TRANS-4-HEPTENAL Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-53.35°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

160.13°C (estimate)

Density 

0.8599 (estimate)

refractive index 

1.4333 (estimate)

FEMA 

3289 | 4-HEPTENAL

solubility 

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

color 

Colorless oily liquid

Odor

Powerful, fresh-fatty-oily odor

JECFA Number

320

LogP

2.17

TRANS-4-HEPTENAL Usage And Synthesis

Uses

This rare aldehyde trans-4-heptenal is used in flavor compositions to “reconstitute” the odor of fresh cream - introduce a “creamy” topnote to flavors intended for icecrcam, whipped cream and many other dairy products.

TRANS-4-HEPTENAL(929-22-6)Related Product Information

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• CYTOCHALASIN A
• Cytochalasin H
• Geranylacetone
• TETRADECENYLSUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE
• Dihexyl adipate
• Ursolic acid
• Jasmone
• CYTOCHALASIN E
• CITRININ
• VITAMIN K1
• Octenyl succinic anhydride
• N-HEXADECENYLSUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE
• CIS-4,7,10,13,16,19-DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER
• DIHYDROCYTOCHALASIN B
• BILIVERDIN DIHYDROCHLORIDE
• ISOOCTADECENYLSUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE
• Heptaldehyde