| Preferred name | menthyl pyrrolidone carboxylate |
| Trivial Name | (5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexyl) 5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylate |
| Formula | C15 H25 N O3 |
| CAS Number | 68127-22-0 |
| CAS Number | 64519-44-4 |
| Deleted CAS Number | 52528-10-6 |
| FEMA Number | 4155 |
| ECHA Number | 268-568-4 |
| FDA UNII | Y27B4585KO |
| Nikkaji Number | J307.247I |
| xLogP3-AA | 3.00 (est) |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 1858 menthyl pyrrolidone carboxylate |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 52528-10-6 ; MENTHYL PYRROLIDONECARBOXYLATE |
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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 |
| KEGG (GenomeNet): | C03962 |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB32368 |
| FooDB: | FDB009781 |
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| BOC Sciences | Givaudan |
| Jiangyin Healthway | Parchem |
| Jiangyin Healthway International Trade Co., Ltd |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Molecular weight | 267.36883544922 |
| Melting Point | 68 to 72°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 409 to 410°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 201.11 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 3.195 est |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, slightly | Yes |
| water, 14.07 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
| Flavor Type: Cooling | |
| cooling, mentholic, minty | |
| General comment | Cooling mentholic minty |
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| Classification of the substance or mixture | |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) | |
| None found. | |
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| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Category: | |||
| flavoring agents | |||
| Recommendation for menthyl pyrrolidone carboxylate usage levels up to: | |||
| not for fragrance use. | |||
| 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: 22 | |||
| Click here to view publication 22 | |||
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| chewing gum: | 3000.00000 | 3000.00000 | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
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| hard candy: | 500.00000 | 500.00000 | |
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| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):68127-22-0 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :109140 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| (5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexyl) 5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylate |
| Chemidplus:0068127220 |
| [(1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexyl] (2S)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylate |
| Chemidplus:0064519444 |