BOURGEONAL

Product Name:

BOURGEONAL

Synonyms:

p-tert-butyldihydrocinnamaldehyde;p-tert-Butylhydrocinnamicaldehyde;BOURGEONAL;4-TERT-BUTYLBENZENEPROPIONALDEHYDE;3-(4-TERT-BUTYLPHENYL)PROPANAL;3-(4-TERT-BUTYL-PHENYL)-PROPIONALDEHYDE;3-(4-ISOPROPYL-PHENYL)-PROPIONALDEHYDE;Benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-

CAS:

18127-01-0

MF:

C13H18O

MW:

190.28

EINECS:

242-016-2

Product Categories:

All Inhibitors;Inhibitors

Mol File:

18127-01-0.mol

Boiling point 

265.8°C (rough estimate)

density 

0.959

RTECS 

DA8100070

refractive index 

1.5100

storage temp. 

Refrigerator, Under Inert Atmosphere

form 

Colorless oil.

Sensitive 

Air Sensitive

CAS DataBase Reference

18127-01-0

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)- (18127-01-0)

Hazard Codes 

Xi,N,Xn

Risk Statements 

22-43-51/53-62

Safety Statements 

36/37-61

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

Chemical Properties

Colourless Oil

Chemical Properties

BOURGEONAL is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a powerful green, aquatic, aldehydic, lily of the valley odor. It is recommended for use in toiletries and alcoholic fragrances, but also for use in soaps and detergents. 3-[4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)phenyl]propanal can be prepared from 4-tert-butylbenzaldehyde by aldol reaction with acetaldehyde and subsequent selective hydrogenation of the double bond of the resulting 4-tert-butylcinnamaldehyde or by reaction of tert-butylbenzene with acrolein diacetate in the presence of a Lewis catalyst and saponification of the resulting 3-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl]-1 (cipher)-propen-1-yl acetate.

Uses

A potent agonist at hOR17-4 (a human testicular olfactory receptor) and acts as a strong chemoattractant in sperm behavioral assays. The bourgeonal-hOR17-4 signaling pathway potentially governs chemi cal communication between sperm and egg and may be used to manipulate or block fertilization.

Trade name

Bourgeonal (Givaudan)