Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.88100 to 0.89100 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.331 to 7.414
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Refractive Index: | 1.45100 to 1.46100 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 209.00 to 210.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 57.00 to 60.00 °C. @ 3.50 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.206000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 167.00 °F. TCC ( 75.00 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 3.597 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, slightly | | triacetin | | propylene glycol | | water, 53.9 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: floral |
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| blackberry peely tobacco metallic |
Odor Description: at 100.00 %. | blackberry peely light tobacco metallic |
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Flavor Type: floral |
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| fleshy metallic floral powdery fatty |
Taste Description: at 4.00 ppm in water. | fleshy, metallic, skinny, floral, complex, powdery, fatty |
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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 butyl 3-methyl butenoate usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 1.20 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | 1600 (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
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: 23 |
Click here to view publication 23 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 2.00000 | 8.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | 4.00000 | 10.00000 |
breakfast cereal: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | 10.00000 | 20.00000 |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
fruit ices: | 2.00000 | 8.00000 |
gelatins / puddings: | 2.00000 | 8.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | 20.00000 | 50.00000 |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | 2.00000 | 5.00000 |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | 4.00000 | 10.00000 |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
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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): | 2.00000 | 5.00000 |
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): | - | - |
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
Processed fruit (04.1): | 4.00000 | 10.00000 |
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): | 4.00000 | 10.00000 |
Confectionery (05.0): | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
Chewing gum (05.0): | - | - |
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
Bakery wares (07.0): | - | - |
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): | - | - |
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): | - | - |
Eggs and egg products (10.0): | - | - |
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): | - | - |
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): | 5.00000 | 10.00000 |
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): | - | - |
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): | 2.00000 | 8.00000 |
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): | 4.00000 | 10.00000 |
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): | - | - |
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): | - | - |
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): |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 1 (FGE.05Rev1):Esters of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and of one secondary alcohol, and branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids from chemical groups 1, 2, and 5 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) [1] - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 71: Consideration of aliphatic, linear, alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acids and related esters View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 72 (FGE.72): Consideration of aliphatic, branched-chain saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acids, and related esters evaluated by the JECFA (61st meeting) structurally related to branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids. Esters of these and straight-chain aliphatic saturated alcohols evaluated by EFSA in FGE.05Rev2 (2010) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 2 (FGE.05Rev2): Branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids and esters of these with aliphatic saturated alcohols from chemical groups 1, 2, 3 and 5 View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 95 (FGE.95): Consideration of aliphatic, linear or branched-chain saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acids and related esters evaluated by JECFA (69th meeting) structurally related to esters of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and of one secondary alcohol, and branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids evaluated by EFSA in FGE.05Rev1 (2008) View page or View pdf |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 3 (FGE.05Rev3): Branched- and straight-chain unsaturated aldehydes, dienals, unsaturated and saturated carboxylic acids and related esters with saturated and unsaturated aliphatic alcohols and a phenylacetic acid related ester from chemical groups 1, 2, 3, 5 and 15 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 113425 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| 2-methylbutyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate |
Chemidplus: | 0097890136 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
(E+Z)-4,8- | dimethyl-3,7-nonadien-2-one | FL/FR |
balsamic |
iso | amyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| benzyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl formate | FL/FR |
berry |
| blackberry infusions | FL/FR |
| rubus fruticosus fruit extract | FL/FR |
citrus |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
fatty |
| butyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
4- | ethyl octanoic acid | FL/FR |
fermented |
| methyl decanoate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl angelate | FL/FR |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| benzyl formate | FL/FR |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(S)- | citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)- | citronellyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| dihydrojasmone | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
| ethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| ethyl ethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| geraniol | FL/FR |
| geranyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| ionone mixed isomers | FL/FR |
iso | jasmone | FL/FR |
| linalyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| magnolia flower oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| methoxymelonal | FL/FR |
para- | methyl benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl benzyl acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | FL/FR |
alpha-iso | methyl ionone (90% min.) | FL/FR |
| methyl ionyl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | nonanon-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| orris rhizome concrete butter (iris pallida) | FL/FR |
| osmanthus concrete | FL/FR |
| petitgrain lemon oil | FL/FR |
| petitgrain mandarin oil | FL/FR |
| phenethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| phenethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
1- | phenyl propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
4- | phenyl-3-buten-2-ol | FL/FR |
iso | propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| rhodinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
laevo- | rose oxide | FL/FR |
| star fruit oil cuba | FL/FR |
| styralyl propionate | FL/FR |
| terpinyl valerate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| apricot essence | FL/FR |
| benzyl propionate | FL/FR |
| benzyl valerate | FL/FR |
| blackberry essence | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-naphthyl ether | FL/FR |
iso | butyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl furyl propionate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
(E)-beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
(Z)-beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
(R)-gamma- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| linalool oxide acetates | FL/FR |
3- | mercaptohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-7- | methyl-3-octen-2-one | FL/FR |
(±)-3- | methyl-gamma-decalactone | FL/FR |
2- | nonanone propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
alpha- | ocimene | FL/FR |
| sambucus canadensis fruit absolute | FL/FR |
| strawberry glycidate 1 (aldehyde C-16 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
(R)- | styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
4-(para- | tolyl)-2-butanone | FL/FR |
| tropical ionone | FL/FR |
| tropical trithiane | FL/FR |
green |
iso | amyl 3-(2-furan) propionate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
herbal |
| tagete oil madagascar | FL/FR |
| theaspirane | FL/FR |
medicinal |
ortho- | cresyl acetate | FL/FR |
musk |
| ethylene brassylate | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
beta- | naphthyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
powdery |
alpha- | methyl ionone | FL/FR |
(E)-alpha- | methyl ionone (74-80%) | FL/FR |
spicy |
para- | anisyl formate | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute | FL/FR |
| spicy acetoacetate | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| blackberry thiophenone | FL/FR |
waxy |
| dihydrocitronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
| orris rhizome oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| phytyl acetate | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
1- | acetyl cyclohexyl acetate | FL |
| amyl angelate | FL |
iso | amyl angelate | FL/FR |
| benzyl valerate | FL/FR |
| blackberry thiophenone | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-naphthyl ether | FL/FR |
2- | butyl thiophene | FL |
ortho- | cresyl acetate | FL/FR |
2,4- | difurfuryl furan | FL |
| dihydrocitronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
S-(2,5- | dimethyl-3-furyl) ethane thioate | FL |
(E+Z)-4,8- | dimethyl-3,7-nonadien-2-one | FL/FR |
(R)-gamma- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-hydroxyoctanoate | FL |
| ethyl ethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
4- | hydroxyphenethyl alcohol | FL |
| ionone mixed isomers | FL/FR |
| linalool oxide acetates | FL/FR |
| magnolia flower oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
3- | mercaptooctanal | FL |
| methyl benzyl acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | FL/FR |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
2- | nonanone propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
alpha- | ocimene | FL/FR |
1- | phenyl propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
(R)- | styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
| vitispirane | FL |
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iso | amyl 3-(2-furan) propionate | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl furyl propionate | FL/FR |
beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
berry |
| blackberry infusions | FL/FR |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| rubus fruticosus fruit extract | FL/FR |
burnt |
| ethyl 2-furoate | FL |
citrus |
| petitgrain lemon oil | FL/FR |
| petitgrain mandarin oil | FL/FR |
| styralyl propionate | FL/FR |
cooling |
| theaspirane | FL/FR |
ethereal |
| methyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
fatty |
4- | ethyl octanoic acid | FL/FR |
| methyl decanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-7- | methyl-3-octen-2-one | FL/FR |
floral |
iso | amyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
(S)- | citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
| dihydrojasmone | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
| geraniol | FL/FR |
| geranyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| linalyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-alpha- | methyl ionone (74-80%) | FL/FR |
alpha-iso | methyl ionone (90% min.) | FL/FR |
| orris rhizome concrete butter (iris pallida) | FL/FR |
| rhodinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
laevo- | rose oxide | FL/FR |
| tropical ionone | FL/FR |
fruity |
| apricot essence | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
| benzyl formate | FL/FR |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| benzyl propionate | FL/FR |
| blackberry essence | FL/FR |
iso | butyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
(E)-beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
| ethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
| hexyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | hexyl-4-acetoxytetrahydrofuran | FL |
| methoxymelonal | FL/FR |
| methyl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 4-phenyl butyrate | FL |
para- | methyl benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
alpha- | methyl ionone | FL/FR |
3- | nonanon-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| osmanthus concrete | FL/FR |
| phenethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl-4-pentenal | FL |
| sambucus canadensis fruit absolute | FL/FR |
| star fruit oil cuba | FL/FR |
| strawberry glycidate 1 (aldehyde C-16 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
| tagete oil madagascar | FL/FR |
| terpinyl valerate | FL/FR |
4-(para- | tolyl)-2-butanone | FL/FR |
| tropical trithiane | FL/FR |
green |
(E)- | citronellyl tiglate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
iso | jasmone | FL/FR |
honey |
| phenethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
musk |
| ethylene brassylate | FL/FR |
nutty |
| phytyl acetate | FL/FR |
powdery |
beta- | naphthyl ethyl ether | FL/FR |
spicy |
para- | anisyl formate | FL/FR |
| benzyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl formate | FL/FR |
black | currant bud absolute | FL/FR |
| spicy acetoacetate | FL/FR |
tropical |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
3- | mercaptohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| butyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
(±)-3- | methyl-gamma-decalactone | FL/FR |
4- | phenyl-3-buten-2-ol | FL/FR |
woody |
| methyl ionyl acetate | FL/FR |
| orris rhizome oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
2- | butenoic acid, 3-methyl-, 2-methylbutyl ester | 2- | methyl butyl 3-methyl but-2-enoate | 2- | methyl butyl 3-methyl-2-butenoate | 2- | methyl butyl senecioate | 2- | methylbutyl 3-methyl-2-butenoate | 2- | methylbutyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate | 2- | methylbutyl 3-methylbutenoate | 2- | methylbutyl senecioate |
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