m-Tolualdehyde is used as a fragrance agent in food and cosmetics. It is also used as a reagent in the preparation of a wide range of pharmaceutical compounds such as anti-inflammatory agents.
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Applications
m-Tolualdehyde is used as a fragrance agent in food and cosmetics. It is also used as a reagent in the preparation of a wide range of pharmaceutical compounds such as anti-inflammatory agents.
Solubility
Not miscible in water.
Notes
Air sensitive. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- M.J.Worsey; F.C.Franklin; P.A.Williams. Regulation of the degradative pathway enzymes coded for by the TOL plasmid (pWWO) from Pseudomonas putida mt-2. J. Bacteriol. 1978, 134,(3), 757-764.
- K.Furukawa; J.R.Simon; A.M.Chakrabarty. Common induction and regulation of biphenyl, xylene/toluene, and salicylate catabolism in Pseudomonas paucimobilis. J. Bacteriol. 1983, 154,(3), 1356-1362.