Isoamyl Salicylate

Product Name:

Isoamyl Salicylate

CAS:

87-20-7

MF:

C12H16O3

MW:

208.25

EINECS:

201-730-4

Mol File:

87-20-7.mol

Boiling point 

277-278 °C(lit.)

density 

1.05 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

2084 | ISOAMYL SALICYLATE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.507(lit.)

Fp 

>230 °F

pka

8.15±0.30(Predicted)

Water Solubility 

145mg/L(25 ºC)

JECFA Number

903

Merck 

14,5125

Hazard Codes 

N

Risk Statements 

51/53

Safety Statements 

61

RIDADR 

UN 3082 9/PG 3

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

VO4375000

HazardClass 

9

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29182300

Description

Isoamyl salicylate has a characteristic aromatic, strong herbaceous, persistent odor and a bittersweet taste reminiscent of strawberry. May be prepared by esterification of salicylic acid with the isomeric amyl alcohols obtained from fusel oil and other sources.

Chemical Properties

Isoamyl salicylate has a pleasant, sweet, slightly floral, herbaceous-green odor and a bittersweet taste reminiscent of strawberry.

Chemical Properties

Water-white liquid; sometimes having a faint yellow tinge which should not be pink or red; orchid-like odor. Soluble in alcohol, ether; insoluble in water and glycerol. Combustible.

Chemical Properties

Isoamyl Salicylate has been found in a number of fruit aromas. It is a colorless liquid with a sweet, clover-like odor and is used in perfumery for floral and herbal notes, particularly in soap perfumes.

Uses

In perfumery and soaps.

Preparation

By esterification of salicylic acid with the isomeric amyl alcohols obtained from fusel oil and other sources.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: sweet, floral, soapy, spicy with anise and wintergreen nuances.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: floral, sweet, green, spicy anise and wintergreen-like. Natural

Raw materials

Salicylic acid

Preparation Products

Amyl salicylate