Common Name

2-Methylbenzaldehyde Description

2-Methylbenzaldehyde is found in alcoholic beverages. 2-Methylbenzaldehyde is a component of FEMA 3068. 2-Methylbenzaldehyde is a flavouring ingredient (see further under 4-Methylbenzaldehyde BHW21-S) 2-methylbenzaldehyde belongs to the family of Benzaldehydes. These are organic compounds containing a benzene ring with a formyl substituent. Structure

MOLSDF3D-SDFPDBSMILESInChI View 3D Structure

Structure for HMDB29636 (2-Methylbenzaldehyde)

Synonyms

Value Source 2-FormyltolueneChEBI 2-TolualdehydeChEBI O-MethylbenazldehydeChEBI O-Toluic aldehydeChEBI O-ToluylaldehydeChEBI O-TolylaldehydeChEBI 2-Methyl-benzaldehydeHMDB O-MethylbenzaldehydeHMDB O-TolualdehydeHMDB O-Tolualdehyde (8ci)HMDB Toluic aldehydeHMDB

Chemical Formlia

C8H8O Average Molecliar Weight

120.1485 Monoisotopic Molecliar Weight

120.057514878 IUPAC Name

2-methylbenzaldehyde Traditional Name

2-methylbenzaldehyde CAS Registry Number

529-20-4 SMILES

CC1=CC=CC=C1C=O

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C8H8O/c1-7-4-2-3-5-8(7)6-9/h2-6H,1H3

InChI Key

BTFQKIATRPGRBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Chemical Taxonomy Description

This compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as benzoyl derivatives. These are organic compounds containing an acyl moiety of benzoic acid with the formlia (C6H5CO-). Kingdom

Chemical entities Super Class

Organic compounds Class

Benzenoids Sub Class

Benzene and substituted derivatives Direct Parent

Benzoyl derivatives Alternative Parents

  • Benzaldehydes
  • Toluenes
  • Organic oxides
  • Hydrocarbon derivatives
  • Substituents

  • Benzoyl
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Aryl-aldehyde
  • Toluene
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aldehyde
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
  • Molecliar Framework

    Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds External Descriptors

  • tolualdehyde (CHEBI:27434 )
  • Ontology Status

    Expected but not Quantified Origin

  • Endogenous
  • Food
  • Biofunction

    Not Available Application

  • Flavoring Agent
  • Cellliar locations

  • Cytoplasm
  • Extracellliar
  • Physical Properties State

    Not Available Experimental Properties

    Property Value Reference Melting Point< 25 °CNot Available Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available LogP2.26Not Available

    Predicted Properties

    Property Value Source Water Solubility1.52 mg/mLALOGPS logP1.91ALOGPS logP2.2ChemAxon logS-1.9ALOGPS pKa (Strongest Basic)-7.1ChemAxon Physiological Charge0ChemAxon Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon Polar Surface Area17.07 Å2ChemAxon Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon Refractivity37.68 m3·mol-1ChemAxon Polarizability13.02 Å3ChemAxon Number of Rings1ChemAxon Bioavailability1ChemAxon Rlie of FiveYesChemAxon Ghose FilterYesChemAxon Vebers RlieYesChemAxon MDDR-like RlieYesChemAxon

    Spectra Spectra

    Spectrum Type Description Splash Key Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 10V, PositiveNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 20V, PositiveNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 40V, PositiveNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 10V, NegativeNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 20V, NegativeNot Available Predicted LC-MS/MS

    Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum – 40V, NegativeNot Available

    Biological Properties Cellliar Locations

  • Cytoplasm
  • Extracellliar
  • Biofluid Locations

    Not Available Tissue Location

    Not Available Pathways

    Not Available Normal Concentrations Not Available Abnormal Concentrations

    Not Available Associated Disorders and Diseases Disease References

    None Associated OMIM IDs

    None External Links DrugBank ID

    Not Available DrugBank Metabolite ID

    Not Available Phenol Explorer Compound ID

    Not Available Phenol Explorer Metabolite ID

    Not Available FoodDB ID

    FDB000806 KNApSAcK ID

    Not Available Chemspider ID

    21106524 KEGG Compound ID

    C07214 BioCyc ID

    Not Available BiGG ID

    Not Available Wikipedia Link

    Not Available NuGOwiki Link

    HMDB29636 Metagene Link

    HMDB29636 METLIN ID

    Not Available PubChem Compound

    10722 PDB ID

    Not Available ChEBI ID

    27434

    Product: TAK-220

    References Synthesis Reference Not Available Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available General References
    1. (). Yannai, Shmuel. (2004) Dictionary of food compounds with CD-ROM: Additives, flavors, and ingredients. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC.. .

    PMID: 18586086