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 % sum of isomers
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.89400 to 0.90400 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.439 to 7.522
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Refractive Index: | 1.43700 to 1.44700 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 70.00 °C. @ 4.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.437000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Vapor Density: | >1 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | 175.00 °F. TCC ( 79.44 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 3.335 (est) |
Shelf Life: | 48.00 month(s) or longer if stored properly. |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 158.9 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: fruity |
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Odor Strength: | medium |
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Substantivity: | 8 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
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| fruity pear skin green cooked |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | fruity pear skin green cooked |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Bedoukian Research |
METHYL 2-OCTENOATE (HIGH TRANS) ≥97.0% (sum of isomers), Kosher |
Odor Description: | green, cooked fruit, pear-like A good note for air fresheners. |
Taste Description: | green Used in baked goods, gelatins, puddings and beverages. |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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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: |
Not determined
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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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 |
Recommendation for methyl 2-octenoate usage levels up to: | | 5.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |
The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |
publication number: 13 |
Click here to view publication 13 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 7.50000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 1.50000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | 2.00000 |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | 3.00000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | 2.50000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 3.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 7.50000 |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | 2.50000 |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
The FEMA GRAS assessment of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes and related substances used as flavor ingredients. View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 2396-85-2 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 61313 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 2 |
| methyl oct-2-enoate |
Chemidplus: | 0002396852 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
aldehydic |
| citrus carbaldehyde | FR |
| decanal (aldehyde C-10) | FL/FR |
2- | methyl undecanal (aldehyde C-12 mna) | FL/FR |
| nonanal (aldehyde C-9) | FL/FR |
10- | undecenal (aldehyde C-11 undecylenic) | FL/FR |
animal |
| methyl (E)-2-octenoate | FL/FR |
balsamic |
siam | benzoin resinoid | FL/FR |
| benzyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| benzyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| benzyl salicylate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| clover nitrile | FR |
| ethyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| fir needle oil siberia | FL/FR |
| methyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
berry |
| raspberry ketone | FL/FR |
| raspberry ketone acetate | FL/FR |
| raspberry ketone methyl ether | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| strawberry furanone | FL/FR |
citrus |
| bergamot oil | FL/FR |
| dihydromyrcenol | FL/FR |
| grapefruit pentanol | FR |
| methyl heptenone | FL/FR |
blood | orange oil italy | FL/FR |
sweet | orange peel oil c.p. brazil | FL/FR |
estery |
(Z)-4- | octen-1-yl acetate | |
fatty |
| decanol | FL/FR |
fermented |
| hexanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
floral |
iso | amyl salicylate | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
| benzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| bois de rose oil brazil | FL/FR |
iso | butyl salicylate | FL/FR |
| citronellol | FL/FR |
| citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| coriander seed oil | FL/FR |
| cyclamen aldehyde | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl ethyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinol | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
| floral pyranol | FR |
| gardenia oxide | FR |
| geraniol | FL/FR |
| geranium oil egypt fractions | FR |
| geranyl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl salicylate | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-furoate | FL/FR |
alpha- | hexyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
| ho leaf oil | FR |
| hyacinth ether | FR |
| hydroxycitronellal | FL/FR |
| leerall | FR |
| lilyall | FR |
| linalool | FL/FR |
laevo- | linalool | FL/FR |
| linalool oxide | FL/FR |
| methyl dihydrojasmonate | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute france | FL/FR |
| muguet carboxaldehyde | FR |
| nerol | FL/FR |
| neryl acetate | FL/FR |
| nonanol | FL/FR |
| ocean propanal | FL/FR |
| orris pyridine 25% IPM | FR |
| peony alcohol | FR |
| petitgrain oil paraguay | FL/FR |
| phenethyl acetate | FL/FR |
| phenethyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| rhodinol | FL/FR |
| rose butanoate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrolinalool | FL/FR |
| violet methyl carbonate | FR |
| ylang ylang flower oil | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl amyl glycolate | FR |
| allyl cyclohexyl propionate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl acetate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| apple crotonate | FR |
| benzyl propionate | FL/FR |
| butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
gamma- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-4-octenoate | FR |
| ethyl 2-cyclohexyl propionate | FR |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl cyclohexane propionate | FL/FR |
| ethyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| green acetate | FR |
(E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
2- | hexenyl cyclopentanyl acetate | FR |
| hexyl (E)-tiglate | FL/FR |
| hexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| linalyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
3- | mercaptohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| methyl (Z)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl octadienoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-2-pentenyl acetate | FR |
| nerolidyl isobutyrate | FR |
(Z)-3- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
| pear valerate | FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| propyl acetate | FL/FR |
| propyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| strawberry glycidate 1 (aldehyde C-16 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
gamma- | undecalactone (aldehyde C-14 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
green |
| acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde methyl hexyl acetal | FR |
| cortex pyridine | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| galbanum oil | FL/FR |
| heptyl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-2-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl benzoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexenyl methyl ether | FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | leaf acetal | FL/FR |
| melon nonenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptine carbonate | FL/FR |
| methyl octine carbonate | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
3- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
| violet leaf absolute | FL/FR |
herbal |
| anthemis nobilis flower oil roman | FL/FR |
| clary sage oil france | FL/FR |
| daucus carota fruit oil | FL/FR |
| dill seed oil indian | FL/FR |
| lavender absolute bulgaria | FL/FR |
| linalyl acetate | FL/FR |
marine |
green | algae absolute | FL/FR |
| marine pyridine | FR |
melon |
| melon heptenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonenal | FL/FR |
minty |
laevo- | carveol | FL/FR |
laevo- | carvone | FL/FR |
cis- | carvone-5,6-oxide | FL/FR |
| carvyl acetate | FL/FR |
| dihydrocarveol | FL/FR |
dextro- | dihydrocarvone | FL/FR |
| spearmint absolute | FL/FR |
| spearmint oil america | FL/FR |
| spearmint oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrocarvone | FL/FR |
mossy |
| oakmoss absolute | FL/FR |
musk |
| musk propanoate | FR |
powdery |
para- | anisyl acetate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl alcohol | FL/FR |
spicy |
trans- | carveol | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute | FL/FR |
terpenic |
alpha- | terpineol | FL/FR |
tonka |
| mint lactone | FL/FR |
| tonka bean absolute | FR |
tropical |
| ethyl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
vanilla |
| ethyl vanillin | FL/FR |
| vanillyl acetate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| ethyl octanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | tridecen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
woody |
| patchouli ethanone | FR |
| santall | FR |
| woody acetate | FR |
(Z)- | woody amylene | FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
green | algae absolute | FL/FR |
trans- | carveol | FL/FR |
9- | decen-2-one | FL |
| ethyl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl cyclohexane propionate | FL/FR |
| hexanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
2- | hexyl acetate | FL |
| hexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| linalyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
cis+trans-para-1(7)8- | menthadien-2-yl acetate | FL |
| methyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| methyl (Z)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl octadienoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | octen-1-yl acetate | |
iso | propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | tridecen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
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| sorbyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
aldehydic |
| nonanal (aldehyde C-9) | FL/FR |
apple |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
balsamic |
siam | benzoin resinoid | FL/FR |
| benzyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| benzyl salicylate | FL/FR |
| ethyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| fir needle oil siberia | FL/FR |
berry |
| raspberry ketone | FL/FR |
| raspberry ketone acetate | FL/FR |
| raspberry ketone methyl ether | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| strawberry furanone | FL/FR |
citrus |
| bergamot oil | FL/FR |
laevo- | linalool | FL/FR |
| linalool | FL/FR |
| nerol | FL/FR |
blood | orange oil italy | FL/FR |
sweet | orange peel oil c.p. brazil | FL/FR |
alpha- | terpineol | FL/FR |
| verbena oil france | FL |
cooling |
iso | butyl salicylate | FL/FR |
creamy |
| mint lactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | undecalactone (aldehyde C-14 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
estery |
| ethyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| propyl acetate | FL/FR |
fatty |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl benzoate | FL/FR |
10- | undecenal (aldehyde C-11 undecylenic) | FL/FR |
floral |
| bois de rose oil brazil | FL/FR |
| citronellol | FL/FR |
| citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
| geraniol | FL/FR |
(E)- | geranyl acetone | FL/FR |
| linalyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl dihydrojasmonate | FL/FR |
| neryl acetate | FL/FR |
| ocean propanal | FL/FR |
| phenethyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| rhodinol | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrolinalool | FL/FR |
| ylang ylang flower oil | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl cyclohexyl propionate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl acetate | FL/FR |
| amyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl acetate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
| benzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| benzyl propionate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
gamma- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| diethyl malonate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-octenoate | FL |
| ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| ethyl heptanoate | 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 |
| methyl (E)-2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-3-nonenoate | FL |
| methyl 2-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| rose butanoate | FL/FR |
| strawberry glycidate 1 (aldehyde C-16 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
| styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
green |
| acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl salicylate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| cortex pyridine | FL/FR |
| cyclamen aldehyde | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl ethyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| dihydrocarveol | FL/FR |
dextro- | dihydrocarvone | FL/FR |
| dihydromyrcenol | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| galbanum oil | FL/FR |
| geranyl acetate | FL/FR |
| heptyl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl hexanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl salicylate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl (E)-tiglate | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-furoate | FL/FR |
| hexyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | leaf acetal | FL/FR |
| linalool oxide | FL/FR |
| melon heptenal | FL/FR |
| melon nonenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptenone | FL/FR |
| methyl heptine carbonate | FL/FR |
| methyl octine carbonate | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| oakmoss absolute | FL/FR |
2,4- | octadienal | FL |
(E,E)-2,4- | octadienal | FL |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
3- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
| violet leaf absolute | FL/FR |
herbal |
| anthemis nobilis flower oil roman | FL/FR |
| clary sage oil france | FL/FR |
| coriander seed oil | FL/FR |
| daucus carota fruit oil | FL/FR |
| lavender absolute bulgaria | FL/FR |
| petitgrain oil paraguay | FL/FR |
honey |
| phenethyl acetate | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
medicinal |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinol | FL/FR |
melon |
| propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
minty |
laevo- | carveol | FL/FR |
laevo- | carvone | FL/FR |
cis- | carvone-5,6-oxide | FL/FR |
| carvyl acetate | FL/FR |
| spearmint absolute | FL/FR |
| spearmint oil america | FL/FR |
| spearmint oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrocarvone | FL/FR |
spicy |
| benzyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute | FL/FR |
| dill seed oil indian | FL/FR |
| methyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
tropical |
3- | mercaptohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
vanilla |
| ethyl vanillin | FL/FR |
| vanillyl acetate | FL/FR |
waxy |
iso | amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| decanal (aldehyde C-10) | FL/FR |
| decanol | FL/FR |
| ethyl octanoate | FL/FR |
alpha- | hexyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
| hydroxycitronellal | FL/FR |
2- | methyl undecanal (aldehyde C-12 mna) | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute france | FL/FR |
| nonanol | FL/FR |
| propyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
winey |
| methyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| melon octenoate | | methyl 2-octenoate (high trans) | | methyl oct-2-enoate | 2- | octenoic acid methyl ester | 2- | octenoic acid, methyl ester |
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