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W267600

Methyl acetate

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

Methyl ethanoate

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Linear Formula:
CH3COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
74.08
FEMA Number:
2676
Council of Europe no.:
213
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
9.023
EC Number:
201-185-2
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1736662
Organoleptic:
fruity; ethereal; sweet
Grade:
FG, Fragrance grade, Halal
Biological source:
synthetic
Agency:
follows IFRA guidelines, meets purity specifications of JECFA
Food allergen:
no known allergens
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biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG, Fragrance grade, Halal

agency

follows IFRA guidelines, meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009, EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002, FDA 21 CFR 117, FDA 21 CFR 172.515, FDA 21 CFR 175.105

vapor density

2.55 (vs air)

vapor pressure

165 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

936 °F

expl. lim.

16 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.361 (lit.)

bp

57-58 °C (lit.)

mp

−98 °C (lit.)

density

0.934 g/mL at 25 °C

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

fruity; ethereal; sweet

SMILES string

COC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(4)5-2/h1-2H3

InChI key

KXKVLQRXCPHEJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Methyl acetate has been identified as one of the volatile components in fresh grapefruit juice, green coffee and cantaloupe.


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signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

supp_hazards

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

8.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-13 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Related Content


Identification of Additional Volatile Compounds from Cbntaloupe.
Senter S.
Journal of Food Science, 52(4), 1097-1098 (1987)
Analysis of volatile components in fresh grapefruit juice by purge and trap/gas chromatography.
Cadwallader KR & Xu Y
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 42(3), 782-784 (1994)
Impact of ?ecological? post-harvest processing on the volatile fraction of coffee beans: I. Green coffee
Gonzalez-Rios O, et al.
J. Food Compos. Anal., 20(3), 289-296 (2007)



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SKUGTIN
W267600-10KG04061838180742
W267600-1KG04061838257192
W267600-20KG04061838257208
W267600-5KG04061838257215
W267600-SAMPLE04061837515903