Veratraldehyde

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    120-14-9

    Molecular formula
    C9H10O3

    SMILES
    COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=O)OC
    OOO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1489.0
    • Carbowax: 2409.0

  • Odor profile

    sweet 89.85%
    vanilla 78.99%
    floral 67.46%
    spicy 58.42%
    powdery 55.38%
    woody 53.26%
    creamy 49.97%
    anisic 49.91%
    herbal 44.36%
    balsamic 42.72%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.5 Well soluble in IAA, DEP, MMB

    Molecular weight
    166.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0007 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.0013 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    286°C

    Melting point expt.

    • 108 to 109 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 58 °C

    Boiling point expt.

    • 538 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 281.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point expt.

    • greater than 230 °F (NTP, 1992)

    Solubility expt.

    • less than 1 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 6.32 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • insoluble in cold water; soluble in hot water oils
    • soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 3,4-Dimethoxybenzaldehyde
    • VERATRALDEHYDE
    • 120-14-9
    • Veratric aldehyde
    • Methylvanillin
    • Benzaldehyde, 3,4-dimethoxy-
    • Vanillin methyl ether
    • Veratral
    • 4-O-Methylvanillin
    • Veratrum aldehyde
NaN -Infinity

IFRA Standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Cymbopogon microstachys Cymbopogon microstachys (Hook. f.) S. Soenarko, fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 1.0%
Empleurum fragrans Empleurum fragrans Glover, fam. Diosmeae 2.3%
Narcissus poeticus absolute 8023-75-4 Narcissus poeticus L., fam. Amaryllidaceae 0.1%
Carrot seed (Japan) 8015-88-1 Daucus carota L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.28%
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Italy) 1b hay Anthoxanthum odoratum L., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.2%