Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.82400 to 0.83000 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 6.857 to 6.906
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Refractive Index: | 1.41500 to 1.42100 @ 20.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | -38.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 121.00 to 123.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 6.653000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 115.00 °F. TCC ( 46.11 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.603 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 1.286e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | | water, 4.26E+04 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: green |
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| fruity green leafy |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | powerful fruity green leafy |
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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): | Xn - Harmful. |
R 10 - Flammable. R 22 - Harmful if swallowed. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 16 - Keep away from sources of ignition - No Smoking. S 20/21 - When using do not eat, drink or smoke. 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 37/39 - Wear suitable gloves and eye/face protection.
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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-rat LD50 710 mg/kg (Brown et al., 1955)
oral-mouse LDLo 750 mg/kg "Narkoseversuche mit Hoheren Alkoholen und Stickstoffderivaten, Dissertation," Leube, F., Pharmakologischen Institut der Universitat Tubingen, Fed. Rep. Ger., 1931Vol. -, Pg. -, 1931.
oral-rat LD50 710 mg/kg Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 115, Pg. 230, 1955.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
subcutaneous-mouse LD50 1100 mg/kg Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. Vol. 5, Pg. 161, 1955.
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for 3-methyl-3-pentanol usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.0012 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 3900 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 540 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | II |
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Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i). |
Note: mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm. |
| average usage mg/kg | maximum usage mg/kg |
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): | 7.00000 | 35.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 7.00000 | 35.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 20.00000 | 100.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
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 18 (FGE.18): Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic saturated and unsaturated tertiary alcohols, aromatic tertiary alcohols and their esters from chemical group 6 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 18, Revision 1 (FGE. 18 Rev1)[1] : Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic saturated and unsaturated tertiary alcohols, aromatic tertiary alcohols and their esters from chemical groups 6 and 8 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 90 (FGE.90): Consideration of Aliphatic, acyclic and alicyclic terpenoid tertiary alcohols and structurally related substances evaluated by JECFA (68th meeting)FGE.18Rev1 (2009) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 18, Revision 2 (FGE.18Rev2): Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic saturated and unsaturated tertiary alcohols, aromatic tertiary alcohols and their esters from chemical groups 6 and 8. View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 18, Revision 3 (FGE.18Rev3): Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic saturated and unsaturated tertiary alcohols, aromatic tertiary alcohols and their esters from chemical groups 6 and 8. View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 77-74-7 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 6493 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WISER: | UN 1987 |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| 3-methylpentan-3-ol |
Chemidplus: | 0000077747 |
RTECS: | SA7450000 for cas# 77-74-7 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
(E)- | tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
animal |
para- | cresyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
balsamic |
iso | amyl benzoate | FL/FR |
citrus |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
| petitgrain combava oil | FR |
dairy |
| methyl butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
ethereal |
2- | methyl valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
fatty |
3- | decen-2-one | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | octenal | |
fermented |
3- | methyl-1-pentanol | FL/FR |
floral |
| allyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| boronia absolute | FL/FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
gamma- | damascone | FR |
6,8- | dimethyl-2-nonanol | FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
| papaya isobutyrate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| acetaldehyde dihexyl acetal | FL/FR |
| allyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| artemisia pallens herb oil | FL/FR |
| berry pentadienoate | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl propionate | FL/FR |
| cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
2- | cyclopentyl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| davana oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl succinate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-acetoxyhexanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate | FL/FR |
| geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexanal propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl 2-methyl-2-pentenoate | FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl (E)-tiglate | FL/FR |
| hexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| linalyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| octen-1-yl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| octyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
4- | phenyl-2-butyl acetate | FL/FR |
| pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
| prenol | FL/FR |
| prenyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
| prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| rhubarb undecane | FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tropical indene | FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
green |
| acetaldehyde benzyl 2-methoxyethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde butyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde di-(Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde dipropyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde methyl hexyl acetal | FR |
iso | amyl formate | FL/FR |
| cognac heptanone | FL/FR |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
| galbanum oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| geranium absolute | FL/FR |
1- | heptanol | FL/FR |
| heptyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-crotonate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl benzoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl formate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl lactate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl methyl carbonate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal | FL/FR |
2- | hexenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl octanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | leaf acetal | FL/FR |
| leafy acetal | FL/FR |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
| methyl heptine carbonate | FL/FR |
| methyl R-3-acetoxyhexanoate | |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| octanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
| phenoxyethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
3- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
alpha-iso | propyl phenyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
iso | propyl phenyl propionaldehyde | FR |
| propylene acetal | FL/FR |
| rose leaf absolute (rosa centifolia) | FL/FR |
| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
| thiogeraniol | FL/FR |
| violet dienyne | FR |
| violet leaf oil (viola odorata) | FL/FR |
herbal |
sweet | basil absolute | FL/FR |
| lovage tincture | FL/FR |
| rosemary oleoresin | FL/FR |
| tricyclodecyl acetate | FR |
minty |
iso | pulegyl formate | FL/FR |
pine |
| plectranthus glandulosus hook f. leaf oil cameroon | FR |
sulfurous |
| buchu mercaptan | FL/FR |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanol | FL/FR |
tropical |
beta- | cyclocitral | FL/FR |
waxy |
9- | decenoic acid | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | dodecadien-1-ol | |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
| octyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
woody |
| verdoxan | FR |
| woody acetate | FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| acetaldehyde benzyl 2-methoxyethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde di-(Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetal | FL/FR |
| allyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| allyl tiglate | FL |
2- | cyclopentyl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | dodecadien-1-ol | |
| ethyl 3-acetoxyhexanoate | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | heptadien-1-ol | FL |
| heptyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-crotonate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal | FL |
2- | hexenal | FL |
2- | hexenal diethyl acetal | FL |
2- | hexenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL |
| hexyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| hexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| linalyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 4-pentenoate | FL |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-2-octenal | FL |
(E)-2- | methyl-2-octenal | FL |
2- | methyl-3-heptanone | FL |
(E,E)-3,5- | octadien-2-one | FL |
1,5- | octadien-3-ol | FL |
(Z)-2- | octenal | |
4- | phenyl-2-butyl acetate | FL/FR |
| prenyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
| prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
alpha-iso | propyl phenyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
| propylene acetal | FL/FR |
iso | pulegyl formate | FL/FR |
(E)- | tiglaldehyde | FL/FR |
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| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
aromatic |
para- | cresyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| leafy acetal | FL/FR |
berry |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
citrus |
| cognac heptanone | FL/FR |
cooling |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
dairy |
| methyl butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
earthy |
1- | hexen-3-yl acetate | FL |
estery |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| ethyl (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl benzoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octenal | FL/FR |
floral |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
fruity |
iso | amyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| artemisia pallens herb oil | FL/FR |
| berry pentadienoate | FL/FR |
| boronia absolute | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl propionate | FL/FR |
| cherry pentenoate | FL/FR |
| davana oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl succinate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-octenoate | FL |
| ethyl 2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl-para-tolyl glycidate | FL/FR |
| furfuryl propionate | FL |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
| hexanal propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-3-nonenoate | FL |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| octen-1-yl cyclopentanone | FL/FR |
| pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
| prenol | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
green |
| acetaldehyde butyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde dihexyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde dipropyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| allyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl formate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
3- | decen-2-one | FL/FR |
| galbanum oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| geranium absolute | FL/FR |
| geranyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl lactate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl methyl carbonate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal | FL/FR |
3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal diethyl acetal | FL |
| hexyl (E)-tiglate | FL/FR |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl octanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | leaf acetal | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-undecynoate | FL |
| methyl heptine carbonate | FL/FR |
| methyl R-3-acetoxyhexanoate | |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| octanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
| papaya isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
| phenoxyethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
3- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
| rose leaf absolute (rosa centifolia) | FL/FR |
| thiogeraniol | FL/FR |
| violet leaf oil (viola odorata) | FL/FR |
herbal |
sweet | basil absolute | FL/FR |
| lovage tincture | FL/FR |
| rosemary oleoresin | FL/FR |
metallic |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanol | FL/FR |
rummy |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl formate | FL/FR |
solvent |
1- | heptanol | FL/FR |
sour |
3- | methyl valeric acid | FL |
sulfurous |
| buchu mercaptan | FL/FR |
tropical |
beta- | cyclocitral | FL/FR |
vegetable |
2- | methyl valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
waxy |
iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
9- | decenoic acid | FL/FR |
| octyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| octyl butyrate | FL/FR |
whiskey |
3- | methyl-1-pentanol | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| acetone dimethyl ketal | | acetone-dimethyl acetal | | acetone, dimethyl acetal | | diethyl methyl carbinol | 2- | ethinylbutanol | | ethinylmethylethylcarbinol | | mepentamato | | methyl diethyl carbinol | 3- | methyl pentan-3-ol | | methyldiethylcarbinol | 3- | methylpentan-3-ol | 3- | methylpentin-3-ol | | metilpentinolo | | pentan-3-ol, 3-methyl- | 3- | pentanol, 3-methyl- | | pentydrom | m- | pentynol | | placidal |
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