Phenylacetaldehyde

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IUPACName = 2-Phenylacetaldehyde
OtherNames = Hyacinthin
Phenylethanal
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 122-78-1
CASOther =
PubChem = 998
SMILES = O=Ccc1ccccc1
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C₈H₈O
MolarMass = 120.15 g/mol
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Density =
MeltingPtC = -10
BoilingPtC = 193
Solubility =
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FlashPt = 87 °C
RPhrases = R22 R36 R37 R38
SPhrases = S26 S36
Autoignition =

Phenylacetaldehyde is an aromatic compound found in buckwheat [cite journal
author=Janes D, Kantar D, Kreft S, Prosen H
title=Identification of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) aroma compounds with GC-MS
journal=Food Chemistry
volume=
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pages=
date=2008
doi=10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.05.048] , chocolate [Schnermann, P., and Schieberle, P. 1997. Evaluation of key odorants in milk chocolate and cocoa cass by aroma extract dilution analyses. "J. Agric. Food Chem." 45:867-872.] and many other foods and flowers. It is also responsible for the antibiotic activity of maggot therapy [Pavillard, E. R., Wright, E. A. An antibiotic from maggots. "Nature" 1957; 180: 916-917.74] and it is also a compound that is added to cigarettes to improve their aroma.

Many insects (Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera and Neuroptera) use this substance for communication. [ [http://www.pherobase.com/database/compound/compounds-detail-2-phenylacetaldehyde.php Semiochemical - 2-phenylacetaldehyde] at Pherobase.com]

The aroma of pure substance was described as: honey-like, sweet, rose, green, grassy.

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