Description
trans,trans-2,-4-Octadienal has a fatty, green, sour odor.
Chemical Properties
trans, trans-2,4-Octadienal has a fatty, green, sour odor.
Occurrence
Reported found in roasted beef, lamb, mutton, wheat bread, cheese, cocoa beans, chocolate liquor, fresh salted
salmon, sturgeon caviar, salmon roe, fish, salmon oil, pickled ham, grapes, oxidized milk, potato chips, peanuts, rice, roasted sesame
seeds, prickly pear and black tea.
Definition
ChEBI: (E,E)-2,4-Octadienal is a fatty aldehyde.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: green, fruity, melon, citrus, tallow and fatty nuances.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Chemistry Letters, 8, p. 713, 1979
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 23, p. 1580, 1958
DOI: 10.1021/jo01104a625