Description / Application
Hexanal is a saturated fatty aldehyde that is hexane in which one of the terminal methyl group has been mono-oxygenated to form the corresponding aldehyde. It has a role as a human urinary metabolite. It is a n-alkanal, a saturated fatty aldehyde and a medium-chain fatty aldehyde. It derives from a hydride of a hexane.
Identities
| Molecular Formula | C6H12O |
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| Molecular Weight | 100.16 |
| MFCD | MFCD00007027 |
Transport
| DOT UN Number | UN1207 |
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| Hazard Class | 3 |
| Packing Group | III |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Warning |
| Hazard Statements | H226;H319 |
| Precautionary Statements | P210;P233;P240;P241;P242;P243;P264;P280;P303+P361+P353;P305+P351+P338;P337+P313;P370+P378;P403+P235;P501 |