2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde is categorised under the synthetic fragrance class of compounds widely utilised in consumer products such as perfumes, after shave lotions, cosmetics and more.

2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde can be used as a reference standard for the determination of 2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde in: Human urine samples by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) equipped with electrospray ionisation (ESI) source and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode of detection, deodorants and air fresheners by sonication extraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), scented consumer products by GC-MS as well as GC in combination with olfactometry.