Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 33.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 421.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 103.00 to 104.00 °C. @ 15.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.101000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Vapor Density: | 4.7 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | 195.00 °F. TCC ( 90.56 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.700 |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 374.5 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: anisic |
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| sweet anisic floral ylang |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | sweet anisic floral ylang |
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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: |
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 1250 mg/kg "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982Vol. -, Pg. 87, 1982.
oral-rat LD50 3300 mg/kg (Moreno, 1977aa)
gavage-rat LD50 [sex: M] 2987 mg/kg (Dashiell & Hinckle, 1981)
oral-mammal (species unspecified) LD50 3800 mg/kg Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 39(4), Pg. 86, 1974.
oral-mouse LD50 3800 mg/kg "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982Vol. -, Pg. 87, 1982.
oral-rat LD50 3300 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 873, 1979.
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Dermal Toxicity: |
skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 873, 1979.
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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): | 3900 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
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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) on a request from the Commission related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 20 (FGE.20): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical group 23 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 52 (FGE.52): Consideration of hydroxy- and alkoxy-substituted benzyl derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters evaluated by EFSA in FGE.20 (2005) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 54 (FGE.54)[1] - Consideration of benzyl derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids and related esters evaluated by EFSA in FGE.20 (2005) - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 1 (FGE.20Rev1): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids and related esters from chemical group 23 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 54, Revision 1 (FGE.54Rev1): Consideration of benzyl derivatives evaluated by JECFA (57th meeting) structurally related to benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids and related esters evaluated by EFSA in FGE.20Rev1 (2009) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 2 (FGE.20Rev2): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 3(FGE.20Rev3): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 4 (FGE.20Rev4): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System: | Search |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 99-75-2 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 7455 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 2 |
| methyl 4-methylbenzoate |
Chemidplus: | 0000099752 |
EPA/NOAA CAMEO: | hazardous materials |
RTECS: | XU2150000 for cas# 99-75-2 |
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Other Information:
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| benzoic acid, 4-methyl-, methyl ester | p- | carbomethoxytoluene | para- | carbomethoxytoluene | 4-( | methoxycarbonyl) toluene | 4-( | methoxycarbonyl)toluene | | methyl 4-methyl benzoate | | methyl 4-methylbenzoate | | methyl 4-toluate | 4- | methyl benzoic acid methyl ester | | methyl p-methyl benzoate | | methyl p-methylbenzoate | | methyl p-toluate | | methyl p-toluene carboxylate | | methyl p-toluenecarboxylate | | methyl para-methyl benzoate | | methyl para-methylbenzoate | | methyl para-toluate | | methyl para-toluene carboxylate | | methyl para-toluenecarboxylate | | methyl-p-toluate | 4- | methylbenzoic acid methyl ester | p- | toluic acid methyl ester | p- | toluic acid, methyl ester |
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