Methyl p-tert-butylphenylacetate Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

106 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

0.999 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.501(lit.)

FEMA 

2690 | METHYL P-TERT-BUTYLPHENYLACETATE

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

liquid

color 

Colourless to light yellow

Odor

at 100.00 %. dairy buttermilk leafy creamy green waxy fatty hyacinth melon rind rubbery

Odor Type

dairy

JECFA Number

1025

BRN 

2502880

InChIKey

HXVTYMWVMVKVTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

LogP

3.65

CAS DataBase Reference

3549-23-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzeneacetic acid, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-, methyl ester (3549-23-3)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

24/25

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29163990

MSDS

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Methyl p-tert-butylphenylacetate Usage And Synthesis

Description

Methyl p-tert-butylphenylacetate has a sweet, woody, and camphoraceous odor with a roasted, chocolate-like flavor. May be prepared by esterification of p-tert-butylphenylacetic acid with methanol.

Chemical Properties

Methyl p-tert-butylphenylacetate has a sweet, woody and camphoraceous odor and a roasted, chocolate-like flavor.

Preparation

By esterification of p-tert-butylphenylacetic acid with methanol

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: musty meaty, chicken fatty, cocoa honey, floral, sour, fatty milky, dairy and fishy nuances.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: leafy, green, waxy and honey-like, sweet cocoa, buttery creamy, fatty milky dairy-like with fishy and fruity nuances

General Description

Methyl p-tert-butylphenylacetate can be used as a food flavoring agent.

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