Chemical Properties
CLEAR COLOURLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID
Chemical Properties
4-Ethylbenzaldehyde has a sweet, bitter-almond odor
Occurrence
Reported found in roasted turkey, grilled and roasted beef, roasted chicken, cider, black tea, roasted peanuts
and cooked trassi
Uses
4-Ethylbenzaldehyde has been used in the synthesis of 4,4′-diaminotriphenylmethanes under microwave irradiation, which is useful for parallel library syntheses.
Uses
It is used as a perfuming agent in cosmetics industry. It is also used as a pharmaceutical intermediate.
Definition
ChEBI: 4-Ethylbenzaldehyde is a carbonyl compound.
Aroma threshold values
Detection: 13 ppb; recognition: 40 ppb
General Description
4-Ethylbenzaldehyde is a by-product of disinfection. Kinetic constants (KI) of 4-ethylbenzaldehyde for inhibition of the diphenolase activity of mushroom tyrosinase has been investigated.
