ortho-Methoxybenzaldehyde

Colorless or creme-colored crystals or translucent crystalline mass. M.P. 38℃. Sp.Gr. 1.13 (liquid). B.P. 244℃.Insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, miscible with oils.

Ortho-Methoxybenzaldehyde is used in various flavor compositions, mainly Cassia or other spice blends.The concentration used is about 20 to 30 ppm in the finished product.

Ortho-Methoxybenzaldehyde is produced by Methylation of Salicylaldehyde with Dimethyl sulfate in weak aqueous alkaline solution.