| Preferred name | acetoin |
| Trivial Name | Acetoin |
| Short Description | 3-hydroxy-2-butanone |
| Formula | C4 H8 O2 |
| CAS Number | 513-86-0 |
| Deleted CAS Number | 52217-02-4 |
| FEMA Number | 2008 |
| Flavis Number | 7.051 |
| ECHA Number | 208-174-1 |
| FDA UNII | BG4D34CO2H |
| Nikkaji Number | J2.623I |
| Beilstein Number | 0385636 |
| MDL | MFCD00004521 |
| COE Number | 749 |
| xLogP3-AA | -0.30 (est) |
| Bio Activity Summary | External link |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 405 acetoin |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 513-86-0 ; ACETOIN |
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| 3-hydroxybutan-2-one | |
| NIST Chemistry WebBook: | Search Inchi |
| Canada Domestic Sub. List: | 513-86-0 |
| Pubchem (cid): | 179 |
| Pubchem (sid): | 134978397 |
| Flavornet: | 513-86-0 |
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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 |
| CHEBI: | View |
| KEGG (GenomeNet): | C00466 |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB03243 |
| FooDB: | FDB011799 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2914.40.9000 |
| Typical G.C. | |
| VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
| ChemSpider: | View |
| Wikipedia: | View |
| Formulations/Preparations: grades: technical, fcc (as acetoin). | |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | Yes |
| Molecular weight | 88.106163024902 |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 8.279 to 8.479 |
| Refractive Index | 1.417 to 1.422 @ 20 °C |
| Melting Point | 90 to 91°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 147 to 148°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Vapor Pressure | 2.69 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Vapor Density | 3 |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 45 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | -0.36 |
| Shelf life | 12 months (or longer if stored properly.) |
| Storage notes | Refrigerate in tightly sealed containers. |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| propylene glycol | Yes |
| water, 1000000 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp) | Yes |
| fixed oils | No |
| Odor Type: Buttery | |
| sweet, buttery, creamy, dairy, milky, fatty | |
| Odor strength | high , recommend smelling in a 1.00 % solution or less |
| Substantivity | 28 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (2017) | At 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet buttery creamy dairy milky fatty |
| Flavor Type: Creamy | |
| creamy, dairy, sweet, oily, milky, buttery, yogurt | |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (2017) | Creamy dairy sweet oily milky buttery |
| (data available) |
| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Apple , Banana , Butter , Butterscotch , Citrus , Coconut , Coffee , Cream , Currant , Fruit , Honey , Mint , Orange , Pear , Plum , Raspberry , Strawberry , Wine |
| Flavoring purposes | Bread white bread , Caramel , Carrot , Cheese cheddar cheese , Chicken , Chocolate cocoa , Corn , Fish , Meat , Milk , Pea green pea , Tomato , Vinegar , Whiskey |
| Cosmetic purposes | Perfuming agents |
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xi - Irritant | |
| R 10 - Flammable. R 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 16 - Keep away from sources of ignition - No Smoking. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36/37/39 - Wear suitable clothing, gloves and eye/face protection. | |
| Hazards identification | |
| Classification of the substance or mixture | |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) | |
| Skin irritation (Category 2), H315 Eye irritation (Category 2A), H319 | |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements | |
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| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statement(s) | |
| H228 - Flammable solid H315 - Causes skin irritation H319 - Causes serious eye irritation | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| P210 - Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. — No smoking. P240 - Ground/bond container and receiving equipment. P241 - Use explosion-proof electrical/ventilating/lighting/…/equipment. P264 - Wash skin thouroughly after handling. P280 - Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. P302 + P352 - IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water. P305 + P351 + P338 - IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P332 + P313 - IF SKIN irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention. P337 + P313 - IF eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention. P362 - Take off contaminated clothing and wash before reuse. P370 + P378 - In case of fire: Use dry sand, dry chemical or alcohol-resistant foam for extinction. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| oral-rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg (Moreno, 1977d) oral-rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 509, 1979. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 509, 1979. | |
| 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 acetoin usage levels up to: | |||
| 0.0300 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 2300.00 (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: | - | 32.00000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 7.40000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | - | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | 0.80000 | 50.00000 | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 3.30000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 3.30000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | 0.60000 | 21.00000 | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 18.00000 | |
| imitation dairy: | - | - | |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - | |
| jams / jellies: | - | - | |
| meat products: | - | - | |
| milk products: | - | 7.00000 | |
| 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): |
| Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 11 (FGE.11): Aliphatic dialcohols, diketones, and hydroxyketones from chemical group 10 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
| Flavouring Group Evaluation 11, Revision 1 (FGE.11Rev1) - Aliphatic dialcohols, diketones, and hydroxyketones from chemical group 10 - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
| Safety and efficacy of secondary aliphatic saturated or unsaturated alcohols, ketones, ketals and esters with a second secondary or tertiary oxygenated functional group belonging to chemical group 10 when used as flavourings for all animal species View page or View pdf |
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| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):513-86-0 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :179 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WISER:UN 2621 |
| WGK Germany:1 |
| 3-hydroxybutan-2-one |
| Chemidplus:0000513860 |
| EPA/NOAA CAMEO:hazardous materials |
| RTECS:EL8790000 for cas# 513-86-0 |