para-tolualdehyde 104-87-0

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    Odor Type : fruity
    
    Odor Strength : high ,
    recommend smelling in a 5.00 % solution or less
    
    Odor Description:
    at 5.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fruity cherry deep phenolic
    
    Substantivity : 120 Hour(s)

Physical Properties

Appearance :	pale yellow clear oily liquid (est)
Assay :	97.00 to 100.00 %
Food Chemicals Codex Listed :	No
Specific Gravity :	1.01200 to 1.01800 @ 25.00 °C.
Pounds per Gallon - (est). :	8.421 to 8.471
Refractive Index :	1.54200 to 1.54800 @ 20.00 °C.
Optical Rotation :	-2.00 to +1.00
Melting Point :	-6.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point :	204.00 to 205.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Acid Value :	2.00 max. KOH/g
Vapor Pressure :	0.263000 mm/Hg @ 25.00 °C.
Vapor Density :	4.2 ( Air = 1 )
Flash Point :	176.00 °F. TCC ( 80.00 °C. )
logP (o/w) :	2.100 (est)
Shelf Life :	24.00 month(s) or longer if stored properly.
Storage :	store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. store under nitrogen.
Storage :	store under nitrogen.

Safety

Safety Information

Most important hazard(s) :	Xn - Harmful.
	R 22 - Harmful if swallowed. R 36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 20/21 - When using do not eat, drink or smoke. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 37/39 - Wear suitable gloves and eye/face protection.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity :
	oral-rat LD50 1600 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0533443 intraperitoneal-rat LD50 800 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0533443 oral-mouse LD50 3200 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0533443 intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 400 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: ATAXIA BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) SKIN AND APPENDAGES (SKIN): HAIR: OTHER National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0533443
Dermal Toxicity :
	skin-rat LD50 2500 mg/kg National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0533443
Inhalation Toxicity :
	inhalation-rat LC > 2200 mg/m3 National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0533443

Safety in Use

Safety in Use Information

Category :	flavor and fragrance agents
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU) :	160.00 (μg/capita/day)
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI) :	9100 (μg/person/day)
Threshold of Concern :	1800 (μg/person/day)
Structure Class :	I
Recommendation for para-tolualdehyde fragrance usage levels up to :
	0.8000 % in the fragrance concentrate.

Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i).
Note : mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm.
		average usage mg/kg	maximum usage mg/kg
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0) :		15.03000	17.74000
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0) :		-	-
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0) :		-	-
Processed fruit (04.1) :		-	-
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2) :		-	-
Confectionery (05.0) :		56.26000	111.20000
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0) :		-	-
Bakery wares (07.0) :		25.82000	33.56000
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0) :		-	-
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0) :		-	-
Eggs and egg products (10.0) :		-	-
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0) :		-	-
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0) :		-	-
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0) :		-	-
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1) :		9.91000	13.29000
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2) :		6.23000	12.70000
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0) :		-	-
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0) :		-	-

Safety References

European Food Safety Athority(efsa) :	Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s) :
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 20, Revision 4 (FGE.20Rev4): Benzyl alcohols, benzaldehydes, a related acetal, benzoic acids, and related esters from chemical groups 23 and 30:page or pdf
EPI System :	View
Chemicalize.org :	Calculate predicted properties
NLM Hazardous Substances Data Bank :	Search
Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System :	Search
Toxicology Citations :	Search
Env. Mutagen Info. Center :	Search
Canada Domestic Sub. List :	Yes
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA) :	104-87-0
WGK Germany :	1
	4-methylbenzaldehyde
DTP/NCI :	2224
Chemidplus :	0000104870
RTECS :	CU7034500 for cas# 104-87-0