Technical

Melting point 12.39 (11), boiling point 211.9 (213-214), temperature 84.3 (1.33kPa), relative density 1.2483 (20/4), refractive index 1.5662. Flash point 87. Slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, ether, acetone and benzene. It has a strong odor of aldehydes.

C₆H₁₂O

Used as intermediates of medicine and dyestuff. Pesticide mites produced with ortho benzaldehyde can prevent mites on dry crops and fruit trees. It can be obtained by ortho - chloro - benzaldehyde