Veratraldehyde

Veratraldehyde
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 3,4-Dimethoxybenzaldehyde
	Systematic IUPAC name 3,4-Dimethoxybenzenecarbaldehyde
	Other names Methylvanillin; Veratric aldehyde; Veratral; Veratryl aldehyde; Veratrum aldehyde; Vanillin methyl ether
Identifiers
CAS Number	120-14-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:17098 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1088937 ;
ChemSpider	21106008 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.976
PubChem CID	8419;
UNII	UI88P68JZD ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7026285 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-11-8-4-3-7(6-10)5-9(8)12-2/h3-6H,1-2H3 Key: WJUFSDZVCOTFON-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-11-8-4-3-7(6-10)5-9(8)12-2/h3-6H,1-2H3; InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-11-8-4-3-7(6-10)5-9(8)12-2/h3-6H,1-2H3 Key: WJUFSDZVCOTFON-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES COc1cc(ccc1OC)C=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C9H10O3
Molar mass	166.176 g·mol−1
Appearance	Peach coloured crystals
Density	1.114 g/mL
Melting point	40 to 43 °C (104 to 109 °F; 313 to 316 K)
Boiling point	281 °C (538 °F; 554 K)
Solubility in water	organic solvents
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Harmful
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Veratraldehyde (3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde) is an organic compound that is widely used as a flavorant and odorant. The compound is structurally related to benzaldehyde.

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This compound is popular commercially because of its pleasant woody fragrance. It is derivative of vanillin, from which it is prepared by methylation.^[1]

Veratraldehyde can be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of some pharmaceutical drugs including amiquinsin, hoquizil, piquizil, prazosin, quinazoline, tiapamil, toborinone, verazide, and vetrabutine.^{[citation needed]}

3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzaldehyde

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Karl-Georg Fahlbusch, Franz-Josef Hammerschmidt, Johannes Panten, Wilhelm Pickenhagen, Dietmar Schatkowski, , Kurt Bauer, Dorothea Garbe and Horst Surburg "Flavors and Fragrances" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2003. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_141

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Karl-Georg Fahlbusch, Franz-Josef Hammerschmidt, Johannes Panten, Wilhelm Pickenhagen, Dietmar Schatkowski, , Kurt Bauer, Dorothea Garbe and Horst Surburg "Flavors and Fragrances" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2003. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_141

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