4-Heptenal
Aroma Chemical Top Note CAS 6728-31-0
A fatty green note with a creamy dairy character and an aldehydic facet. Used in traces, it brings a milky cut grass effect to green and dairy accords.
Odor profile
| Note | Top Note |
| Descriptor 1 | Green |
| Descriptor 2 | Fatty |
| Descriptor 3 | Creamy |
| Tenacity2 | 187 h |
2 Source: The Good Scents Company
Identification
| CAS Number | 6728-31-0 |
| INCI Name | Cis-4-heptenal |
| Category | Aroma Chemical |
| Formula | C7H12O |
| Mol. Weight | 112.17 |
| IUPAC Name | (Z)-hept-4-enal |
| InChIKey | VVGOCOMZRGWHPI-ARJAWSKDSA-N |
Synonyms
(Z)-4-heptenal, (Z)-Hept-4-enal, cis-4-Hepten-1-al, (Z)-, (Z)-4-Hepten-1-al, (4Z)-Hept-4-enal, cis-, Propylidenebutyraldehyde, (4Z)-, cis4Hepten1al, cis, (Z)Hept4enal, Cis-4-heptenal, (Z)-hept-4-en-1-al, cis-hept-4-enal, cis-4-hepten-1-al FCC, no antioxidant, C4 heptenal, cis-4-heptenal 10% in ethyl acetate natural, cis-4-heptenal 10% in ethyl alcohol, cis-4-heptenal 10% in triacetin, cis-4-heptenal natural 10% in triethyl citrate, (4Z)-, (Z)-, cis-4-heptenal, natural 5% in ethyl alcohol, N-propylidene butyraldehyde, 4Heptenal, 4-heptenal, 4-heptenal
Physical and chemical data
| Boiling Point | 60 °C @ 30 mmHg |
| Flash Point | 43.33 °C |
| Density | 0.843 |
| Refractive Index | 1.432 |
| Vapor Pressure | 3.641000 mmHg @ 25.00 C. (est) |
| LogP | 1.4 |
| Solubility | soluble in alcohol and most fixed oils; insoluble in water |
| Appearance | Clear light yellow liquid; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] |
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