Vanillin
Product Name |
Vanillin |
Alias |
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde |
Structural Formula |
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Molecular Formula |
C8H8O3 |
Molecular Weight |
152.14 |
CAS No. |
121-33-5 |
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Appearance |
white to yellowish needle-like crystal or crystalline powder |
Smell |
has similar fragrance to vanilla beans. |
M.P. |
81°C-83°C |
Solubility in ethanol (25°C) |
appears as transparent liquid in ethanol |
Drying Loss |
≤0.5% |
Arsenic content |
≤0.0003% |
Heavy Metal(Pb) |
≤0.001% |
CAS No.: 121-32-4
Molecular Formula: C9H10O3
Molecular Weight: 166.19
Use: Vanillin is one of the basic flavorants widely used in candies, ice cream, pastry, sausage adn tobacco; also used for fancy soap, toothpaste and perfumes; as ultraviolet ray absorbent used in plastic, fibre and cotton fabrics; in the synthesis of levodopa, alpha-methyldopa, veratraldehyde and (VCG; also used as lustre-coating agent in non-cyanide plating. |
