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: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.81800 to 0.82400 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 6.807 to 6.857
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Refractive Index: | 1.41400 to 1.42000 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 163.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 55.00 °C. @ 13.50 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 1.800000 mmHg @ 20.00 °C. |
Flash Point: | 111.00 °F. TCC ( 43.89 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.796 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 455.6 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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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 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 16 - Keep away from sources of ignition - No Smoking. 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 36/37/39 - Wear suitable clothing, 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 2600 mg/kg National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0534445
oral-rat LD50 3078 mg/kg (NTIS, 1991).
oral-rat LD50 2732 mg/kg (IUCLID Dataset, 2000f).
oral-rat LD50 3730 mg/kg (Smyth et al., 1969a; Lington & Bevan, 1994).
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 1600 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE WEAKNESS
SKIN AND APPENDAGES (SKIN): HAIR: OTHER
BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0533623
oral-mouse LD50 3550 mg/kg "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982Vol. -, Pg. 103, 1982.
intraperitoneal-rat LD50 500 mg/kg Hydrometallurgy. Vol. 3, Pg. 201, 1978.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
skin-guinea pig LD50 > 16000 mg/kg Food and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 26, Pg. 319, 1988.
skin-rabbit LD50 4135 mg/kg National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0534445
skin-rat LD50 > 20 mL/kg SKIN AND APPENDAGES (SKIN): "DERMATITIS, OTHER: AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE" National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0533623
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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): | 0.0012 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 1600 (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): | 3.00000 | 15.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 3.00000 | 15.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | - | - |
Confectionery (05.0): | 4.00000 | 20.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | 1.00000 | 5.00000 |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 3.00000 | 15.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 4.00000 | 20.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Safety References:
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| butyl ethyl acetaldehyde | | butylethylacetaldehyde | | ethyl butyl acetaldehyde | 2- | ethyl caproaldehyde | alpha- | ethyl caproaldehyde | 2- | ethyl hexaldehyde | 2- | ethyl-capronaldehyde | 2- | ethyl-hexanal | | ethylbutylacetaldehyde | 2- | ethylcaproaldehyde | a- | ethylcaproaldehyde | 2- | ethylcapronaldehyde | | ethylhexaldehyde | 2- | ethylhexaldehyde | 2- | ethylhexanal | 2- | ethylhexylaldehyde | 3- | formyl heptane | 3- | formylheptane | | hexanal, 2-ethyl- | beta- | propyl-alpha-ethyl acrolein |
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