Molecular formula
C10H10O4

SMILES
CC(C(=O)C1=C(C=CC(=C1)O)C=O)O

Fragrance
Sweet	51.95%
Vanilla	47.4%
Creamy	41.97%
Caramellic	40.09%
Odorless	39.33%
Milky	36.16%
Burnt	30.72%
Buttery	29.41%
Nutty	27.99%
Dairy	27.4%

 

Flavor
Bitter	50.12%
Odorless	41.57%
Very mild	28.71%
Mild	25.54%
Sweet-like	21.16%
Bland	21.11%
Orange flower	20.12%
Bread crust	19.95%
Fenugreek	19.74%
Seedy	19.64%

 

Odor impact est.
Medium

XLogP3-AA
0.5

pKa est.
7.19 (neutral)

Molecular weight
194.18 g/mol

Vapor pressure est.

• hPa @ 20°C
• hPa @ 25°C

Evaporation rate
Ultra slow

Boiling point est.
399°C

Flash point

• 186.19 ˚C est.

4-Hydroxy-2-(2-hydroxypropanoyl)benzaldehyde is primarily used as an aroma and fragrance intermediate, serving as a building block for the synthesis of fragrance ingredients and odorant compounds. The molecule’s phenolic and aldehyde functionalities allow derivatization to form esters, ethers, and other scented derivatives suitable for perfumery, and it may be evaluated as a precursor in cosmetics and personal care formulations as part of fragrance systems. In household cleaning products, it can function as an odorant or fragrance additive to impart or stabilize scent profiles. As an aromatic aldehyde bearing additional hydroxyl groups, it is encountered as a functional building block in specialty polymers and coatings, where it can be incorporated into resins or dye-precursor systems within formulation constraints.

gpt-5-nano

Solvent	Solubility (g/L)
ethanol	60.34
methanol	135.75
isopropanol	28.47
water	8.05
ethyl acetate	13.04
n-propanol	29.79
acetone	64.52
n-butanol	19.59
acetonitrile	21.68
DMF	318.02
toluene	4.74
isobutanol	14.58
1,4-dioxane	61.52
methyl acetate	22.0
THF	85.08
2-butanone	26.29
n-pentanol	16.24
sec-butanol	14.87
n-hexane	0.57
ethylene glycol	80.37
NMP	226.21
cyclohexane	0.87
DMSO	462.34
n-butyl acetate	9.92
n-octanol	13.7
chloroform	4.71
n-propyl acetate	11.7
acetic acid	39.52
dichloromethane	19.13
cyclohexanone	37.17
propylene glycol	33.19
isopropyl acetate	8.05
DMAc	234.56
2-ethoxyethanol	66.53
isopentanol	13.8
n-heptane	1.71
ethyl formate	24.3
1,2-dichloroethane	18.33
n-hexanol	13.98
2-methoxyethanol	125.28
isobutyl acetate	5.43
tetrachloromethane	1.08
n-pentyl acetate	10.04
transcutol	58.34
n-heptanol	14.25
ethylbenzene	6.06
MIBK	11.4
2-propoxyethanol	48.61
tert-butanol	31.51
MTBE	9.26
2-butoxyethanol	29.63
propionic acid	21.66
o-xylene	8.03
formic acid	88.53
diethyl ether	10.08
m-xylene	6.8
p-xylene	6.89
chlorobenzene	6.42
dimethyl carbonate	23.67
n-octane	1.06
formamide	154.55
cyclopentanone	68.06
2-pentanone	17.81
anisole	19.54
cyclopentyl methyl ether	19.15
gamma-butyrolactone	88.31
1-methoxy-2-propanol	61.03
pyridine	29.64
3-pentanone	13.32
furfural	80.95
n-dodecane	1.04
diethylene glycol	73.33
diisopropyl ether	2.88
tert-amyl alcohol	18.55
acetylacetone	28.98
n-hexadecane	1.14
acetophenone	25.34
methyl propionate	23.44
isopentyl acetate	9.27
trichloroethylene	20.32
n-nonanol	13.05
cyclohexanol	13.75
benzyl alcohol	25.36
2-ethylhexanol	9.0
isooctanol	11.52
dipropyl ether	10.38
1,2-dichlorobenzene	8.43
ethyl lactate	18.58
propylene carbonate	33.13
n-methylformamide	122.43
2-pentanol	9.0
n-pentane	0.59
1-propoxy-2-propanol	27.4
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate	20.48
2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol	31.46
mesitylene	4.99
ε-caprolactone	36.33
p-cymene	6.12
epichlorohydrin	75.86
1,1,1-trichloroethane	4.17
2-aminoethanol	63.71
morpholine-4-carbaldehyde	148.82
sulfolane	159.45
2,2,4-trimethylpentane	0.52
2-methyltetrahydrofuran	28.87
n-hexyl acetate	15.03
isooctane	0.43
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol	37.68
sec-butyl acetate	6.33
tert-butyl acetate	10.25
decalin	1.11
glycerin	76.34
diglyme	66.41
acrylic acid	29.09
isopropyl myristate	7.48
n-butyric acid	17.66
acetyl acetate	9.78
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	12.72
ethyl propionate	12.08
nitromethane	93.02
1,2-diethoxyethane	16.48
benzonitrile	18.68
trioctyl phosphate	10.31
1-bromopropane	5.48
gamma-valerolactone	102.02
n-decanol	10.66
triethyl phosphate	10.33
4-methyl-2-pentanol	6.22
propionitrile	14.76
vinylene carbonate	32.03
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane	55.76
DMS	15.94
cumene	5.46
2-octanol	8.11
2-hexanone	13.92
octyl acetate	11.05
limonene	7.49
1,2-dimethoxyethane	83.8
ethyl orthosilicate	9.06
tributyl phosphate	8.95
diacetone alcohol	27.95
N,N-dimethylaniline	21.7
acrylonitrile	31.02
aniline	13.8
1,3-propanediol	53.75
bromobenzene	4.82
dibromomethane	7.47
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane	15.69
2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate	13.28
tetrabutyl urea	18.1
diisobutyl methanol	6.7
2-phenylethanol	20.29
styrene	6.06
dioctyl adipate	14.52
dimethyl sulfate	54.0
ethyl butyrate	11.38
methyl lactate	33.78
butyl lactate	13.46
diethyl carbonate	9.54
propanediol butyl ether	28.45
triethyl orthoformate	10.43
p-tert-butyltoluene	5.57
methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate	27.98
morpholine	65.14
tert-butylamine	11.78
n-dodecanol	8.63
dimethoxymethane	101.64
ethylene carbonate	23.15
cyrene	54.08
2-ethoxyethyl acetate	16.35
2-ethylhexyl acetate	7.17
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene	11.8
4-methylpyridine	26.26
dibutyl ether	7.68
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol	6.7
DEF	47.83
dimethyl isosorbide	54.53
tetrachloroethylene	10.55
eugenol	31.01
triacetin	20.1
span 80	25.04
1,4-butanediol	32.08
1,1-dichloroethane	5.86
2-methyl-1-pentanol	11.88
methyl formate	102.39
2-methyl-1-butanol	12.61
n-decane	1.52
butyronitrile	12.79
3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol	10.44
1-chlorooctane	5.05
1-chlorotetradecane	2.73
n-nonane	1.37
undecane	1.25
tert-butylcyclohexane	0.88
cyclooctane	0.65
cyclopentanol	21.03
tetrahydropyran	19.87
tert-amyl methyl ether	9.63
2,5,8-trioxanonane	54.81
1-hexene	2.54
2-isopropoxyethanol	34.39
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol	25.79
methyl butyrate	17.88

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