Product Description

4-Methyloctanoic acid has a fatty, musty, plastic odor.

Product Detail

4-Methyloctanoic acid Basic information


Product Name:

4-Methyloctanoic acid

Synonyms:

FEMA 3575;FEMA NUMBER 3575;HIRCINOIC ACID;4-METHYLOCTANOIC ACID 98+%;METHYLOCTANSAEURE, 4-;4-Methyl-n-octanoic Acid;(4S)-4-methyloctanoate;4-MethyloCLanoic Acid

CAS:

54947-74-9

MF:

C9H18O2

MW:

158.24

EINECS:

259-404-2

Product Categories:

API intermediates;acid Flavor;Alphabetical Listings;Flavors and Fragrances;M-N

Mol File:

54947-74-9.mol



4-Methyloctanoic acid Chemical Properties


Melting point 

-29.5°C (estimate)

Boiling point 

149 °C22 mm Hg(lit.)

density 

0.91 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

3575 | 4-METHYLOCTANOIC ACID

refractive index 

n20/D 1.433(lit.)

Fp 

>230 °F

storage temp. 

−20°C

pka

4.78±0.10(Predicted)

JECFA Number

271

BRN 

1755426

InChIKey

LEGGANXCVQPIAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

54947-74-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

4-Methyloctanoic acid(54947-74-9)

EPA Substance Registry System

4-Methyloctanoic acid (54947-74-9)


4-Methyloctanoic acid Safety Information


Hazard Codes 

C,Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

34-36/37/38-21/22

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-45

RIDADR 

UN 3265 8/PG 3

WGK Germany 

1

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

2915 90 70

HazardClass 

8

PackingGroup 

III


4-Methyloctanoic acid Usage And Synthesis


Description

4-Methyloctanoic acid has a fatty, musty, plastic odor.

Chemical Properties

4-Methyloctanoic acid has a fatty, musty, plastic odor. This compound is also reported to have a goat, costus, mutton odor

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0% in PG: waxy, fatty, meaty, reheated beef-like with a slightly lactonic cheesy nuance

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: fatty, waxy, creamy and lactonic with a satiating fatty mouthfeel and metallic nuances.

 

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