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trans,trans-2,4-Hexadienal

95%

Synonym(s):

Sorbaldehyde, Sorbic aldehyde

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH=CHCH=CHCHO
CAS Number:
142-83-6
Molecular Weight:
96.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24850863
EC Number:
205-564-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1698401
MDL number:
MFCD00007004
Assay:
95%
Form:
liquid
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vapor density

>1 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

assay

95%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.541 (lit.)

bp

69 °C/20 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.895 g/mL at 20 °C, 0.871 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

aldehyde

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)\C=C\C=C\C

InChI

1S/C6H8O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h2-6H,1H3/b3-2+,5-4+

InChI key

BATOPAZDIZEVQF-MQQKCMAXSA-N

General description

trans,trans-2,4-Hexadienal is an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde used as a food additive and as a starting material in various chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Application

trans,trans-2,4-Hexadienal (sorbic aldehyde) was used in the synthesis of chiral cycloadducts.

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pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

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

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

154.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

67.77 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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STBK2811
STBJ6997
STBH7457
STBH3892
STBG3539V

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De novo asymmetric synthesis of two 5-amino-5, 6-dideoxy-D-allose derivatives.
Tetrahedron Letters, 35(31), 5653-5656 (1994)
Cell spreading on collagen that has been exposed to reactive aldehydes.
L Thorne et al.
Biochemical Society transactions, 20(4), 369S-369S (1992-11-01)
Ping C Lee et al.
Toxicology letters, 136(3), 173-181 (2002-12-31)
Since a number of food and food products contain 2,4-hexadienal (HX), an unsaturated aldehyde, human exposure to HX is likely. Long term HX feeding to rodents induces forestomach cancers. Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDH) are key enzymes in the stomach for the
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
180343-100ML04061836691400
180343-25ML04061838754844