Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 96.00 to 100.00 %
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Additional Assay Information: | racemate |
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.98000 to 0.99000 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.155 to 8.238
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Refractive Index: | 1.52000 to 1.52400 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 134.00 °C. @ 14.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 115.00 to 116.00 °C. @ 11.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.085000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 224.00 °F. TCC ( 106.67 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.840 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, very slightly | | water, 5083 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | None - None found. |
S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
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Hazards identification |
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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Pictogram | |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
oral-mouse LD50 2.80 ml/kg (Linét et al., 1962)
oral-mouse LD50 2800 mg/kg Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. Vol. 12, Pg. 347, 1962.
intramuscular-rat LD50 1000 mg/kg Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie. Vol. 222, Pg. 244, 1954.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavor and fragrance agents |
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search |
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice |
Recommendation for hawthorn carbinol usage levels up to: | | 2.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.12 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 1.00 (μg/capita/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |
The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |
publication number: 4 |
Click here to view publication 4 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 10.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 10.00000 |
fruit ices: | - | 10.00000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 10.00000 |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
The FEMA GRAS assessment of aromatic substituted secondary alcohols, ketones, and related esters used as flavor ingredients. View pdf |
European Food Safety Athority(EFSA): | Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies... |
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 16 (FGE.16): Aromatic ketones from chemical group 21 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 16, Revision 1 (FGE.16Rev1)[1]: Aromatic ketones from chemical group 21- Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 69, (FGE.69)[1] - Consideration of aromatic substituted secondary alcohols, ketones and related esters evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to aromatic ketones from chemical group 21 evaluated by EFSA in FGE.16 (2006) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 16, Revision 2 (FGE.16Rev2): Aromatic ketones from chemical group 21 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 69, Revision 1 (FGE.69Rev1): consideration of aromatic substituted secondary alcohols, ketones and related esters evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting), structurally related to aromatic ketones from chemical group 21 evaluated by EFSA in FGE.16Rev2 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 536-50-5 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 10817 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 2 |
| 1-(4-methylphenyl)ethanol |
Chemidplus: | 0000536505 |
RTECS: | DO4565000 for cas# 536-50-5 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| benzenemethanol, a,4-dimethyl- | alpha,4- | dimethyl benzene methanol | (±)-para,.alpha.- | dimethyl benzyl alcohol | para-alpha- | dimethyl benzyl alcohol | (±)-p,.alpha.- | dimethylbenzyl alcohol | 4,a- | dimethylbenzyl alcohol | a-p- | dimethylbenzyl alcohol | p-alpha- | dimethylbenzyl alcohol | | ethanol, 1-(4-methylphenyl)- | | galinex | 4-(alpha- | hydroxyethyl) toluene | | methyl p-tolyl carbinol | 4- | methyl phenyl methyl carbinol | 1-(4- | methyl phenyl) ethanol | 1-(para- | methyl phenyl) ethanol | 4- | methyl-alpha-phenethyl alcohol | | methyl-p-tolyl carbinol | | methyl-para-tolyl carbinol | p- | methylphenyl isopropanol | 1-(4- | methylphenyl)ethan-1-ol | 1-(4- | methylphenyl)ethanol | 1-(p- | methylphenyl)ethanol | | norbilan | 1-p- | tolyl ethanol | 1-para- | tolyl ethanol | p- | tolyl methyl carbinol | para- | tolyl methyl carbinol | 1-(p- | tolyl) ethan-1-ol | 1-(para- | tolyl) ethan-1-ol | 1-(4- | tolyl) ethanol | 1-(p- | tolyl) ethanol | 1-(para- | tolyl) ethanol | 1-(p- | tolyl)ethan-1-ol | 1-(p- | tolyl)ethanol | 1-p- | tolylethanol | 1-para- | tolylethanol | | tomobil |
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