CAS No.: 100-52-7
Product name: Benzaldehyde
Appearance: Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Purity(HPLC): ≥99%
Molecular formula: C7H6O
Molecular weight: 106.12
Package: In fluoride bottle/fluoride drums/plastic drums/lBC Tank, etc.
Storage: Preserve in a well-closed container and keep in refrigerated environment.
Benzaldehyde is a vital raw material in the pharmaceutical, dye, fragrance, and resin industries, with diverse applications: it serves as a solvent, plasticizer, and low-temperature lubricant, playing a significant role in these sectors.
1. Flavor Industry Applications: Primarily used in formulating food flavorings, with minor quantities applied in cosmetic and tobacco flavorings. It serves as a distinctive top-note ingredient, employed in trace amounts within floral formulations such as lilac, gardenia, and jasmine.
2. Food Industry Applications: Classified as a temporarily permitted food flavoring agent under GB2760-1996. Primarily used in formulating almond, cherry, and peach-type flavorings, and also serves as a flavoring agent for canned sugar-water cherries.
3. Agricultural Applications: An intermediate in the production of the herbicide Wild Oat Killer and the plant growth regulator Anti-lodging Amine, used in agricultural fields.
4. Chemical Raw Material: An important chemical feedstock for synthesizing linaldehyde, lauric acid, benzaldehyde, and benzoic acid benzyl ester.
5. Laboratory Use: Employed as a reagent for determining ozone, phenols, alkaloids, and methylene groups adjacent to carboxyl groups.