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FEMA 3457

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Product Name:
FEMA 3457
Synonyms:
  • 2-phenylacetic acid hexyl ester
  • hexyl 2-phenylacetate
  • hexyl 2-phenylethanoate
  • HEXYL ALPHA-TOLUATE
  • HEXYL PHENYLACETATE
  • FEMA 3457
  • PHENYLACETIC ACID, HEXYL ESTER
  • HEXYL PHENYLACETATE 99+%
CAS:
5421-17-0
MF:
C14H20O2
MW:
220.31
EINECS:
226-537-2
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Mol File:
5421-17-0.mol
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FEMA 3457 Chemical Properties

Boiling point:
264-265 °C(lit.)
Density 
0.97 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
FEMA 
3457 | HEXYL PHENYLACETATE
refractive index 
n20/D 1.485(lit.)
Flash point:
>230 °F
solubility 
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
form 
oily liquid
Specific Gravity
1.01
color 
Colorless
Odor
at 100.00 %. sweet green waxy fruity rose wine foliage
Odor Type
green
JECFA Number
1015
LogP
4.458 (est)
EPA Substance Registry System
Benzeneacetic acid, hexyl ester (5421-17-0)
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Safety Information

WGK Germany 
3

MSDS

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FEMA 3457 Usage And Synthesis

Description

Hexyl phenylacetate has a sweet-green, fruity-winey odor.

Chemical Properties

Hexyl phenylacetate has a sweet-green, fruity-winy odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in oil of Crimean white grape, spearmint oil, black tea and muscat grape

Uses

Hexyl phenylacetate is occasionally used in perfume compositions.

Preparation

by direct csterification of n-Hexanol with Phenylacetic acid under azeotropic conditions.

Definition

ChEBI: Hexyl phenylacetate is a member of benzenes.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 15 ppm: fruity, waxy, green, powdery and floral with sweet honey nuances

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 60, p. 745, 1995 DOI: 10.1021/jo00108a048

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