Skip to Content
MilliporeSigma
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

View All Documentation

W373702

Sigma-Aldrich

Vanillyl alcohol

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl alcohol, NSC 3993, Vanillyl alcohol

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(1)

About This Item

Linear Formula:
HOC6H3(OCH3)CH2OH
CAS Number:
498-00-0
Molecular Weight:
154.16
FEMA Number:
3737
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1910044
EC Number:
207-852-4
Council of Europe no.:
690
MDL number:
MFCD00004659
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24901864
Flavis number:
2.213
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

400

grade

FG
Kosher

agency

meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

description

Natural occurrence: Beer

assay

≥98%

mp

110-117 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

creamy; sweet; vanilla

SMILES string

COc1cc(CO)ccc1O

InChI

1S/C8H10O3/c1-11-8-4-6(5-9)2-3-7(8)10/h2-4,9-10H,5H2,1H3

InChI key

ZENOXNGFMSCLLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Application

Possible uses: vanilla, coconut, cream and other dairy nuances, coumarin notes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Odor at 1.0%: sweet creamy, phenolic, vanilla and coconut-like with slight brown and coumarinic nuances.
Taste at 50 ppm: creamy waxy, sweet milky, powdery with an ice cream-like nuance.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
SHBS1123
SHBR7574
SHBQ0421
SHBP4485
SHBN7425

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Mosciano, Gerard
Perfumer & Flavorist, 34, 51-51 (2009)
Claudia Crestini et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 9(21), 5371-5378 (2003-11-13)
In an effort to elucidate the role of phenolic and non-phenolic lignin subunits in a laccase mediator (LM) system, vanillyl alcohol was oxidized with laccase in the presence and absence of the mediator 1-hydroxybenzotriazol (HBT). Furthermore, the role of phenolic
Eng Shi Ong et al.
Journal of separation science, 30(13), 2130-2137 (2007-07-13)
Pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) at room temperature with a laboratory-assembled system was applied for the extraction of gastrodin (GA) and vanillyl alcohol (VA) in Gastrodia elata Blume. The proposed system setup for this current work was simpler as no heating
Iris Brune et al.
Journal of biotechnology, 127(1), 21-33 (2006-08-08)
A 70mer oligonucleotide microarray was constructed to analyze genome-wide expression profiles of Corynebacterium jeikeium, a skin bacterium that is predominantly present in the human axilla and involved in axillary odor formation. Oligonucleotides representing 100% of the predicted coding regions of
C L Hsieh et al.
Life sciences, 67(10), 1185-1195 (2000-08-23)
Vanillyl alcohol (VA) is a component of Gastrodia elata Bl. (GE), which is a traditional Chinese herb widely used to treat convulsive disorders or dizziness. This study examined the role of VA in the anticonvulsive properties of GE in a
View All Related Papers

Articles

Vanilla Regulations

Vanilla Regulations – The Law and the Labeling of the World’s Most Popular Flavor

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service