valeric acid

Full Material List
pentanoic acid

Identifiers

FEMA 3101
CAS 109-52-4
EINECS 203-677-2
Synonyms
  • butane carboxylic acid
  • 1- butane carboxylic acid
  • butane-1-carboxylic acid
  • butanecarboxylic acid
  • 1- butanecarboxylic acid
  • kyselina valerova
  • LEA
  • pentanic acid
  • pentanoic acid
  • 1- pentanoic acid
  • N- pentanoic acid
  • pentoic acid
  • propyl acetic acid
  • propylacetic acid
  • valerianic acid
  • valeriansaeure
  • N- valeric acid
  • valeric acid FCC
  • valeric acid, natural
  • valericacid
JECFA Food Flavoring 90
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 08.007 valeric acid
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII GZK92PJM7B
CoE Number 7
XlogP3-AA 1.40 (est)
Molecular Weight 102.1331
Molecular Formula C5 H10 O2

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: cheesy acidic sweaty rancid
  • Odor Description:at 1.00 % in propylene glycol. sickening putrid acidic sweaty rancid
  • acidic sharp cheesy sour milky tobacco fruity
  • Odor Description:Acidic and sharp, cheese-like, sour milky, tobacco, with fruity nuancesMosciano, Gerard P&F 19, No. 2, 55, (1994)
Odor cheesy
acidic, sweaty, rancid, sharp, cheesy, sour, milky, tobacco, fruity
Flavor acidic
acidic, dairy, milky, cheesy,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed Yes
Appearance colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay 99.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 0.93900 to 0.94200 @ 20.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 7.823 to 7.848
Refractive Index 1.40700 to 1.41100 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point -35.00 to -34.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 184.00 to 186.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 192.00 °F. TCC ( 88.89 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.452000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density 3.5 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w) 1.39
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • ether
  • water, 1.86e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
  • water
Occurrence
  • apple juice
  • avocado fruit
  • basil oil
  • bay laurel leaf
  • bergamot oil wild
  • bilberry fruit juice
  • blueberry fruit juice
  • boronia anemonifolia
  • cacao bean
  • cayenne fruit
  • cayenne sap
  • celery flower
  • celery shoot
  • champaca
  • cheese cheddar cheese
  • coffee
  • elder black elder fruit
  • ginkgo biloba fruit
  • milk
  • peach fruit
  • petitgrain lemon petitgrain
  • pineapple fruit
  • raspberry red raspberry fruit
  • rum
  • spearmint plant
  • strawberry wild strawberry fruit
  • tea leaf
  • yogurt