Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.96800 to 0.97500 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.055 to 8.113
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Refractive Index: | 1.50600 to 1.51000 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 253.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Acid Value: | 2.00 max. KOH/g
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.017000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 245.00 °F. TCC ( 118.33 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.698 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 205.5 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: floral |
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| sweet floral earthy musty |
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | sweet floral earthy musty |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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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 2-methyl-4-phenyl butanal usage levels up to: | | 0.2000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.34 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 0.40 (μg/capita/day) |
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: | - | 0.50000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.02000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 0.50000 |
fruit ices: | - | 0.50000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 0.50000 |
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:
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
amber |
alpha- | ambrinol | FL/FR |
cocoa |
2-iso | butyl-3,5-(and 3,6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
earthy |
(+)- | geosmin | |
| geosmin | FL/FR |
(-)- | geosmin | |
(Z)- | linalool oxide (furanoid) | FL/FR |
2- | octanone oxime | FR |
1- | octen-3-one | FL/FR |
fatty |
(R)- | dihydro-gamma-ionone | |
floral |
| bois de rose oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| citronellol | FL/FR |
| geranium oil morocco | FL/FR |
| phenethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde 2,3-butylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
(R)- | styralyl alcohol | FL/FR |
fruity |
| styralyl butyrate | FL/FR |
green |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl benzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| earthy acetal | FL/FR |
| methyl cyclocitrone (IFF) | FR |
3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
mossy |
| oakmoss absolute | FL/FR |
musty |
| cocoa butenal | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
ortho- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
nutty |
2,3,5- | trimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
spicy |
4- | carvomenthenol | FL/FR |
| ginger oleoresin | FL/FR |
woody |
| dryopteris filix-mas oleoresin | FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
2-iso | butyl-3,5-(and 3,6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
(R)- | dihydro-gamma-ionone | |
alpha,alpha- | dimethyl benzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| earthy acetal | FL/FR |
| geosmin | FL/FR |
(-)- | geosmin | |
(+)- | geosmin | |
(Z)- | linalool oxide (furanoid) | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde 2,3-butylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
(R)- | styralyl alcohol | FL/FR |
amber |
alpha- | ambrinol | FL/FR |
camphoreous |
ortho- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
cooling |
4- | carvomenthenol | FL/FR |
earthy |
1- | octen-3-one | FL/FR |
floral |
| bois de rose oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| citronellol | FL/FR |
| geranium oil morocco | FL/FR |
fruity |
| phenethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| styralyl butyrate | FL/FR |
green |
| cocoa butenal | FL/FR |
| oakmoss absolute | FL/FR |
3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
musty |
2,3,5- | trimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
spicy |
| ginger oleoresin | FL/FR |
| turmeric oleoresin | FL |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| benzenebutanal, a-methyl- | | butyraldehyde, 2-methyl-4-phenyl- | alpha- | methyl benzene butanal | 2- | methyl-4-phenyl butyraldehyde | 2- | methyl-4-phenylbutanal | 2- | methyl-4-phenylbutyraldehyde | a- | methylbenzenebutanal | 4- | phenyl-2-methyl butanal | 4- | phenyl-2-methylbutanal |
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