Category: natural substances and extractives
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: | 0.86400 to 0.86700 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.198 to 7.223
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Refractive Index: | 1.49500 to 1.49800 @ 20.00 °C.
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Melting Point: | -54.00 to -53.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 138.00 to 140.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 62.00 to 63.00 °C. @ 50.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 7.613000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 77.00 °F. TCC ( 25.00 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 3.200 |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 161 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Description:
| plastic |
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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 |
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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 5000 mg/kg Gekkan Yakuji. Pharmaceuticals Monthly. Vol. 22, Pg. 883, 1980.
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 2003 ul/kg Archives of Toxicology. Vol. 58, Pg. 106, 1985.
intraperitoneal-mammal (species unspecified) LDLo 2000 mg/kg Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. Vol. 46, Pg. 95, 1938.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
skin-rabbit LD50 14100 ul/kg Archives of Toxicology. Vol. 58, Pg. 106, 1985.
subcutaneous-mammal (species unspecified) LDLo 5000 mg/kg Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. Vol. 46, Pg. 95, 1938.
skin-rabbit LD50 14100 uL/kg American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 23, Pg. 95, 1962.
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
inhalation-man TCLo 424 mg/m3/6H/6 BEHAVIORAL: CHANGES IN MOTOR ACTIVITY (SPECIFIC ASSAY) Toxicology Letters. Vol. 1000(Sp
inhalation-man TCLo 870 mg/m3/4H-I BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA
BEHAVIORAL: IRRITABILITY Archives of Toxicology, Supplement. Vol. 7, Pg. 412, 1984.
inhalation-mouse LCLo 2010 ppm/24H Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. Vol. 46, Pg. 95, 1938.
inhalation-rat LCLo 8000 ppm/4H American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 23, Pg. 95, 1962.
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | natural substances and extractives |
Recommendation for meta-xylene usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Recommendation for meta-xylene flavor usage levels up to: |
| not for flavor use.
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| benzene, 1,3-dimethyl- | | benzene, m-dimethyl- | 1,3- | dimethylbenzene | m- | dimethylbenzene | meta- | dimethylbenzene | 1,3- | dimethylbenzol | m- | methyltoluene | | santosol 150 | 1,3- | xylene | m- | xylene | m- | xylene [UN1307] [Flammable liquid] | | xylene, m- | m- | xylol | meta- | xylol |
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