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amyl formate
General Material Information
| Preferred name | amyl formate |
| Trivial Name | Pentyl formate |
| Short Description | pentyl formate |
| Formula | C6 H12 O2 |
| CAS Number | 638-49-3 |
| FEMA Number | 2068 |
| Flavis Number | 9.159 |
| ECHA Number | 211-340-6 |
| FDA UNII | P46O2510D8 |
| Nikkaji Number | J6.926D |
| Beilstein Number | 1743363 |
| MDL | MFCD00040440 |
| COE Number | 497 |
| xLogP3-AA | 1.90 (est) |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 119 N-amyl formate |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 638-49-3 ; AMYL FORMATE |
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Other Information
| (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 |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB40327 |
| FooDB: | FDB020050 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2915.13.5000 |
| VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
| ChemSpider: | View |
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PhysChem Properties
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Molecular weight | 116.16004180908 |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.331 to 7.381 |
| Refractive Index | 1.396 to 1.402 @ 20 °C |
| Melting Point | -73 to -72°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 130 to 131°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Acid Value | 5 max KOH/g |
| Vapor Pressure | 8.872 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 28.33 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 1.905 est |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| ether | Yes |
| oils | Yes |
| water, 3066 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
Organoleptic Properties
| Odor Type: Fruity | |
| ethereal, fruity, banana unripe banana, green, earthy | |
| Odor strength | medium , recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less |
| Substantivity | 4 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1987) | At 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. powerful ethereal fruity unrip banana green earthy |
| Flavor Type: Fruity | |
| sweet, fruity, fresh, cognac, banana peel, cortex | |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1987) | Sweet fruity fresh cognac banana peel vinous |
| PENTYL FORMATE brings a very unique fleshy and earthy profile to fruit and alcoholic drink applications. It is excellent for banana, cola, coffee, red fruits and rum flavors. | Powerful ethereal, green and earthy notes |
Occurrences
| (data available) |
Potential Uses
| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Apple , Apricot , Banana , Fresh and clean , Fruit , Fungus , Hazelnut , Saffron , Strawberry |
| Other purposes | Ethereal |
| Cosmetic purposes | Perfuming agents |
Safety Information
Safety information
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xi - Irritant | |
| R 10 - Flammable. R 36/37 - Irritating to eyes and respiratory system. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36/39 - Wear suitable clothing and eye/face protection. | |
| 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 | |
| Pictogram | |
| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Human Experience: | |
| 3 % solution: no irritation or sensitization. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| oral-rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 18, Pg. 649, 1980. oral-mammal (species unspecified) LD50 6300 mg/kg Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Vol. 32(10), Pg. 25, 1988. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 18, Pg. 649, 1980. | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| inhalation-mammal (species unspecified) LC50 14000 mg/m3 Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 51(5), Pg. 61, 1986. | |
Safety in use information
| 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 amyl formate usage levels up to: | |||
| 3.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 29.00 (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: | - | 8.00000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 13.00000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | 170.00000 | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 11.00000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 11.00000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 31.00000 | |
| 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: | - | - | |
Safety references
| 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 |
| EPI System: View |
| AIDS Citations:Search |
| Cancer Citations:Search |
| Toxicology Citations:Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):638-49-3 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :12529 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WISER:UN 1109 |
| WGK Germany:2 |
| pentyl formate |
| Chemidplus:0000638493 |
| EPA/NOAA CAMEO:hazardous materials |
| RTECS:LQ9370000 for cas# 638-49-3 |