Vanillin, 99%

CAS: 121-33-5

Ref. 02-A11169

Product Information

• Name: Vanillin, 99%
• Synonyms: vanillin vanillin (product) zimco vanilla methylprotocatechuic aldehyde protocatechualdehyde, methyl- vaniline vanillin (natural) methyl-protocatechualdehyde sodium salt vanillin, 2-Methoxy-4-formylphenol, 3-Methoxy-4-Hydroxy-Benzaldehyde, 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-Formyl-2-methoxyphenol, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzyldehyde, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, 4-Hydroxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde, 4-Hydroxy-m-anisaldehyde, Benzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-, H 0264, Lioxin, Nplc 0145, Nsc 15351, Nsc 403658, Nsc 48383, Rhovanil, Vanilin, Vanillaldehyde, Vanillic aldehyde, Vanillin Crystal, Vanillin natural, Vanillina, Vanilline, Vanillum, m-Methoxy-p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, p-Hydroxy-m-methoxybenzaldehyde, p-Vanillin

Description

Vanillin is a flavoring agent used in sweet foods, ice cream and chocolate. It is used in perfumes as well as to control the unpleasant odors in medicines. It acts as a chemical intermediate in the preparation of pharmaceuticals. In thin layer chromatography, it is used as a general-purpose stain for developing TLC plates to enable in visualizing components of a reaction mixture. Similarly, vanillin hydro chloride staining can be used to visualize the localization of tannins in cells. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 152.15
• Formula: C₈H₈O₃
• Purity: 99%
• Color/Form: Crystals or crystalline powder, White to cream or pale yellow, White to cream or pale yellow, Crystals or crystalline powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-8-4-6(5-9)2-3-7(8)10/h2-5,10H,1H3
• InChI key: MWOOGOJBHIARFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: COc1cc(C=O)ccc1O