{{hatnote|"Decanal" is also an adjective referring to a person with the title of Dean (Christianity) or Dean (education).}} {{chembox | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 444205967 | ImageFile_Ref = {{chemboximage|correct|??}} | ImageFile = Decanal structure.png | ImageSize = 250px | ImageClass = skin-invert | PIN = Decanal | OtherNames = Decyl aldehyde, caprinaldehyde |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | ChEMBL = 2228377 | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 7883 | EC_number = 203-957-4 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = 31Z90Q7KQJ | KEGG_Ref = {{keggcite|correct|kegg}} | KEGG = C12307 | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | CASNo = 112-31-2 | PubChem = 8175 | ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}} | ChEBI = 31457 | InChIKey = KSMVZQYAVGTKIV-UHFFFAOYAQ | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/C10H20O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11/h10H,2-9H2,1H3 | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = KSMVZQYAVGTKIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N | SMILES = O=CCCCCCCCCC | InChI = 1/C10H20O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11/h10H,2-9H2,1H3 }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | C=10 | H=20 | O=1 | Appearance = Colorless liquid | Density = 0.83 g/mL | MeltingPtC = 7 | BoilingPtC = 207 to 209 | BoilingPt_notes = | Solubility = }} |Section7={{Chembox Hazards | GHSPictograms = {{GHS07}} | GHSSignalWord = Warning | HPhrases = {{H-phrases|315|319|412}} | PPhrases = {{P-phrases|264|273|280|302+352|305+351+338|321|332+313|337+313|362|501}} | MainHazards = | FlashPtC = 85 | AutoignitionPtC = 200 | NFPA-H = 2 | NFPA-F = 2 | NFPA-I = 0 | ExternalSDS = [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AAA11656AE&productDescription=DECANAL%2C+98%25+%28ASSAY%29+100ML&vendorId=VN00024248&countryCode=US&language=en Fisher Scientific] | LD50 = 3730 mg/kg (rat, oral)<br>5040 mg/kg (rabbit, dermal) }} |Section8={{Chembox Related | OtherCompounds = 2-Decanone }} }}
'''Decanal''' is an organic compound with the chemical formula {{chem2|CH3(CH2)8CHO}}. A colorless oil, it is classified as an aldehyde.<ref name = Ullmann>{{Ullmann | author = Christian Kohlpaintner, Markus Schulte, Jürgen Falbe, Peter Lappe, Jürgen Weber, Guido D. Frey | title = Aldehydes, Aliphatic | doi = 10.1002/14356007.a01_321.pub3}}</ref>
== Occurrence == Decanal occurs naturally in citrus, along with octanal, citral, and sinensal, in buckwheat,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors =Janes D, Kantar D, Kreft S, Prosen H | title =Identification of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) aroma compounds with GC-MS | journal =Food Chemistry | volume =112 | issue = | pages =120–124 | year =2008 | doi =10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.05.048 }}</ref> and in coriander essential oil.<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.5586/aa.2013.006| title = Essential oil composition of the coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) herb depending on the development stage| journal = Acta Agrobotanica| volume = 66| pages = 53–60| year = 2013| last1 = Nurzyńska-Wierdak| first1 = Renata| doi-access = free| url = http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3cc4/3c4bfe3aa0f62318765b7ba5c98dad58c481.pdf}}</ref> It is used in fragrances and flavoring.<ref>{{cite book | author = Rychlik, Schieberle & Grosch | title = Compilation of Odor Thresholds, Odor Qualities and Retention Indices of Key Food Odorants | location = Lichtenbergstraße, Germany | date = 1998}}</ref>
== Preparation == Decanal can be prepared by oxidation of the related alcohol decanol.<ref>{{OrgSynth | author = R. W. Ratcliffe | title = Oxidation with the Chromium Trioxide-Pridine Complex Prepared in situ: 1- Decanal | collvol = 6 | collvolpages = 373| year = 1988 | prep = CV6P0373}}</ref>
==Safety== For safety information see the MSDS.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/DE/n-decanal.html |title=Safety (MSDS) data for n-decanal<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040520103859/http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/DE/n-decanal.html |archive-date=2004-05-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Fatty aldehydes Category:Sweet-smelling chemicals Category:Alkanals