methyl acetate

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methyl acetate

Identifiers

FEMA 2676
CAS 79-20-9
EINECS 201-185-2
Synonyms
  • acetic acid methyl ester
  • acetic acid, methyl ester
  • devoton
  • ethanoic acid methyl ester
  • nat. methyl acetate
  • methyl acetate natural
  • methyl acetate, high purity
  • methyl acetic ester
  • methyl ester of acetic acid
  • methyl ethanoate
  • methylacetate
  • tereton
JECFA Food Flavoring 125
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 09.023 methyl acetate
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII W684QT396F
CoE Number 213
XlogP3-AA 0.20 (est)
Molecular Weight 74.07922
Molecular Formula C3 H6 O2

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: ethereal ethereal sweet fruity
  • Odor Description:at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. ether sweet fruity
  • ethereal solvent estery fruity winey cognac rummy
  • Odor Description:Etherial and solvent-like, estry, fruity, winey, cognac and rumMosciano, Gerard P&F 19, No. 5, 79, (1994)
Odor ethereal
ethereal, sweet, fruity, solvent, estery, winey, cognac, rummy
Flavor ethereal
green, ethereal, fruity, fresh, rummy, whiskey,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance colorless clear liquid (est)
Assay 98.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 0.93200 to 0.94200 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 7.755 to 7.838
Refractive Index 1.35500 to 1.36500 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point -98.00 to -97.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 56.00 to 58.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 15.00 °F. TCC ( -9.44 °C. )
Acid Value 1.00 max. KOH/g
Vapor Pressure 368.350006 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density 2.55 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w) 0.18
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • water, 243000 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp)
Occurrence
  • apple fruit juice
  • apple plant
  • banana fruit
  • beer
  • blackberry fruit
  • brandy pear brandy
  • brandy plum brandy
  • cheese bleu cheese
  • cheese cheddar cheese
  • cheese swiss cheese
  • citrus maxima
  • coffee
  • currant black currant fruit
  • fig fruit
  • ginger oil
  • ginger rhizome
  • ginger rhizome oil
  • grape muscat grape
  • guava fruit
  • papaya fruit
  • passion fruit
  • peach fruit
  • pear fruit
  • pineapple fruit
  • raspberry red raspberry fruit
  • strawberry wild strawberry fruit
  • sunflower flower
  • tomato
  • water mint shoot