Benzaldehyde, 4-methoxy-

• Formula: C₈H₈O₂
• Molecular weight: 136.1479
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-10-8-4-2-7(6-9)3-5-8/h2-6H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZRSNZINYAWTAHE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 123-11-5
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• Other names: p-Anisaldehyde; p-Anisic aldehyde; p-Formylanisole; p-Methoxybenzaldehyde; Anisaldehyde; Aubepine; Crategine; Obepin; 4-Anisaldehyde; 4-Methoxybenzaldehyde; Anisic aldehyde; Anisaldehyde (para); para-Anisaldehyde; NSC 5590; Anisal; Methoxybenzaldehyde
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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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