Hexanal

{{Short description|Chemical compound (C6H12O)}} {{chembox | Verifiedfields = changed | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 415525228 | Reference =<ref>{{cite web|url = http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/HE/hexanal.html|title = MSDS for hexanal, from Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory|publisher = Oxford University|access-date = 2007-12-05|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050413093433/http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/HE/hexanal.html|archive-date = 2005-04-13|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.fishersci.com/shop/msdsproxy?productName=AC151850010&productDescription=HEXANAL+96%25+1LT&catNo=AC15185-0010&vendorId=VN00032119&storeId=10652 Hexanal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091603/https://www.fishersci.com/shop/msdsproxy?productName=AC151850010&productDescription=HEXANAL+96%25+1LT&catNo=AC15185-0010&vendorId=VN00032119&storeId=10652 |date=2016-03-04 }}, SAFETY DATA SHEET, 2010-2015</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cas.org/motw/hexanal |title=CAS: Hexanal |access-date=2015-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201004239/http://www.cas.org/motw/hexanal |archive-date=2015-12-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ImageFile_Ref = {{chemboximage|correct|??}} | ImageFile =Hexanal.png | ImageSize = | ImageClass = skin-invert | PIN =Hexanal | OtherNames =Hexanaldehyde Aldehyde C-6 Caproic aldehyde Capronaldehyde |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}} | ChemSpiderID = 5949 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = 9DC2K31JJQ | InChI = 1/C6H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h6H,2-5H2,1H3 | InChIKey = JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYAA | ChEMBL_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}} | ChEMBL = 280331 | ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|changed|EBI}} | ChEBI = 88528 | StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChI = 1S/C6H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h6H,2-5H2,1H3 | StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}} | StdInChIKey = JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| CASNo =66-25-1 | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | PubChem =6184 | SMILES = O=CCCCCC }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | C=6|H=12|O=1 | Appearance =Clear liquid | Density =0.815 g/cm3 | MeltingPt= < | MeltingPtC = -20 | BoilingPtC = 130 to 131 | BoilingPt_notes = | Solubility = | MagSus = −69.40·10−6 cm3/mol }} |Section3={{Chembox Related | OtherFunction_label = aldehydes | OtherFunction = Pentanal Heptanal }} }}

'''Hexanal''', also called '''hexanaldehyde''' or '''caproaldehyde''' is an alkyl aldehyde used in the flavor industry to produce fruity flavors.<ref>[http://www.natural-advantage.net/Hex.htm Hexanal Product Data Sheet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213010834/http://www.natural-advantage.net/Hex.htm |date=2007-12-13 }} from Natural Advantage</ref> Its scent resembles freshly cut grass, like ''cis''-3-hexenal.<ref>[http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/11/hexenal-grass-smell Hexenal] / Chemistry World, Royal Society of Chemistry, 27 November 2013</ref> It is potentially useful as a natural extract that prevents fruit spoilage.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharkey|first1=Jackie|title=Fruit spray developed by Guelph prof extends shelf life by 50 per cent|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/guelph-fruit-spray-extends-shelf-life-1.3647271|accessdate=21 August 2017|work=CBC News|date=23 June 2016}}</ref> It occurs naturally, and contributes to a hay-like "off-note" flavor in green peas.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Roland |first1=Wibke S. U. |last2=Pouvreau |first2=Laurice |last3=Curran |first3=Julianne |last4=van de Velde |first4=Fred |last5=de Kok |first5=Peter M. T. |date=5 October 2016 |title=Flavor Aspects of Pulse Ingredients |journal=Cereal Chemistry |volume=94 |issue=1 |pages=58–65 |doi=10.1094/CCHEM-06-16-0161-FI |doi-access=free }}</ref>

The first synthesis of hexanal was published in 1907 by P. Bagard.<ref>[http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/h/hexanal.html Molecule of the Week: Hexanal] / American Chemical Society</ref>

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Category:Alkanals Category:Substances discovered in the 1900s