| Preferred name | heptyl acetate |
| Trivial Name | Heptyl acetate |
| Short Description | acetic acid, heptyl ester |
| Formula | C9 H18 O2 |
| CAS Number | 112-06-1 |
| Deleted CAS Number | 25360-20-7 |
| FEMA Number | 2547 |
| Flavis Number | 9.022 |
| ECHA Number | 203-932-8 |
| FDA UNII | 6551B78I5U |
| Nikkaji Number | J33.459F |
| Beilstein Number | 1752297 |
| MDL | MFCD00027311 |
| COE Number | 212 |
| Bio Activity Summary | External link |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 129 heptyl acetate |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 112-06-1 ; HEPTYL ACETATE |
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| (IUPAC): | Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf) |
| Videos: | The Periodic Table of Videos |
| tgsc: | Atomic Weights use for this web site |
| (IUPAC): | Periodic Table of the Elements |
| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| CHEMBL: | View |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB31480 |
| FooDB: | FDB008054 |
| YMDB (Yeast Metabolome Database): | YMDB01476 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2915.39.4550 |
| Typical G.C. | |
| VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
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| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Molecular weight | 158.24085998535 |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.173 to 7.256 |
| Refractive Index | 1.4086 to 1.4186 @ 20 °C |
| Boiling Point | 192 to 193°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 46 to 47°C @ 1 mm Hg |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.51 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Vapor Density | 5.5 |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 67.78 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 3.333 est |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, 101.9 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
| Odor Type: Green | |
| fresh, green, rummy, fruit ripe fruit, pear, apricot, woody, waxy, fatty, citrus, aldehydic, winey | |
| Odor strength | medium |
| Substantivity | 6 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1984) | At 100.00 %. fresh green rum ripe fruit pear apricot woody |
| Mosciano, Gerard P&F 21, No. 5, 49, (1996) | Green, waxy, fatty, citrus, aldehydic, winey and woody |
| Flavor Type: Green | |
| green, fatty, spicy, citrus, soapy, aldehydic, floral | |
| Mosciano, Gerard P&F 21, No. 5, 49, (1996) | At 7.50 ppm. Green, fatty, spicy, citrus, soapy and aldehydic with a floral nuance |
| General comment | Green, citrus, floral, spicy, soapy, aldehydic, fatty |
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| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Apple , Apricot , Cream , Currant , Date , Floral , Foliage , Fresh and clean , Green , Jasmin , Lemon , Moss , Pear , Plum , Quince , Rose |
| Flavoring purposes | Beer , Grenadine |
| Cosmetic purposes | Perfuming agents |
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| None - None found. | |
| S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. | |
| Hazards identification | |
| 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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| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Human Experience: | |
| 8 % solution: no irritation or sensitization. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| oral-rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 813, 1974. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 813, 1974. | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Category: | |||
| flavor and fragrance agents | |||
| RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search | |||
| IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice | |||
| Recommendation for heptyl acetate usage levels up to: | |||
| 8.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 56.00 (μg/capita/day) | ||
| 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: 3 | |||
| Click here to view publication 3 | |||
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm | ||
| baked goods: | - | 4.80000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 4.10000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | - | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 3.30000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 3.30000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 4.90000 | |
| 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: | - | - | |
| 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 2, Revision 1 (FGE.02) : Branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and related esters of primary alcohols and straight-chain carboxylic acids and one straight-chain aldehyde from chemical groups 1 and 2 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - 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 the safety and efficacy of straight-chain primary aliphatic alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetals and esters with esters containing saturated alcohols and acetals containing saturated aldehydes (chemical group 1) when used as flavourings for all animal species View page or View pdf |
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| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):112-06-1 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :8159 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WGK Germany:2 |
| heptyl acetate |
| Chemidplus:0000112061 |
| EPA/NOAA CAMEO:hazardous materials |
| RTECS:AH9901000 for cas# 112-06-1 |