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Benzaldehyde

100-52-7C7H6O106.124 g/mol

An arenecarbaldehyde that consists of benzene bearing a single formyl substituent; the simplest aromatic aldehyde and parent of the class of benzaldehydes. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

H27-B-16-METI/M-029B_P · FY2015

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number100-52-7ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC7H6OChEBI ↗
Molar mass106.124 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass106.04186 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:17169ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass106.12 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass106.041864811 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP1.5PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)17.1PubChem ↗
H-bond donors0PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors1PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds1PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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benzaldehyde
benzaldehyde
HUMNYLRZRPPJDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
[H]C(=O)c1ccccc1
InChI=1S/C7H6O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-6H

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

flavouring agentfragranceodorant receptor agonistEC 3.1.1.3 (triacylglycerol lipase) inhibitorplant metaboliteEC 3.5.5.1 (nitrilase) inhibitor

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2015 source classification
Benzaldehyde · H27-B-16-METI/M-029B_P
EndpointReported classification
Flammable liquidsCategory 4
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 4
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 2A
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 2 (central nervous system), Category 3 (respiratory tract irritation, narcotic effects)
Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposureCategory 2 (central nervous system, blood system, liver, respiratory system)
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Acute)Category 2

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00942294 mol

Uses 106.124 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 7 atoms
79.23%
O
Oxygen · 1 atom
15.08%
H
Hydrogen · 6 atoms
5.70%

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Research & patent references

Selected source associations
Odorant receptor expression defines functional units in the mouse olfactory system. ↗The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2002 Apr 15 · PMID 11943806

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:17169

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 240 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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