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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C6H12O
Molecular Weight 100.1589
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of Hexanal

SMILES

CCCCCC=O

InChI

InChIKey=JARKCYVAAOWBJS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h6H,2-5H2,1H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H12O
Molecular Weight 100.1589
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Aldehydes in exhaled breath condensate of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
2003-05-15
Application of hexanal, E-2-hexenal, and hexyl acetate to improve the safety of fresh-sliced apples.
2003-05-07
C6-aldehyde formation by fatty acid hydroperoxide lyase in the brown alga Laminaria angustata.
2003-04-25
Comparison of mass spectrometry-based electronic nose and solid phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique to assess infant formula oxidation.
2003-04-23
Phospholipid chlorohydrins cause ATP depletion and toxicity in human myeloid cells.
2003-04-10
Use of caseinophosphopeptides as natural antioxidants in oil-in-water emulsions.
2003-04-09
Formation of aroma compounds and lipoxygenase (EC 1.13.11.12) activity in unblanched leek (Allium ampeloprasum Var. Bulga) slices during long-term frozen storage.
2003-03-26
Influence of functional groups on the in vitro anticoagulant activity of chitosan sulfate.
2003-03-14
Lipid oxidation in corn oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by casein, whey protein isolate, and soy protein isolate.
2003-03-12
Study of protein modification by 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal and other short chain aldehydes analyzed by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.
2003-03
Microbial community and physicochemical analysis of an industrial waste gas biofilter and design of 16S rRNA-targeting oligonucleotide probes.
2003-03
Determining flavor and flavor variability in commercially produced liquid cheddar whey.
2003-02
Odorant specificity of three oscillations and the DC signal in the turtle olfactory bulb.
2003-02
Biooxidation of n-hexanol by alcohol oxidase and catalase in biphasic and micellar systems without solvent.
2003-01-05
Antioxidant activity and characterization of volatile constituents of Taheebo (Tabebuia impetiginosa Martius ex DC).
2003-01-01
Headspace solid-phase microextraction method for the study of the volatility of selected flavor compounds.
2003-01-01
The impact of fortification with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on the quality of fluid milk.
2003-01
Determination of patterns of biologically relevant aldehydes in exhaled breath condensate of healthy subjects by liquid chromatography/atmospheric chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry.
2003
Specific fluctuations in the composition of lipoxygenase- and glycosidase-generated flavors in some cultivated teas of Assam.
2002-12-18
Aldehyde-induced xanthine oxidase activity in raw milk.
2002-12-04
Inhibitory effect of stabilized analogues of glycoglycerolipids on Epstein-Barr virus activation and mouse skin tumor promotion.
2002-12-01
Sources of formaldehyde, other aldehydes and terpenes in a new manufactured house.
2002-12
Alteration of reaction and substrate specificity of a bacterial type III polyketide synthase by site-directed mutagenesis.
2002-11-01
The effect of molecular structure on olfactory discrimination by the parasitoid Microplitis croceipes.
2002-11
Molecular characterization of root-specific chalcone synthases from Cassia alata.
2002-11
Odor-active compounds of Iberian hams with different aroma characteristics.
2002-10-23
Increase of ceramide in adriamycin-induced HL-60 cell apoptosis: detection by a novel anti-ceramide antibody.
2002-10-10
Mass spectrometric analysis of leukotriene A4 and other chemically reactive metabolites of arachidonic acid.
2002-10
Influence of harvest date and light integral on the development of strawberry flavour compounds.
2002-10
Biological properties of N-acyl and N-haloacetyl neuraminic acids: processing by enzymes of sialic acid metabolism, and interaction with influenza virus.
2002-10
Ability of surfactant micelles to alter the physical location and reactivity of iron in oil-in-water emulsion.
2002-09-25
Characterization of Ypr1p from Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a 2-methylbutyraldehyde reductase.
2002-09-15
Acyclic nucleoside analogues as novel inhibitors of human mitochondrial thymidine kinase.
2002-09-12
Antioxidative activity of heterocyclic compounds found in coffee volatiles produced by Maillard reaction.
2002-09-11
Quantitation of odor-active compounds in rye flour and rye sourdough using stable isotope dilution assays.
2002-09-11
Unsaturated fatty acids and their oxidation products stimulate CD36 gene expression in human macrophages.
2002-09
Determination of antioxidant potential of volatile extracts isolated from various herbs and spices.
2002-08-14
Antioxidant properties of differently processed spinach products.
2002-08
Metabolic profiling of oxylipins in germinating cucumber seedlings--lipoxygenase-dependent degradation of triacylglycerols and biosynthesis of volatile aldehydes.
2002-08
Monitoring volatile compounds during dry-cured ham ripening by solid-phase microextraction coupled to a new direct-extraction device.
2002-07-19
Development of a biocatalytic process for the production of c6-aldehydes from vegetable oils by soybean lipoxygenase and recombinant hydroperoxide lyase.
2002-07-17
Suppressive effect of saturated acyl L-ascorbate on the oxidation of linoleic acid encapsulated with maltodextrin or gum arabic by spray-drying.
2002-07-03
Identification of aroma compounds in Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese by gas chromatography/olfactometry.
2002-06
Character impact odorants of the apple cultivars Elstar and Cox Orange.
2002-06
SPME determination of volatile aldehydes for evaluation of in-vitro antioxidant activity.
2002-05
Wet scrubber analysis of volatile organic compound removal in the rendering industry.
2002-04
Vitamin E prevents increase in oxidative damage to lipids and DNA in liver of ODS rats given total body X-ray irradiation.
2002-01
Studies on reactions of ozone with alkenes.
2002
Study on the mechanisms of the antibacterial action of some plant alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes.
2002
Purification and characterization of a microbial dehydrogenase: a vanillin:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase.
2002
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Name Type Language
Hexanal
FCC   FHFI   INCI  
INCI  
Official Name English
CAPROIC ALDEHYDE
MI  
Preferred Name English
CAPROALDEHYDE
Systematic Name English
FEMA NO. 2557
Code English
N-HEXYLALDEHYDE
Common Name English
N-CAPRONALDEHYDE
Common Name English
CAPROIC ALDEHYDE [MI]
Common Name English
NSC-2596
Code English
HEXANAL [FCC]
Common Name English
HEXANAL [FHFI]
Common Name English
HEXALDEHYDE [HSDB]
Common Name English
1-HEXANAL
Systematic Name English
HEXALDEHYDE
HSDB  
Common Name English
N-HEXANAL
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
CFR 21 CFR 172.515
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EPA PESTICIDE CODE 128950
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JECFA EVALUATION HEXANAL
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Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
9DC2K31JJQ
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PRIMARY
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-624-5
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PUBCHEM
6184
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MESH
C010463
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SMS_ID
100000138503
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CAS
66-25-1
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EVMPD
SUB78007
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JECFA MONOGRAPH
273
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID2021604
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MERCK INDEX
m3032
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PRIMARY Merck Index
CHEBI
88528
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CAS
861259-78-1
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ALTERNATIVE
CAS
107787-20-2
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ALTERNATIVE
NSC
2596
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WIKIPEDIA
HEXANAL
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CAS
861259-79-2
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ALTERNATIVE
HSDB
560
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