Compound
benzaldehyde
An arenecarbaldehyde that consists of benzene bearing a single formyl substituent; the simplest aromatic aldehyde and parent of the class of benzaldehydes.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:17169), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C7H6O
- Mass
- 106.124 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- HUMNYLRZRPPJDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [H]C(=O)c1ccccc1
- Look it up
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
4 entities
4 entities reached.
0 reported hops4 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
24 statements
24 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: benzaldehyde · Sources: Human-GEM, Rhea
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzoic acidCompoundHuman-GEM MAR20038Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzoic acidCompoundRhea RHEA:68868Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzoic acidCompoundHuman-GEM MAR20039Inferred only
- benzoic acid is converted to benzaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:58960Inferred only
- benzoic acid is converted to benzaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:68868Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzoic acidCompoundRhea RHEA:11840Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzoic acidCompoundRhea RHEA:21660Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzoic acidCompoundRhea RHEA:58960Inferred only
- benzyl alcohol is converted to benzaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:80383Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzyl alcoholCompoundRhea RHEA:59944Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzyl alcoholCompoundRhea RHEA:64696Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzyl alcoholCompoundRhea RHEA:80383Inferred only
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- benzyl alcohol is converted to benzaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:59944Inferred only
- benzyl alcohol is converted to benzaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:64696Inferred only
- benzylamine is converted to benzaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:59424Inferred only
- benzylamine is converted to benzaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:76863Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is converted to benzylamineCompoundRhea RHEA:76863Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is metabolised by ALDH1A1ProteinRhea RHEA:11840Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is metabolised by ALDH1B1ProteinRhea RHEA:11840Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is metabolised by ALDH3B1ProteinRhea RHEA:11840Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is metabolised by ALDH3B1ProteinRhea RHEA:21660Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is metabolised by ALDH3B1ProteinHuman-GEM MAR20039Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is metabolised by ALDH3B1ProteinHuman-GEM MAR20038Inferred only
- benzaldehyde is a substrate of AKR1B1ProteinRhea RHEA:59944Inferred only
Reactions
18 reactions
water+NADP(3-)+benzaldehydebenzoic acid+2proton+NADPH(4-)
Catalysed by ALDH3B1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.2.1.7cytosol
Human-GEM MAR20038CC BY 4.0Reference data
water+NAD(+)+benzaldehydebenzoic acid+2proton+NADH(2-)
Catalysed by ALDH3B1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.2.1.28cytosol
Human-GEM MAR20039CC BY 4.0Reference data
benzaldehyde+NAD(1-)+waterbenzoic acid+NADH(2-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH1A1 or ALDH1B1 or ALDH3B1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:11840CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:18450benzaldehyde+hydrogen cyanide
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:18313CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:176822benzaldehyde
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:21460CC BY 4.0Reference data
benzaldehyde+NADP(3-)+waterbenzoic acid+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
Catalysed by ALDH3B1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:21660CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-threo-3-phenylserinebenzaldehyde+glycine
Catalysed by SHMT1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:21712CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:36656+hydronbenzaldehyde+carbon dioxide
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:23368CC BY 4.0Reference data
benzaldehyde+dioxygen+waterbenzoic acid+hydrogen peroxide+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:58960CC BY 4.0Reference data
benzylamine+dioxygen+waterbenzaldehyde+hydrogen peroxide+ammonium
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:59424CC BY 4.0Reference data
benzyl alcohol+NADP(3-)benzaldehyde+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Catalysed by AKR1B1
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:59944CC BY 4.0Reference data
benzylamine+pyruvatebenzaldehyde+L-alanine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:64272CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
14 names
Resolves to: benzaldehyde
- Also called
- Artificial almond oilBenzanoaldehydeBenzene carbaldehydeBenzene carboxaldehydeBenzenecarbonalBenzenecarboxaldehydeBenzenemethylalBenzoic acid aldehydeBenzoic aldehydeBenzylaldehydeEthereal oil of bitter almondsPhenylformaldehydePhenylmethanalSynthetic oil of bitter almond