Category: flavoring 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: | 0.89300 to 0.91300 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.431 to 7.597
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Refractive Index: | 1.42000 to 1.42600 @ 20.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | -59.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 220.00 to 223.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.030000 mmHg @ 20.00 °C. |
Vapor Density: | 4.98 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | 244.00 °F. TCC ( 117.78 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.640 |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 2000 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp) |
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): | Xn - Harmful. |
R 63 - Possible risk of harm to the unborn child. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 20/21 - When using do not eat, drink or smoke. S 23 - Do not breath vapour. 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 1600 - 3000 mg/kg (Eastman Kodak Co., 1955a; Smyth & Carpenter, 1944; Eastman Kodak Co., 1987f).
oral-rat LD50 3000 mg/kg (RTECS, 1991).
oral-rat LD50 3276 mg/kg (IUCLID Dataset, 2000f).
oral-rat LD50 2043 mg/kg (Eastman Kodak Co., 1987a).
oral-rat LD50 3000 mg/kg (Smyth & Carpenter, 1944).
oral-rat LD50 3000 mg/kg Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol. 26, Pg. 269, 1944.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
skin-rabbit LD50 1260 ul/kg Union Carbide Data Sheet. Vol. 11/4/1971
skin-guinea pig LD50 6300 ul/kg Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol. 26, Pg. 269, 1944.
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
inhalation-rat LC > 400 ppm/6H Kodak Company Reports. Vol. 21MAY1971
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for 2-ethyl hexanoic acid usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.24 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 3100 (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): | 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): | 2.00000 | 10.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | 5.00000 | 25.00000 |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 3.00000 | 15.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 10.00000 | 50.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | 15.00000 | 75.00000 |
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 |
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
2- | butyl butanoic acid | | butyl ethyl acetic acid | 2- | butylbutanoic acid | | butylethylacetic acid | 2- | ethyl caproic acid | alpha- | ethyl caproic acid | 2- | ethyl hexoic acid | 2- | ethyl-hexanoic acid | 2- | ethyl-hexoic acid | 2- | ethylcaproic acid | a- | ethylcaproic acid | alpha- | ethylcaproic acid | 2- | ethylcapronic acid | 2- | ethylhexanoic acid | a- | ethylhexanoic acid | 2- | ethylhexanoicacid | 2- | ethylhexoic acid | 3- | heptane carboxylic acid | 3- | heptanecarboxylic acid | | hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl- | | sinesto B |
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