SHEET /m/benzaldehyde · PubChem CID 240 · CAS 100-52-7 · REV 2026.07
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Benzaldehyde from source
C7H6O · 106.12 g/mol
Benzoic aldehyde · Phenylmethanal · Benzenecarbonal · Benzenecarboxaldehyde
chemical compound
CategoryFood & flavor
Chemical familyAromatics
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=O
Where you'll find it
Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported guinea pig oral LD50 for Benzaldehyde is 1,000 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
70.0 g
a median lethal dose scaled to 154 lb (70,000 mg)
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
1,000 mg/kg · low toxicity · LD50 guinea pig oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
3 more reported values
- 1,300 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rat
- 1,430 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rat
- 1,250 mg/kgLD50 · dermal · rabbit
DangerIrritantHealth hazardH227, H302, H312, H315, H317, H319, H320, H332, H334, H335, H336, H371, H372, H373, H401, H412from source
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Where Benzaldehyde leads
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