4-Ethylguaiacol

Product Name:

4-ethylguaiacol

Synonyms:

4-ethvlguaiacol;4-ethyl guiacol;4-ETHYLGUAIACOL;4-ETHYL-2-METHOXYPHENOL;ETHYL GUAIACOL;FEMA 2436;HOMOVANILLIN;4-ETHYLGUAIACOL 98+% FCC

CAS:

2785-89-9

MF:

C9H12O2

MW:

152.19

EINECS:

220-500-4

Product Categories:

phenol Flavor;Alphabetical Listings;E-F;Flavors and Fragrances;Pharmaceutical Raw Materials;Aromatic Phenols;Phenoles and thiophenoles

Mol File:

2785-89-9.mol

Melting point 

15 °C(lit.)

Boiling point 

234-236 °C(lit.)

density 

1.063 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

2436 | 4-ETHYLGUAIACOL

refractive index 

n20/D 1.528(lit.)

Fp 

226 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

pka

10.31±0.18(Predicted)

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear colorless to light yellow

Specific Gravity

1.06

JECFA Number

716

BRN 

2045329

CAS DataBase Reference

2785-89-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Phenol, 4-ethyl-2-methoxy-(2785-89-9)

EPA Substance Registry System

Phenol, 4-ethyl-2-methoxy- (2785-89-9)

Hazard Codes 

Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-22

Safety Statements 

26-36-37/39

RIDADR 

2810

WGK Germany 

2

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29071990

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to light yellow liquid

Uses

4-Ethyl-2-methoxyphenol is used as smoke flavoring in the food industry and displays antioxidant activity due to its phenolic composition. It is also present in red grapes and in red wines.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 25 ppb. Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: slightly sweet, spicy, clove, smoky and phenolic with charred whiskey barrel notes and a slight vanilla-like creaminess.

Raw materials

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