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Octanal

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Aldehyde C8, Caprylic aldehyde, Octyl aldehyde

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)6CHO
CAS Number:
124-13-0
Molecular Weight:
128.21
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757843
EC Number:
204-683-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1744086
MDL number:
MFCD00007029
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

2 mmHg ( 20 °C), 850 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥98.0% (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 1.419-1.423, n20/D 1.421 (lit.)

bp

171 °C (lit.)

mp

12-15 °C (lit.)

density

0.82 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)CCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C8H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h8H,2-7H2,1H3

InChI key

NUJGJRNETVAIRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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GHS02,GHS07

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Warning

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

125.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

52 °C - closed cup

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1B

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCP4141
BCCK7728
BCCF9519
BCCB0955
BCBS1542V

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Kazuyuki Fukushima et al.
Epilepsy research, 167, 106452-106452 (2020-09-11)
The purpose of the current analysis was to investigate the direct inhibitory effects of perampanel and other anti-seizure medications (ASMs) on the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA), N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA), and kainate glutamate receptor subtypes using electrophysiological assessments. AMPA receptor subunit-expressing cell
Agata Campisi et al.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 8(2) (2019-02-13)
Several medicinal foods abound in traditional medicine with antioxidant potentials that could be of importance for the management of several diseases but with little or no scientific justification to substantiate their use. Thus, the objective of this study was the
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
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