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W342300

Sigma-Aldrich

trans-2-Undecenal

≥95%, stabilized, FG

Synonym(s):

(E)-2-Undecenal

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7CH=CHCHO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
168.28
FEMA Number:
3423
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
11827
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
5.184
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG
Halal
Kosher

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

Assay

≥95%

may contain

<0.50% alpha-tocopherol, synthetic as stabilizer

impurities

0.1-3.5% cis-2-undecenal

refractive index

n20/D 1.457 (lit.)

bp

115 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.849 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

orange; citrus; fruity

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)\C([H])=C(/[H])CCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C11H20O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12/h9-11H,2-8H2,1H3/b10-9+

InChI key

PANBRUWVURLWGY-MDZDMXLPSA-N

General description

trans-2-undecenal is mainly formed due to the oxidation of triolein while heating. It occurs naturally in coriander, fresh red pepper and watermelon.

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Environment

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F

Flash Point(C)

113 °C


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Composition of coriander leaf volatiles.
Potter TL & Fagerson IS.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 38(11), 2054-2056 (1990)
Identification of some volatile compounds from Citrullus vulgaris.
Kemp TR.
Phytochemistry, 14(12), 2637-2638 (1975)
Quantitation of volatile compounds in heated triolein by static headspace capillary gas chromatography/infrared spectroscopy-mass spectrometry.
Mahungu SM, et al.
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 71(4), 453-455 (1994)
Volatiles of fresh and commercial sweet red pepper pastes: processing methods and microwave assisted extraction
Gogus F, et al.
International journal of food properties, 18(8), 1625-1634 (2015)
De-Wei Chen et al.
Food chemistry, 286, 71-77 (2019-03-05)
Lipids, particularly phospholipids, are known to play a significant role in the characteristic aroma of the different meat species. Both neutral lipids and phospholipids were extracted from egg yolk and added to minced chicken (1% w/w) prior to cooking in

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