2,4-Hexadienal
- Formula: C6H8O
- Molecular weight: 96.1271
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H8O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h2-6H,1H3/b3-2+,5-4+
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BATOPAZDIZEVQF-MQQKCMAXSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 80466-34-8
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Species with the same structure:
- Stereoisomers:
- Other names: Hexa-2,4-dienal; 2,4-Hexadien-1-al
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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 | Ultra-2 | HP-1 | SPB-1 | SPB-1 | SE-30 |
| Column length (m) | 25. | 50. | 30. | 30. | 50. |
| Carrier gas | H2 | N2 | He | He | |
| Substrate | |||||
| Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
| Phase thickness (μm) | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
| Tstart (C) | 40. | 60. | 40. | 40. | 40. |
| Tend (C) | 280. | 250. | 200. | 200. | 170. |
| Heat rate (K/min) | 3. | 2. | 3. | 3. | 3. |
| Initial hold (min) | 2. | 10. | 10. | 3. | |
| Final hold (min) | 10. | 20. | |||
| I | 913. | 875. | 899. | 879. | 876. |
| Reference | Ceva-Antunes, Bizzo, et al., 2006 | Cavalli, Fernandez, et al., 2004 | Vichi, Castellote, et al., 2003 | Vichi, Castellote, et al., 2003 | Heydanek and McGorrin, 1981 |
| Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
References
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Ceva-Antunes, Bizzo, et al., 2006
Ceva-Antunes, P.M.N.; Bizzo, H.R.; Silva, A.S.; Carvalho, C.P.S.; Antunes, O.A.C.,
Analysis of volatile composition of siriguela (Spondias purpurea L.) by solid phase microextraction (SPME),
LWT, 2006, 39, 4, 437-443, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2005.02.007
. [all data]
Cavalli, Fernandez, et al., 2004
Cavalli, J.-F.; Fernandez, X.; Lizzani-Cievelier, L.; Loiseau, A.-M.,
Characterization of volatile compounds of French and Spanish virgin olive oil by HS-SPME: identification of quality-freshness markers,
Food Chem., 2004, 88, 1, 151-157, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.04.003
. [all data]
Vichi, Castellote, et al., 2003
Vichi, S.; Castellote, A.I.; Pizzale, L.; Conte, L.S.; Buxaderas, S.; López-Tamames, E.,
Analysis of virgin olive oil volatile compounds by headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography with mass spectrometric and flame ionization detection,
J. Chromatogr. A, 2003, 983, 1-2, 19-33, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(02)01691-6
. [all data]
Heydanek and McGorrin, 1981
Heydanek, M.G.; McGorrin, R.J.,
Gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy identification of volatiles from rancid oat groats,
J. Agric. Food Chem., 1981, 29, 5, 1093-1095, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00107a051
. [all data]
Notes
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Tend Final temperature Tstart Initial temperature - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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