Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 99.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.97900 to 0.98200 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.156 to 8.181
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Refractive Index: | 1.51500 to 1.51800 @ 20.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | -34.10 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 170.00 to 172.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 63.00 to 64.00 °C. @ 14.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 1.900000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 125.00 °F. TCC ( 51.67 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.740 |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 450.4 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: naphthyl |
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| sweet nutty floral earthy walnut |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | sweet nutty floral earthy walnut |
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| naphthyl camphoreous phenolic woody orchid |
Odor Description: at 1.00 %. | Naphthyl, camphoreous, phenolic and woody with a salicylate nuance Mosciano, Gerard P&F 23, No. 3, 55, (1998) |
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Flavor Type: camphoreous |
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| camphoreous earthy woody orchid minty spicy |
Taste Description: at 5.00 ppm. | Camphoreous, earthy, woody and salicylate with minty, spicy nuances Mosciano, Gerard P&F 23, No. 3, 55, (1998) |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | Xi - Irritant |
R 10 - Flammable. R 38 - Irritating to skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing.
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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: |
Not determined
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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 ortho-methyl anisole usage levels up to: | | 2.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 2.40 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.06 (μg/capita/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: 3 |
Click here to view publication 3 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 4.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 1.70000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 1.00000 |
fruit ices: | - | 1.00000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | 2.30000 | 4.00000 |
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:
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 23 (FGE.23): Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic ethers including anisole derivatives From chemical groups 15, 16 and 26 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 59 (FGE.59): Consideration of aliphatic and aromatic ethers evaluated by JECFA (61st meeting) structurally related to aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic ethers including anisole derivatives evaluated by EFSA in FGE.23 (2006) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 23, Revision 1 (FGE.23Rev1): Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic ethers including anisole derivatives from chemical groups 15, 16, 26 and 30[1] - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 59, Revision 1 (FGE.59Rev1): Consideration of aliphatic and aromatic ethers evaluated by JECFA (61st meeting and 63rd meeting) structurally related to aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic ethers including anisole derivatives evaluated by EFSA in FGE.23 Rev2 (2010) View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 578-58-5 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 33637 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WISER: | UN 1993 |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| 1-methoxy-2-methylbenzene |
Chemidplus: | 0000578585 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
2- | methyl-3-isobutyl quinoxaline | |
| sulfuryl octanoate | FL/FR |
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| sulfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl decanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl propionate | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde dibutyl acetal | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
bready |
| coffee furanone | FL/FR |
buttery |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
camphoreous |
| bornyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyrophenone | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
chocolate |
| chocolate pyrazine A | FL/FR |
2,5- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
cocoa |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
coconut |
alpha- | angelica lactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
| popcorn pyrimidine | FL/FR |
coumarinic |
| coumane | FL/FR |
| tonka bean resinoid | FR |
earthy |
2- | ethyl-3-methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
(Z)- | linalool oxide (furanoid) | FL/FR |
2- | octanone oxime | FR |
fatty |
| coconut absolute | FL/FR |
(R)- | dihydro-gamma-ionone | |
(Z)-2- | octenal | |
fermented |
| valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
floral |
| bois de rose oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| boronia butenal | FR |
para- | cresyl laurate | FL/FR |
| geranium oil morocco | FL/FR |
| hawthorn carbinol | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-4-phenyl butanal | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde 2,3-butylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propionaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(R)- | styralyl alcohol | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl 2-ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
| styralyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl benzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| earthy acetal | FL/FR |
2- | heptyl furan | FL/FR |
| lilac acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
| methyl cyclocitrone (IFF) | FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
herbal |
| dehydroxylinalool oxide | FL/FR |
2,10- | epoxypinane | FR |
| saffron pyranone | FR |
minty |
dextro- | carvone | FL/FR |
dextro- | dihydrocarvone | FL/FR |
| methyl salicylate | FL/FR |
mossy |
| oakmoss absolute | FL/FR |
musty |
2- | acetyl pyrrole | FL/FR |
3- | acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan | FL/FR |
| hazelnut pyrazine | FL/FR |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
para- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
nutty |
3- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-5-methyl furan | FL/FR |
3,6- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,6- | lutidine | FL/FR |
| maraniol | CS |
2- | methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
2- | methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-propyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
ortho- | salicylic acid | CS |
| shoyu pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3,5- | trimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| vinyl sulfurol | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl thiazole | FL/FR |
roasted |
2- | acetyl-2-pyrroline | |
spicy |
| carvacrol | FL/FR |
4- | carvomenthenol | FL/FR |
3-(2- | furyl) acrolein | FL/FR |
| origanum majorana oil | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
tobacco |
| veltonal (Bedoukian) | FR |
tonka |
| coumarin | FR |
| tonka bean absolute | FR |
| whiskey lactone | FL/FR |
woody |
| dryopteris filix-mas oleoresin | FR |
| sandalwood oil | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| acetyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL |
2- | acetyl-2-pyrroline | |
| bornyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyrophenone | FL/FR |
| chocolate pyrazine A | FL/FR |
| chocolate pyrazine B | FL |
| coumane | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl methyl pyrazine | FL |
2,5- | diethyl thiazole | FL |
2,5- | diethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL |
6,7- | dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-5H-cyclopentapyrazine | FL |
(R)- | dihydro-gamma-ionone | |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl benzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| dimethyl dihydrocyclopentapyrazine | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
| earthy acetal | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-3-methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
(Z+E)-5- | ethyl-4-methyl-2-(2-butyl) thiazoline | FL |
(Z+E)-5- | ethyl-4-methyl-2-(2-methyl propyl) thiazoline | FL |
3-(2- | furyl) acrolein | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | heptadien-1-ol | FL |
2- | hexyl-5 or 6-keto-1,4-dioxane | FL |
(Z)- | linalool oxide (furanoid) | FL/FR |
2- | methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-(methyl thio) acetate | FL |
2- | methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-4-phenyl butanal | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | octenal | |
| peanut dithiazine | FL |
| phenyl acetaldehyde 2,3-butylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
2- | propyl pyridine | FL |
para- | salicylic acid | FL |
(R)- | styralyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl decanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
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5- | acetyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-thiazine | FL |
| sulfuryl formate | FL |
| sulfuryl octanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl propionate | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde dibutyl acetal | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
2- | methyl thioacetaldehyde | FL |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
bitter |
2- | methyl-3-isobutyl quinoxaline | |
bready |
2- | propionyl thiazole | FL |
burnt |
2- | methyl quinoxaline | FL |
buttery |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
coffee |
| difurfuryl ether | FL |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
2-iso | propyl pyrazine | FL |
cooling |
4- | carvomenthenol | FL/FR |
corn chip |
2- | acetyl thiazole | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
| popcorn pyrimidine | FL/FR |
creamy |
alpha- | angelica lactone | FL/FR |
earthy |
2- | methyl-3-propyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| allyl 2-ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| coconut absolute | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | decadienal | FL |
2- | heptyl furan | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | nonadienal | FL |
fishy |
4,5- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
floral |
| bois de rose oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| geranium oil morocco | FL/FR |
fruity |
2,4- | hexadien-1-ol | FL |
| lilac acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propionaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| styralyl butyrate | FL/FR |
fusel |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
green |
dextro- | dihydrocarvone | FL/FR |
| dihydroxyacetophenone (mixed isomers) | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl thiophene | FL |
4- | methyl thiazole | FL |
2- | methyl-5-isopropyl pyrazine | FL |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| oakmoss absolute | FL/FR |
3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
2- | vinyl pyrazine | FL |
herbal |
| origanum majorana oil | FL/FR |
lactonic |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
meaty |
| benzothiazole | FL/FR |
minty |
dextro- | carvone | FL/FR |
| methyl salicylate | FL/FR |
musty |
2,5- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethoxythiazole | FL |
| hazelnut pyrazine | FL/FR |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
| propionaldehyde | FL |
| shoyu pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3,5- | trimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
para- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
nutty |
3- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl pyrrole | FL/FR |
3- | acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-5-methyl furan | FL/FR |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,6- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
| coffee furanone | FL/FR |
3,5- | diethyl-2-methyl pyrazine | FL |
2,5- | diethyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
2,4- | dimethyl-5-vinyl thiazole | FL |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
1- | ethyl-2-acetyl pyrrole | FL |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert pyrazine | FL/FR |
european | hazelnut oleoresin | FL |
2,6- | lutidine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
2- | methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| nutty thiazole | FL |
| peanut oxazole | FL |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| vinyl sulfurol | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | propionyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
roasted |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
spicy |
| carvacrol | FL/FR |
| hawthorn carbinol | FL/FR |
toasted |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
waxy |
para- | cresyl laurate | FL/FR |
winey |
iso | amyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-2-methyl pyridine | FL |
| valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
woody |
| dehydroxylinalool oxide | FL/FR |
| sandalwood oil | FL/FR |
| whiskey lactone | FL/FR |
| yerba mate concentrate | FL |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| anisole, 2-methyl- | | benzene, 1-methoxy-2-methyl- | o- | cresyl methyl ether | ortho- | cresyl methyl ether | 1- | methoxy-2-methyl benzene | 1- | methoxy-2-methylbenzene | 2- | methoxytoluene | o- | methoxytoluene | ortho- | methoxytoluene | | methyl 2-methylphenyl ether | 2- | methyl anisole | o- | methyl anisole | 2- | methyl anisole natural | 2- | methyl methoxybenzene | | methyl o-tolyl ether | | methyl ortho-cresyl ether | 2- | methyl ortho-tolyl ether | 2- | methylanisole | o- | methylanisole | ortho- | methylanisole |
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