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Decanal

"Decanal" is also an adjective referring to a person with the title of Dean (Christianity) or Dean (education).

Decanal is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)8CHO. A colorless oil, it is classified as an aldehyde.[1]

Occurrence

Decanal occurs naturally in citrus, along with octanal, citral, and sinensal, in buckwheat,[2] and in coriander essential oil.[3] It is used in fragrances and flavoring.[4]

Preparation

Decanal can be prepared by oxidation of the related alcohol decanol.[5]

Safety

For safety information see the MSDS.[6]

References

  1. ^ Christian Kohlpaintner, Markus Schulte, Jürgen Falbe, Peter Lappe, Jürgen Weber, Guido D. Frey. "Aldehydes, Aliphatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_321.pub3. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Janes D, Kantar D, Kreft S, Prosen H (2008). "Identification of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) aroma compounds with GC-MS". Food Chemistry. 112: 120–124. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.05.048.
  3. ^ Nurzyńska-Wierdak, Renata (2013). "Essential oil composition of the coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) herb depending on the development stage" (PDF). Acta Agrobotanica. 66: 53–60. doi:10.5586/aa.2013.006.
  4. ^ Rychlik, Schieberle & Grosch (1998). Compilation of Odor Thresholds, Odor Qualities and Retention Indices of Key Food Odorants. Lichtenbergstraße, Germany.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ R. W. Ratcliffe (1988). "Oxidation with the Chromium Trioxide-Pridine Complex Prepared in situ: 1- Decanal". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 6, p. 373.
  6. ^ "Safety (MSDS) data for n-decanal". Archived from the original on 2004-05-20. Retrieved 2007-12-01.