Syringaldehyde

Syringaldehyde is an organic compound that occurs in trace amounts widely in nature.

Scolytus multistriatus uses it as a signal to find a host tree during oviposition.

It is a colorless solid (impure samples appear yellowish) that is soluble in alcohol and polar organic solvents.

[citation needed] Syringaldehyde can be found naturally in the wood of spruce and maple trees.

[3] Syringaldehyde is also formed in oak barrels and extracted into whisky, which it gives spicy, smoky, hot and smoldering wood aromas.

NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentine Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water Instability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no code