Mesitaldehyde

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    487-68-3

    Molecular formula
    C10H12O

    SMILES
    CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C)C=O)C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1319.0

  • Odor profile

    Sweet 57.41%
    Phenolic 45.89%
    Spicy 45.69%
    Woody 41.0%
    Floral 40.73%
    Herbal 37.34%
    Powdery 35.21%
    Green 34.27%
    Hay 34.21%
    Nutty 33.44%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.5

    pKa est.
    7.06 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    148.2 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Melting point expt.

    • 14 °C

    Boiling point

    • 238.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    103.13 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 2,4,6-TRIMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE
    • Mesitaldehyde
    • 487-68-3
    • Mesitylaldehyde
    • Benzaldehyde, 2,4,6-trimethyl-
    • Mesitylenecarboxaldehyde
    • 2-Mesitylenecarboxaldehyde
    • 2-Formylmesitylene
    • 2,4,6-trimethyl-benzaldehyde
    • EINECS 207-662-1
    • MFCD00003341
    • NSC 29094
    • BRN 1364114
    • 4W00MG84DR
    • DTXSID5052125
    • AI3-06142
    • NSC-29094
    • DTXCID7030694
    • EC 207-662-1
    • 2-Formyl-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene
    • 4-07-00-00730 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • Isodural
    • mesityl aldehyde
    • b-Isodural
    • 2Formylmesitylene
    • Aldehydomesitylene
    • b-Isoduryl aldehyde
    • Mesitaldehyde - 97%
    • 2Mesitylenecarboxaldehyde
    • 2,6-Trimethylbenzaldehyde
    • UNII-4W00MG84DR
    • SCHEMBL79252
    • Benzaldehyde,4,6-trimethyl-
    • 2Formyl1,3,5trimethylbenzene
    • Benzaldehyde, 2,4,6trimethyl
    • CHEMBL3560744
    • CHEBI:195893
    • NSC29094
    • Tox21_303703
    • AKOS000120393
    • CS-W018185
    • FM25113
    • HY-W017469
    • NCGC00357022-01
    • AC-15540
    • AS-11832
    • CAS-487-68-3
    • SY035572
    • DB-013965
    • NS00001558
    • T1368
    • EN300-20385
    • Mesitaldehyde, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 98%
    • A10762
    • doi:10.14272/HIKRJHFHGKZKRI-UHFFFAOYSA-N.1
    • Q63408662
    • Z104477950
    • Mesitaldehyde, contains ~0.1% Hydroquinone as stabilizer, 98%
    • 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzaldehyde;2-Formyl-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene;2-Formylmesitylene
    • 207-662-1

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4004.14
    methanol 4081.68
    isopropanol 2226.15
    water 9.05
    ethyl acetate 6564.02
    n-propanol 3577.53
    acetone 9256.82
    n-butanol 2684.5
    acetonitrile 10567.14
    DMF 6465.71
    toluene 2966.81
    isobutanol 2038.41
    1,4-dioxane 12381.98
    methyl acetate 6186.91
    THF 18706.63
    2-butanone 6206.16
    n-pentanol 1308.22
    sec-butanol 1905.09
    n-hexane 667.58
    ethylene glycol 473.47
    NMP 6171.0
    cyclohexane 1425.45
    DMSO 4995.03
    n-butyl acetate 2498.84
    n-octanol 465.04
    chloroform 8251.23
    n-propyl acetate 2061.01
    acetic acid 2810.16
    dichloromethane 12042.22
    cyclohexanone 8815.58
    propylene glycol 400.48
    isopropyl acetate 2399.28
    DMAc 1998.09
    2-ethoxyethanol 1829.73
    isopentanol 1543.49
    n-heptane 404.04
    ethyl formate 3810.28
    1,2-dichloroethane 9654.53
    n-hexanol 1857.67
    2-methoxyethanol 4310.85
    isobutyl acetate 872.29
    tetrachloromethane 1697.62
    n-pentyl acetate 1038.69
    transcutol 3159.2
    n-heptanol 516.45
    ethylbenzene 874.98
    MIBK 1875.26
    2-propoxyethanol 2808.61
    tert-butanol 1934.35
    MTBE 2906.73
    2-butoxyethanol 860.91
    propionic acid 2556.71
    o-xylene 943.14
    formic acid 1141.78
    diethyl ether 8407.28
    m-xylene 1459.97
    p-xylene 940.39
    chlorobenzene 3153.76
    dimethyl carbonate 1794.84
    n-octane 130.14
    formamide 2815.85
    cyclopentanone 11709.86
    2-pentanone 5487.69
    anisole 1734.99
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 8553.22
    gamma-butyrolactone 12488.33
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2595.34
    pyridine 6473.24
    3-pentanone 4065.09
    furfural 4515.14
    n-dodecane 72.34
    diethylene glycol 1461.23
    diisopropyl ether 1326.12
    tert-amyl alcohol 1320.89
    acetylacetone 3851.47
    n-hexadecane 88.57
    acetophenone 1031.61
    methyl propionate 5137.8
    isopentyl acetate 1563.22
    trichloroethylene 11898.36
    n-nonanol 392.84
    cyclohexanol 2811.86
    benzyl alcohol 916.34
    2-ethylhexanol 801.35
    isooctanol 375.11
    dipropyl ether 1882.03
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1998.46
    ethyl lactate 425.42
    propylene carbonate 4073.49
    n-methylformamide 5564.01
    2-pentanol 1639.55
    n-pentane 740.2
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1362.25
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1800.93
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 488.25
    mesitylene 746.29
    ε-caprolactone 5733.97
    p-cymene 382.85
    epichlorohydrin 13517.55
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6343.42
    2-aminoethanol 981.02
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4932.39
    sulfolane 7671.69
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 173.84
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 11854.35
    n-hexyl acetate 1430.6
    isooctane 187.22
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 881.45
    sec-butyl acetate 1036.28
    tert-butyl acetate 2053.61
    decalin 306.42
    glycerin 452.32
    diglyme 2138.09
    acrylic acid 1842.77
    isopropyl myristate 412.78
    n-butyric acid 3220.84
    acetyl acetate 2367.95
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 259.25
    ethyl propionate 1967.41
    nitromethane 7915.24
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2293.16
    benzonitrile 1840.56
    trioctyl phosphate 254.27
    1-bromopropane 5345.78
    gamma-valerolactone 9635.27
    n-decanol 285.43
    triethyl phosphate 415.27
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 624.06
    propionitrile 5346.48
    vinylene carbonate 3391.25
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2233.58
    DMS 1260.77
    cumene 439.08
    2-octanol 350.52
    2-hexanone 2025.05
    octyl acetate 553.18
    limonene 727.5
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3607.1
    ethyl orthosilicate 425.7
    tributyl phosphate 328.74
    diacetone alcohol 1520.14
    N,N-dimethylaniline 704.75
    acrylonitrile 5382.21
    aniline 2155.7
    1,3-propanediol 1736.49
    bromobenzene 3474.16
    dibromomethane 7802.62
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6096.0
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 739.56
    tetrabutyl urea 381.43
    diisobutyl methanol 404.27
    2-phenylethanol 1041.32
    styrene 1112.93
    dioctyl adipate 487.79
    dimethyl sulfate 1858.54
    ethyl butyrate 1298.5
    methyl lactate 817.3
    butyl lactate 444.23
    diethyl carbonate 704.21
    propanediol butyl ether 482.68
    triethyl orthoformate 727.83
    p-tert-butyltoluene 378.36
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 596.47
    morpholine 12451.17
    tert-butylamine 1359.34
    n-dodecanol 213.89
    dimethoxymethane 6231.67
    ethylene carbonate 3406.46
    cyrene 598.06
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1474.16
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1273.58
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1832.77
    4-methylpyridine 5451.59
    dibutyl ether 1019.54
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 404.27
    DEF 4457.31
    dimethyl isosorbide 1401.07
    tetrachloroethylene 4220.5
    eugenol 513.27
    triacetin 678.41
    span 80 468.84
    1,4-butanediol 477.72
    1,1-dichloroethane 8175.25
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 854.92
    methyl formate 4607.72
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1598.29
    n-decane 137.12
    butyronitrile 4892.1
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 403.6
    1-chlorooctane 544.69
    1-chlorotetradecane 188.71
    n-nonane 151.24
    undecane 97.12
    tert-butylcyclohexane 252.43
    cyclooctane 422.04
    cyclopentanol 3940.02
    tetrahydropyran 13512.08
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1763.62
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 981.73
    1-hexene 1574.13
    2-isopropoxyethanol 962.2
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 937.72
    methyl butyrate 2414.45

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1 4

IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Saffron 2 8022-19-3 Crocus sativus L., fam. Iridaceae 0.8%
Pistacia lentiscus (Spain) 3 whole plant 90082-83-0 Pistacia lentiscus L., fam. Anacardiaceae 0.7%