veratraldehyde
Sign in to saveVeratraldehyde (3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde) is an organic compound with the formula . Several isomers are known. The compound is widely used as a flavorant and odorant. The compound is structurally related to benzaldehyde, with two methoxy groups.
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- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 166.062994
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- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₀O₃
- found in taxon
- Zingiber montanum
- canonical SMILES
- COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=O)OC
- melting point
- 44.0
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Veratraldehyde (3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde) is an organic compound with the formula . Several isomers are known. The compound is widely used as a flavorant and odorant. The compound is structurally related to benzaldehyde, with two methoxy groups.
This compound is popular commercially because of its pleasant woody fragrance. It is derivative of vanillin, from which it is prepared by methylation. It can be obtained by chemical degradation of lignin.
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