P-Methoxybenzaldehyde is naturally found in anise oil. It appears colorless liquid with the odor of hawthorn flower.
P-Methoxybenzaldehyde can be prepared by the oxidation of anesol, sommelet reaction of anisole, and the methylation P-hydroxybenzaldehyde, etc.
It is widely used in the preparation of fragrance.
1. used as a fragrance ingredient
2. used as a flavoring agent
3. used as a triplet sensitizer to catalyze the photochemical intermolecular atom-transfer radical addition (ATRA) of haloalkanes onto olefins
4. used as a stain for detecting non UV-active substances using thin layer chromatography (TLC).
Packing in 200kg/steel drum
| Appearance | Colorless to light yellow transparent liquid |
| Odor | Floral aroma |
| Density | 1.119-1.122 |
| Refractive index | 1.571-1.574 |
| Acid value | 5 mgKOH/g |
| Assay | 99% min |
