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Sigma-Aldrich

Methyl phenylcarbinyl acetate

≥98%, FCC, FG

Synonym(s):

α-Methylbenzyl acetate, α-Methylbenzenemethanol 1-acetate, 1-Phenylethyl acetate, Gardenol, Styrallyl acetate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CO2CH(CH3)C6H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
164.20
FEMA Number:
2684
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
573
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
9.178
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG
Halal
Kosher

Agency

meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FCC
FDA 21 CFR 117
FDA 21 CFR 172.515

Assay

≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.494 (lit.)

bp

94-95 °C/12 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.028 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

green; musty; fruity

SMILES string

CC(OC(C)=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C10H12O2/c1-8(12-9(2)11)10-6-4-3-5-7-10/h3-8H,1-2H3

InChI key

QUMXDOLUJCHOAY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

198.5 °F

Flash Point(C)

92.5 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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D McGinty et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 50 Suppl 2, S512-S515 (2012-03-22)
A toxicologic and dermatologic review of ethyl phenyl carbinyl acetate when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented. Ethyl phenyl carbinyl acetate is a member of the fragrance structural group Aryl Alkyl Alcohol Simple Acid Esters (AAASAE). The AAASAE fragrance
Guzman Torrelo et al.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 16(4), 625-630 (2015-02-17)
In 2009, we reported that the product of the gene SCJ21.16 (XFa0032) from Xylella fastidiosa, a xylem-restricted plant pathogen that causes a range of diseases in several important crops, encodes a protein (XfHNL) with putative hydroxynitrile lyase activity. Sequence analysis

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