| Chemical Properties | 2-Tridecenal has a very strong, citrus-peel, waxy odor with a bittersweet taste. |
| Chemical Properties | White to yellow liquid; oily, citrus odor. Soluble in alc,
fixed oils; insoluble in water. |
| Occurrence | Reported found in grilled and roasted beef, lamb and mutton liver and coriander leaf. Also detected in sunguli
oil from Turkmenistan. |
| Uses | Food additive. |
| Definition | ChEBI: 2-tridecenal is a fatty aldehyde. |
| Preparation | From undecyl aldehyde by condensation with acetic aldehyde using sodamide in ether. |
| Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: aldehydic, citrus-like, fatty, green and creamy. |
| Hazard | Low toxicity by ingestion and skin contact. |
| Safety Profile | Low toxicity by
ingestion and skin contact. When heated to
decomposition it emits acrid smoke and
irritating fumes. |
