n-DECYLALDEHYDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 112-31-2

n-DECYLALDEHYDE

EINECS NO. 203-957-4
FORMULA CH3(CH2)8CHO
MOL WT. 156.27

H.S. CODE

 2912.19.2000

TOXICITY

 Oral rat LD50: 3730 ul/kg
SYNONYMS n-Decanal; Aldehyde C10; Capric aldehyde; n-Decaldehyde;
Decanal; Decyl aldehyde; Capraldehyde; Caprinaldehyde; n-Decanal; n-Decyl aldehyde;
SMILES

C(CCCCC)CCCC=O

CLASSIFICATION

Aldehyde

EXTRA NOTES

 FEMA No. 2362

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE
clear to pale yellow liquid with strong citrus peel odor
MELTING POINT -5 C
BOILING POINT 207 - 209
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.822 - 0.835
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Insoluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

5.3

AUTOIGNITION

200 C

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 1.426 - 1.430
FLASH POINT

85 C

STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking

Google Scholar Search

Drug Information Portal (U.S. National Library of Medicine) - Decanal

PubChem Compound Summary - Decanal

IPCS INCHEM -  THE SAFETY EVALUATION OF NATURAL FLAVOURING COMPLEXES

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Decanal

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ -  Decanal

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ -  Decanal

Hazardous Substances Data Bank - DECALDEHYDE

Material Safety Data Sheet

Local:
n-Decylaldehyde is an important component in perfumery. (Olfactive Note: powerful, waxy, aldehydic, orange, citrus peel).
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE
clear to pale yellow liquid with strong citrus peel odor
ASSAY (GC)

97.0% min
ACID VALUE

10 max (KOH mg/kg)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.822 - 0.835
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.

Not regulated

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

Combustible liquid. Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin.

GHS

 
SIGNAL WORD Warning

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H315-H319-H335

P STATEMENTS

P261-P302+ P352-P280-P305 + P351 + P338
EC DIRECTIVES

 
HAZARD CODES

RISK PHRASES

36/37/38

SAFETY PHRASES

26-37/39

PRICE INFORMATION