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EC number: 200-624-5 | CAS number: 66-25-1
Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: authoritative handbook
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- simple handbook data, therefore no test guideline available
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
- Substance type:
- organic
- Conclusions:
- Hexanal is a liquid at room temperature and standard pressure.
- Executive summary:
Hexanal is a liquid at room temperature and standard pressure.
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: authoritative handbook
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- simple handbook data, therefore no test guideline available
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
- Form:
- liquid
- Colour:
- colorless
- Odour:
- other: powerful fatty-green odour
- Substance type:
- organic
- Conclusions:
- Hexanal is a colorless liquid with a powerful fatty-green odour at ambient conditions.
- Executive summary:
Hexanal is a colorless liquid with a powerful fatty-green odour at ambient conditions.
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: authoritative journal
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- authoritaitve puplication, therefore no test guideline available
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
- Key result
- Form:
- liquid
- Colour:
- colorless
- Odour:
- other: powerfull fatty-green odour
- Substance type:
- organic
- Conclusions:
- Hexanal is a colourless mobile liquid with a powerful fatty-green odour.
- Executive summary:
Hexanal is a colourless mobile liquid with a powerful fatty-green odour.
Referenceopen allclose all
mobile liquid
Description of key information
Appearance / physical state / colour of Hexanal was described in several handbooks/puplications. Described properties are nearly the same: Hexanal is at ambient conditions a colorless liquid with a powerful fatty-green odour.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
Additional information
CRC Handbook:
Hexanal is a liquid at room temperature and standard pressure.
Sax Dang. Prop.:
Hexanal is a colorless liquid with a powerful fatty-green odour at ambient conditions.
Arctander, 1969:
Hexanal is a colourless mobile liquid with a powerful fatty-green odour.
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