3-Hexenal, (Z)-
- Formula: C6H10O
- Molecular weight: 98.1430
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H10O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h3-4,6H,2,5H2,1H3/b4-3-
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GXANMBISFKBPEX-ARJAWSKDSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 6789-80-6
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Species with the same structure:
- Stereoisomers:
- Other names: cis-3-Hexenal; 3-(Z)-Hexenal; cis-β,γ-Hexylenic aldehyde; (3Z)-3-Hexenal; Hex-cis-3-enal; (Z)-3-Hexen-1-al; (Z)-3-Hexenal; (Z)-Hex-3enal
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
| Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active phase | CP Wax 52 CB | TC-WAX | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax |
| Column length (m) | 30. | 60. | 15. | 60. | 30. |
| Carrier gas | Helium | Helium | He | H2 | H2 |
| Substrate | |||||
| Column diameter (mm) | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| Phase thickness (μm) | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 | |
| Tstart (C) | 40. | 40. | 40. | 40. | 40. |
| Tend (C) | 230. | 230. | 230. | 230. | 200. |
| Heat rate (K/min) | 4. | 3. | 6. | 4. | 4. |
| Initial hold (min) | 2. | 3. | 5. | 5. | |
| Final hold (min) | 15. | 20. | 25. | ||
| I | 1154. | 1149. | 1148. | 1138. | 1158. |
| Reference | Birtic, Ginies, et al., 2009 | Miyazawa, Tomita, et al., 2009 | Kishimoto, Wanikawa, et al., 2006 | Dregus and Engel, 2003 | López, Ortín, et al., 2003 |
| Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
| Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active phase | Supelcowax-10 | Supelcowax-10 | BP-20 | DB-Wax | DB-Wax |
| Column length (m) | 30. | 30. | 50. | 30. | 60. |
| Carrier gas | He | He | H2 | He | He |
| Substrate | |||||
| Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.25 |
| Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
| Tstart (C) | 40. | 40. | 45. | 40. | 40. |
| Tend (C) | 200. | 200. | 230. | 240. | 200. |
| Heat rate (K/min) | 3. | 3. | 3. | 7. | 2. |
| Initial hold (min) | 10. | 10. | 1. | 2. | |
| Final hold (min) | 10. | 5. | |||
| I | 1137. | 1133. | 1126. | 1147. | 1130. |
| Reference | Vichi, Castellote, et al., 2003 | Vichi, Pizzale, et al., 2003 | Darriet, Pons, et al., 2002 | Lin, Rouseff, et al., 2002 | Umano, Hagi, et al., 2002 |
| Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
| Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active phase | EC-1000 | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax |
| Column length (m) | 30. | 30. | 25. | 25. | 60. |
| Carrier gas | He | He | He | He | Helium |
| Substrate | |||||
| Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.32 |
| Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Tstart (C) | 35. | 50. | 50. | 50. | 50. |
| Tend (C) | 230. | 220. | 200. | 200. | 230. |
| Heat rate (K/min) | 5. | 4. | 4. | 4. | 5. |
| Initial hold (min) | 5. | 3. | 4. | 4. | 2. |
| Final hold (min) | 15. | 10. | 10. | ||
| I | 1160. | 1114. | 1134. | 1138. | 1139. |
| Reference | Bendall, 2001 | Weckerle, Bastl-Borrmann, et al., 2001 | Morales, Duque, et al., 2000 | Morales, Duque, et al., 2000 | Paniandy, Chane-Ming, et al., 2000 |
| Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
| Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active phase | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax |
| Column length (m) | 60. | 60. | 60. | 60. | 60. |
| Carrier gas | He | He | He | He | |
| Substrate | |||||
| Column diameter (mm) | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Phase thickness (μm) | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1. | 0.25 |
| Tstart (C) | 34. | 34. | 40. | 50. | 50. |
| Tend (C) | 200. | 200. | 200. | 200. | 230. |
| Heat rate (K/min) | 5. | 5. | 2. | 3. | 2. |
| Initial hold (min) | 3. | 3. | 2. | ||
| Final hold (min) | 10. | 10. | 40. | ||
| I | 1161. | 1131. | 1139. | 1131. | 1135. |
| Reference | Schlüter, Steinhart, et al., 1999 | Schlüter, Steinhart, et al., 1999 | Umano, Nakahara, et al., 1999 | Horiuchi, Umano, et al., 1998 | Ravichandran and Parthiban, 1998 |
| Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
| Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active phase | DB-Wax | HP-Innowax | Carbowax 20M | Supelcowax-10 | DB-Wax |
| Column length (m) | 60. | 60. | 15. | 60. | 60. |
| Carrier gas | H2 | H2 | He | He | |
| Substrate | |||||
| Column diameter (mm) | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.32 |
| Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Tstart (C) | 60. | 50. | 50. | 40. | 30. |
| Tend (C) | 220. | 180. | 225. | 200. | 180. |
| Heat rate (K/min) | 3. | 1.5 | 6. | 3. | 2. |
| Initial hold (min) | 3. | 3. | 4. | ||
| Final hold (min) | 30. | ||||
| I | 1135. | 1147. | 1145. | 1146. | 1138. |
| Reference | Werkhoff, Güntert, et al., 1998 | Ulrich, Hoberg, et al., 1997 | Roberts and Acree, 1996 | Wong and Lai, 1996 | Takeoka and Butter, 1989 |
| Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
| Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active phase | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax | DB-Wax |
| Column length (m) | 60. | 60. | 60. | 60. | 60. |
| Carrier gas | He | He | He | He | H2 |
| Substrate | |||||
| Column diameter (mm) | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.322 | 0.25 |
| Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Tstart (C) | 30. | 30. | 30. | 50. | 30. |
| Tend (C) | 180. | 180. | 180. | 230. | 180. |
| Heat rate (K/min) | 2. | 2. | 2. | 4. | 2. |
| Initial hold (min) | 4. | 4. | 4. | 2. | |
| Final hold (min) | |||||
| I | 1138. | 1145. | 1145. | 1138. | 1142. |
| Reference | Takeoka and Butter, 1989 | Takeoka and Butter, 1989 | Takeoka and Butter, 1989 | Engel, Flath, et al., 1988 | Takeoka, Flath, et al., 1988 |
| Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
| Column type | Capillary | Capillary |
|---|---|---|
| Active phase | DB-Wax | Carbowax 20M |
| Column length (m) | 60. | 50. |
| Carrier gas | H2 | Hydrogen |
| Substrate | ||
| Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.20 |
| Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | |
| Tstart (C) | 30. | 50. |
| Tend (C) | 180. | 200. |
| Heat rate (K/min) | 2. | 1. |
| Initial hold (min) | 2. | |
| Final hold (min) | 35. | |
| I | 1142. | 1176. |
| Reference | Takeoka, Flath, et al., 1988 | Wu, Liou, et al., 1987 |
| Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
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Notes
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