Category: flavoring 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 |
Boiling Point: | 189.00 to 191.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.802000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 154.00 °F. TCC ( 67.78 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.703 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water | | water, 1824 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: nutty |
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| nutty roasted |
Odor Description: at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. | nutty roasted |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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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: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for 2-methyl-5-ethoxypyrazine usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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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: 11 |
Click here to view publication 11 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.50000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | 2.00000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 0.50000 |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 3.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
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 pyrazine derivatives used as flavor ingredients. View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 67845-34-5 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 105758 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| 2-ethoxy-5-methylpyrazine |
Chemidplus: | 0067845345 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
| sulfuryl octanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl decanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl propionate | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde dibutyl acetal | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
animal |
| costus valerolactone | FR |
balsamic |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
| amyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| amyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| butyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| prenyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| terpinyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
bready |
| coffee furanone | FL/FR |
buttery |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
camphoreous |
| bornyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyrophenone | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| fenugreek oleoresin | FL/FR |
cheesy |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
chocolate |
iso | amyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| chocolate pyrazine A | FL/FR |
| cocoa hexenal | FL/FR |
| cocoa oleoresin | FL/FR |
| cocoa pentenal | FL/FR |
2,5- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,6- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methoxy-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
2,4,5- | trimethyl thiazole | FL/FR |
cocoa |
2-iso | butyl-3,5-(and 3,6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
coconut |
alpha- | angelica lactone | FL/FR |
| coconut decanone methyl | FR |
| coconut naphthalenone | FL/FR |
delta- | decalactone | FL/FR |
delta-2- | dodecenolactone | FL/FR |
delta- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
delta- | nonalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | nonalactone (aldehyde C-18 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
delta- | octalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | octalactone | FL/FR |
| propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrojasmone | FR |
delta- | undecalactone | FL/FR |
| wine lactone | FL/FR |
| popcorn pyrimidine | FL/FR |
coumarinic |
| coumane | FL/FR |
| phthalide | FL/FR |
| tonka bean resinoid | FR |
creamy |
| creamy lactone | FL/FR |
earthy |
2- | ethyl-3-methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty pyrazine | FL/FR |
iso | propyl formate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| coconut absolute | FL/FR |
| lauric acid | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | octenal | |
fermented |
3- | methyl-1-pentanol | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
floral |
alpha- | amyl cinnamyl acetate | FL/FR |
| amyl salicylate | FL/FR |
| boronia butenal | FR |
para- | cresyl laurate | FL/FR |
| dihydrojasmone lactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| heliotropin | FL/FR |
| hexenyl cyclopentanone | FR |
| jasmin lactone (IFF) | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl cyclopentanone | FR |
2- | phenyl propionaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl 2-ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
gamma- | decalactone | FL/FR |
4- | hydroxybenzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| methyl (Z)-5-octenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
| nonyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
green |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
2- | heptyl furan | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
herbal |
| saffron pyranone | FR |
gamma- | valerolactone | FL/FR |
honey |
| butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetic acid | FL/FR |
medicinal |
meta- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
milky |
laevo- | glutamine | CS |
musty |
2- | acetyl pyrrole | FL/FR |
3- | acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan | FL/FR |
| cocoa butenal | FL/FR |
| hazelnut pyrazine | FL/FR |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
para- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
ortho- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
nutty |
3- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5(or 6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-5-methyl furan | FL/FR |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,6- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,6- | lutidine | FL/FR |
| maraniol | CS |
2- | methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
2- | methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-pentenoic acid | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-propyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| shoyu pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3,5- | trimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| vinyl sulfurol | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl thiazole | FL/FR |
roasted |
2- | acetyl-2-pyrroline | |
| fenugreek resinoid | FL/FR |
soapy |
| ethyl undecanoate | FL/FR |
spicy |
3-(2- | furyl) acrolein | FL/FR |
| mace absolute | FL/FR |
| mace oil | FL/FR |
| mace oleoresin | FL/FR |
| methyl heptadienone | FL/FR |
| nutmeg oil | FL/FR |
| nutmeg oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| nutmeg oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| nutmeg oleoresin | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
terpenic |
| cassis bud oil | FL/FR |
tobacco |
| veltonal (Bedoukian) | FR |
tonka |
6- | amyl-alpha-pyrone | FL/FR |
gamma- | hexalactone | FL/FR |
7- | methyl coumarin | CS |
| mint lactone | FL/FR |
| tonka bean absolute | FR |
| whiskey lactone | FL/FR |
tropical |
delta- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| glyceryl 5-hydroxydecanoate | FL/FR |
| glyceryl 5-hydroxydodecanoate | FL/FR |
vanilla |
| ethyl vanillin isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| vanillin | FL/FR |
| vanillyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| butyl laurate | FL/FR |
1- | dodecanol | FL/FR |
| methyl laurate | FL/FR |
| myristyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| phenethyl octanoate | FL/FR |
2- | tridecanone | FL/FR |
| undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
woody |
| cedrenyl acetate | FR |
2- | methoxy-4-vinyl phenol | FL/FR |
| sandalwood oil | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| acetyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL |
2- | acetyl-2-pyrroline | |
| amyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| bornyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
2-iso | butyl-3,5-(and 3,6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2(4)-iso | butyl-4(2),6-dimethyl dihydro-4H-1,3,5-dithiazine | FL |
| butyramide | FL |
| butyrophenone | FL/FR |
| chocolate pyrazine A | FL/FR |
| coconut naphthalenone | FL/FR |
| coumane | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl methyl pyrazine | FL |
alpha- | decalactone | FL/FR |
2,5- | diethyl thiazole | FL |
2,5- | diethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL |
6,7- | dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-5H-cyclopentapyrazine | FL |
| dimethyl benzofuranone | FL |
| dimethyl dihydrocyclopentapyrazine | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl thiazole | FL |
delta-2- | dodecenolactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-3-methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
(Z+E)-5- | ethyl-4-methyl-2-(2-butyl) thiazoline | FL |
(Z+E)-5- | ethyl-4-methyl-2-(2-methyl propyl) thiazoline | FL |
3-(2- | furyl) acrolein | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | heptadien-1-ol | FL |
2- | hexyl-5 or 6-keto-1,4-dioxane | FL |
| jasmin lactone (IFF) | FL/FR |
| lauric acid | FL/FR |
2- | methoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-(methyl thio) acetate | FL |
2- | methyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-ethoxypyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-pentenoic acid | FL/FR |
| myristyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| nonyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | octenal | |
| peanut dithiazine | FL |
| prenyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
2- | propyl pyridine | FL |
para- | salicylic acid | FL |
| sulfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl decanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(R)- | tonka furanone | FL |
| valeraldehyde propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
| wine lactone | FL/FR |
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5- | acetyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-thiazine | FL |
| sulfuryl formate | FL |
| sulfuryl octanoate | FL/FR |
| sulfuryl propionate | FL/FR |
| valeraldehyde dibutyl acetal | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
| dicyclohexyl disulfide | FL |
2- | methyl thioacetaldehyde | FL |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
aromatic |
| amyl salicylate | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| amyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
bitter |
| methyl ethoxypyrazine | FL |
bready |
2- | propionyl thiazole | FL |
brown |
| fenugreek oleoresin | FL/FR |
burnt |
2- | methyl quinoxaline | FL |
buttery |
| butyroin | FL |
3,4- | hexane dione | FL/FR |
camphoreous |
ortho- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| fenugreek resinoid | FL/FR |
cheesy |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
chemical |
meta- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
cherry |
| heliotropin | FL/FR |
chocolate |
| cocoa oleoresin | FL/FR |
| cocoa propanal | FL |
cocoa |
iso | butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| butyraldehyde | FL |
| cocoa hexenal | FL/FR |
2- | methyl furan | FL |
coconut |
delta- | decalactone | FL/FR |
(R)- | massoia lactone | FL |
6- | methyl coumarin | FL |
gamma- | nonalactone (aldehyde C-18 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
delta- | octalactone | FL/FR |
coffee |
| difurfuryl ether | FL |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl thiazole | FL/FR |
2-iso | propyl pyrazine | FL |
corn chip |
2- | acetyl thiazole | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
| popcorn pyrimidine | FL/FR |
coumarinic |
| phthalide | FL/FR |
creamy |
6- | amyl-alpha-pyrone | FL/FR |
alpha- | angelica lactone | FL/FR |
| creamy lactone | FL/FR |
5,5- | dibutyl dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one | FL |
delta- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| glyceryl 5-hydroxydecanoate | FL/FR |
| glyceryl 5-hydroxydodecanoate | FL/FR |
gamma- | hexalactone | FL/FR |
| mint lactone | FL/FR |
delta- | nonalactone | FL/FR |
delta- | undecalactone | FL/FR |
dairy |
| methyl (Z)-5-octenoate | FL/FR |
earthy |
alpha- | amyl cinnamyl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-propyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| allyl 2-ethyl butyrate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| coconut absolute | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | decadienal | FL |
2- | heptyl furan | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | nonadienal | FL |
2- | tridecanone | FL/FR |
fishy |
4,5- | dimethyl thiazole | FL |
floral |
iso | amyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| cocoa pentenal | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetic acid | FL/FR |
fruity |
| amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| cassis bud oil | FL/FR |
gamma- | decalactone | FL/FR |
2,4- | hexadien-1-ol | FL |
4- | hydroxybenzyl alcohol | FL/FR |
| methyl valerate | FL/FR |
3- | methyl-2-butenal | FL/FR |
| phenethyl octanoate | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propionaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl formate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| terpinyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
fusel |
2- | methyl butyraldehyde | FL/FR |
green |
| cocoa butenal | FL/FR |
| dihydroxyacetophenone (mixed isomers) | FL |
2,5- | dimethyl thiophene | FL |
2- | ethyl butyraldehyde | FL |
| methyl heptadienone | FL/FR |
4- | methyl thiazole | FL |
2- | methyl-5-isopropyl pyrazine | FL |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | vinyl pyrazine | FL |
herbal |
| massoia bark oil | FL |
honey |
| butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| phenyl acetaldehyde | FL/FR |
lactonic |
delta- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
gamma- | octalactone | FL/FR |
meaty |
2,6- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
musty |
2,5- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | ethoxythiazole | FL |
| hazelnut pyrazine | FL/FR |
| menthofuran | FL/FR |
| shoyu pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,3,5- | trimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
para- | methyl anisole | FL/FR |
nutty |
2- | acetyl furan | FL/FR |
3- | acetyl pyridine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl pyrrole | FL/FR |
3- | acetyl-2,5-dimethyl furan | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-3,5(or 6)-dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | acetyl-5-methyl furan | FL/FR |
3,5- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
3,6- | cocoa pyrazine | FL/FR |
| coffee furanone | FL/FR |
3,5- | diethyl-2-methyl pyrazine | FL |
2,5- | diethyl-3-methyl pyrazine | FL |
2,3- | dimethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4,5- | dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-thiazoline | FL/FR |
2,4- | dimethyl-5-vinyl thiazole | FL |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
1- | ethyl-2-acetyl pyrrole | FL |
| filbert heptenone | FL/FR |
| filbert pyrazine | FL/FR |
european | hazelnut oleoresin | FL |
2,6- | lutidine | FL/FR |
2- | methoxy-3-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2- | methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
5- | methyl quinoxaline | FL/FR |
2- | methyl thio-3,5 or 6-methyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty cyclohexenone | FL/FR |
| nutty pyrazine | FL/FR |
| nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| nutty thiazole | FL |
| peanut oxazole | FL |
2,3,5,6- | tetramethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2,4,5- | trimethyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| vinyl sulfurol | FL/FR |
popcorn |
2- | propionyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
roasted |
2- | acetyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
| furfuryl thioacetate | FL/FR |
smoky |
2- | methoxy-4-vinyl phenol | FL/FR |
soapy |
1- | dodecanol | FL/FR |
spicy |
| mace absolute | FL/FR |
| mace oil | FL/FR |
| mace oleoresin | FL/FR |
| nutmeg oil | FL/FR |
| nutmeg oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| nutmeg oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| nutmeg oleoresin | FL/FR |
toasted |
| acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
tonka |
gamma- | valerolactone | FL/FR |
vanilla |
| ethyl vanillin isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| vanillin | FL/FR |
| vanillyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| butyl laurate | FL/FR |
para- | cresyl laurate | FL/FR |
| dihydrojasmone lactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecanoate | FL/FR |
| methyl laurate | FL/FR |
| undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
whiskey |
3- | methyl-1-pentanol | FL/FR |
winey |
iso | amyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
5- | ethyl-2-methyl pyridine | FL |
| valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
| sandalwood oil | FL/FR |
| whiskey lactone | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
5- | ethoxy-2-methyl pyrazine | 5- | ethoxy-2-methylpyrazine | 2- | ethoxy-5-methyl pyrazine | 2- | ethoxy-5-methylpyrazine | | pyrazine, 2-ethoxy-5-methyl- | | pyrazine, 5-ethoxy-2-methyl |
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