Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 99.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.97600 @ 25.00 °C.
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Refractive Index: | 1.45800 to 1.46300 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 117.00 °C. @ 3.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 262.00 to 263.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.008000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 223.00 °F. TCC ( 106.11 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.487 (est) |
Shelf Life: | 24.00 month(s) or longer if stored properly. |
Storage: | store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. |
Soluble in: |
| water, 393.8 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: coumarinic |
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| sweet creamy tonka |
Odor Description:
| sweet creamy tonka |
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| sweet coconut creamy milky celery fatty buttery dry lactonic cheesy |
Odor Description: at 1.00 %. | sweet, coconut creamy, milky with a phthalate celery like note and a fatty melted butter and dry lactonic cheese like nuance Mosciano, Gerard, (2009) |
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Flavor Type: waxy |
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| waxy coconut dairy creamy buttery brown toffee |
Taste Description: at 10.00 ppm. | Waxy, sweetened coconut, dairy creamy with a melted butter, slightly brown butter and toffee like nuance Mosciano, Gerard, (2009) |
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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 36/38 - Irritating to skin and eyes. 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: |
gavage-mouse LD50 [sex: M,F] 5252 mg/kg (Moran et al., 1980)
oral-mouse LD50 5252 mg/kg Drug and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 3, Pg. 249, 1980.
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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 |
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.012 (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: 12 |
Click here to view publication 12 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 10.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 5.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | 5.00000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 5.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | 5.00000 |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | - | 5.00000 |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | 5.00000 |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
The FEMA GRAS assessment of lactones 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) on a request from the Commission related to - Flavouring Group Evaluation 10: Aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30 - (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 10, Revision 1 (FGE10 Rev1)[1] - Aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30 - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 10, Revision 2 (FGE.10Rev2): Aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 5579-78-2 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 62583 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 2 |
| 7-butyloxepan-2-one |
Chemidplus: | 0005579782 |
RTECS: | RQ6670000 for cas# 5579-78-2 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
6- | butyl hexanolide | 7- | butyl oxepan-2-one | | butyl oxepanone | 7- | butyl-2-oxepanone | 6- | butylhexanolide | 7- | butyloxepan-2-one | epsilon- | decalactone | | decano-1,6-lactone | 6- | decanolide | 6- | hydroxydecanoic acid epsilon-lactone | 2- | oxepanone, 7-butyl- |
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