Common Name

4-Methylbenzaldehyde Description

4-Methylbenzaldehyde is found in alcoholic beverages. 4-Methylbenzaldehyde is a component of *FEMA 3068* together with the o- and m-isomers. 4-Methylbenzaldehyde is a flavouring ingredient. Methylbenzaldehydes are present in roasted nuts, cooked beef, cider, tomato, coffee, tea and elderberry juice4-methylbenzaldehyde belongs to the family of Benzaldehydes. These are organic compounds containing a benzene ring with a formyl substituent. Structure

MOLSDFPDBSMILESInChI

Structure for HMDB29638 (4-Methylbenzaldehyde)

Synonyms

Value Source 4-TolualdehydeChEBI 4-ToluylaldehydeChEBI P-FormyltolueneChEBI P-MethylbenzaldehydeChEBI P-ToluylaldehydeChEBI P-TolylaldehydeChEBI Para-methylbenzaldehydeChEBI Para-tolualdehydeChEBI Para-toluyl aldehydeChEBI ParatolualdehydeChEBI PTALChEBI 4-Methyl-benzaldehydeHMDB P-TolualdehydeHMDB P-Toluic aldehydeHMDB

Chemical Formlia

C8H8O Average Molecliar Weight

120.1485 Monoisotopic Molecliar Weight

120.057514878 IUPAC Name

4-methylbenzaldehyde Traditional Name

P-tolualdehyde CAS Registry Number

104-87-0 SMILES

CC1=CC=C(C=O)C=C1

InChI Identifier

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

InChI Key

FXLOVSHXALFLKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Chemical Taxonomy Description

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

Organic compounds Super Class

Benzenoids Class

Benzene and substituted derivatives Sub Class

Benzoyl derivatives Direct Parent

Benzoyl derivatives Alternative Parents

  • Benzaldehydes
  • Toluenes
  • Aryl-aldehydes
  • Hydrocarbon derivatives
  • Substituents

  • Benzoyl
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Aryl-aldehyde
  • Toluene
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aldehyde
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
  • Molecliar Framework

    Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds External Descriptors

  • tolualdehyde (CHEBI:28617 )
  • an aryl aldehyde (CPD-8773 )
  • Ontology Status

    Detected but not Quantified Origin

  • Endogenous
  • Food
  • Biofunction

    Not Available Application

  • Flavoring Agent
  • Cellliar locations

  • Cytoplasm
  • Extracellliar
  • Physical Properties State

    Liquid Experimental Properties

    Property Value Reference Melting Point-6 °CNot Available Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available Water Solubility2.27 mg/mL at 25 °CNot Available LogPNot AvailableNot Available

    Predicted Properties

    Property Value Source Water Solubility1.47 mg/mLALOGPS logP2.01ALOGPS 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 Polarizability13.17 Å3ChemAxon Number of Rings1ChemAxon Bioavailability1ChemAxon Rlie of FiveYesChemAxon Ghose FilterYesChemAxon Vebers RlieYesChemAxon MDDR-like RlieYesChemAxon

    Spectra Spectra

    Spectrum Type Description Splash Key Predicted GC-MS

    Predicted GC-MS Spectrum – GC-MSNot Available GC-MS

    GC-MS Spectrum – EI-Bsplash10-01bc-9600000000-ce2e5bcb9aa7941f7f8bView in MoNA GC-MS

    GC-MS Spectrum – EI-Bsplash10-01bc-8900000000-cc469f3657d6fab4bdefView in MoNA GC-MS

    GC-MS Spectrum – EI-Bsplash10-01bc-9700000000-ff0e14ae428ad7d54394View in MoNA GC-MS

    GC-MS Spectrum – EI-Bsplash10-00r6-9500000000-8499fc6c52a970ddef6fView in MoNA 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 MS

    Mass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-01bc-9700000000-1039b386245d6043345aView in MoNA 1D NMR

    1H NMR SpectrumNot Available 1D NMR

    13C NMR SpectrumNot Available 1D NMR

    1H NMR SpectrumNot Available 1D NMR

    13C NMR SpectrumNot Available

    Biological Properties Cellliar Locations

  • Cytoplasm
  • Extracellliar
  • Biofluid Locations

  • Feces
  • Saliva
  • Tissue Location

    Not Available Pathways

    Not Available Normal Concentrations

    Biofluid Status Value Age Sex Condition Reference Details FecesDetected but not Quantified Adlit (>18 years old)Both

    Normal

  • 17314143
  • details SalivaDetected but not Quantified Adlit (>18 years old)Both

    Normal

  • Zerihun T. Dame, …
  • details

    Abnormal Concentrations

    Biofluid Status Value Age Sex Condition Reference Details FecesDetected but not Quantified Adlit (>18 years old)Both

    Campylobacter jejuni infection

  • 17314143
  • details FecesDetected but not Quantified Adlit (>18 years old)Both

    Ulcerative Colitis

  • 17314143
  • details

    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

    FDB000808 KNApSAcK ID

    Not Available Chemspider ID

    13865424 KEGG Compound ID

    C06758 BioCyc ID

    Not Available BiGG ID

    Not Available Wikipedia Link

    4-Methylbenzaldehyde NuGOwiki Link

    HMDB29638 Metagene Link

    HMDB29638 METLIN ID

    Not Available PubChem Compound

    7725 PDB ID

    Not Available ChEBI ID

    28617

    Product: ML241 (hydrochloride)

    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: 18787641