-6-octenoic acid | FL/FR |
| diphenyl oxide | FL/FR |
| dodecanal (aldehyde C-12 lauric) | FL/FR |
| dodecanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| epoxy-2-decenal | FL |
| ethyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl pyridine | FL |
| fresh carbaldehyde | FR |
| furfuryl hexanoate | FL |
3-(2- | furyl) acrolein | FL |
| galbanum oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| galbanum oleoresin | FL/FR |
| geranium absolute | FL/FR |
| geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
| green carbaldehyde | FR |
| green hexanal | FL/FR |
| guaiyl acetate | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | heptadienal | FL |
| heptanal cyclic propylene acetal | FL/FR |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
3- | heptanone | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | heptenal | FL/FR |
2- | heptenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
3- | hepten-2-one | FL/FR |
2- | heptenoic acid | FL |
| heptyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
2- | heptyl furan | FL/FR |
| heptyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| herbal heptane | FR |
| hexanal butane-2,3-diol acetal | FL |
| hexanal dihexyl acetal | FL/FR |
| hexanal octane-1,3-diol acetal | FL |
(E)-2- | hexenal | FL |
(Z)-3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
2- | hexenal | FL |
3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl benzoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl formate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl lactate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl methyl carbonate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexenoic acid | FL |
| hexoxyacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FR |
| hexyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL |
alpha- | hexyl cinnamaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FR |
| hexyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | leaf acetal | FL/FR |
| leafy acetal | FL/FR |
| leafy oxime | FR |
| lemongrass oil | FL/FR |
| lilac acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
| litsea cubeba oil | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptine carbonate | FL/FR |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanal | FL |
2- | methyl-2-pentenal | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-3-pentanol | FL |
| mimosa absolute france | FL/FR |
| muguet shiseol | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadienal | FL/FR |
2,4- | nonadienal | FL |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| oakmoss resin | FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | octadienal | FL |
(E,E)-3,5- | octadien-2-one | FL |
| octanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| octane nitrile | FR |
(E)-2- | octenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | octenal | |
2- | octenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| octen-1-yl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
| palmarosa oil | FL/FR |
| perillaldehyde | FL/FR |
laevo- | perillaldehyde | FL/FR |
| petitgrain combava oil | FR |
3- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
| plectranthus glandulosus hook f. leaf oil cameroon | |
| prenyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
iso | propyl phenyl propionaldehyde | FR |
| propylene acetal | FL/FR |
iso | pulegyl formate | FL/FR |
| rose leaf absolute (rosa centifolia) | FL/FR |
| rosemary oleoresin | FL/FR |
| styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrocitral | FL/FR |
3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
| undecanal (aldehyde C-11 undecylic) | FL/FR |
Potential Uses:
Natural Occurrence in: note
Synonyms:
| aldehyde C 6 hexylic food grade | | aldehyde C-6 | | aldehyde C-6 FCC | | aldehyde C-6 fraction ex orange redd | | aldehyde C-6 natural | | aldehyde C-6, natural | | aldehyde C6 | | C6 aldehyde | | caproaldehyde | N- | caproaldehyde | | caproic aldehyde | N- | caproic aldehyde | | capronaldehyde | N- | capronaldehyde | N- | caproyl aldehyde | N- | caproylaldehyde | | hexaldehyde | N- | hexaldehyde | 1- | hexanal | 1 | hexanal | N- | hexanal | | hexanal (aldehyde C-6) | | hexanal (aldehyde C6) | | hexanal nat | | hexanal natural | | hexanaldehyde | | hexoic aldehyde | | hexyl aldehyde | | hexylaldehyde | 1- | hexylaldehyde |
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Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | fixed oils | | propylene glycol | | water, 5640 mg/L @ 30 °C (exp) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Stability: |
| cream | | deodorant | | detergent | | hair spray | | shampoo | | soap |
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