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 Category:flavor and fragrance agents 
  
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Physical Properties: 
| Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |  
| Assay: |  82.00 to 100.00 
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed:  | No |  
| Specific Gravity: | 0.80900 to 0.81400 @  20.00 °C.
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| Pounds per Gallon - (est).:  |  6.740 to  6.781
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| Refractive Index: | 1.42100 to 1.42500 @  20.00 °C.
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| Boiling Point: |  174.00 to  178.00 °C. @  760.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.303000 mmHg @  25.00 °C. |  
| Vapor Density: | 4.97  ( Air = 1 ) |  
| Flash Point: |  151.00 °F. TCC (   66.11 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): |   2.918 (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. |  
| Soluble in: |  
|   | alcohol |  |   | water, 613.8 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |  |   | water, 445 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |  
| Insoluble in: |  
|   | water |  
 
  
Organoleptic Properties: 
| Odor Type: ethereal |  
| fresh ethereal fermented yeasty  |  
| Odor Description:at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. mild fresh ethereal fermented yeasty |  
| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |  
 
  
Cosmetic Information: 
  
Suppliers: 
  
Safety Information: 
| Preferred SDS: View |  
| European information :  |  
| Most important hazard(s):  |  | None - None found. |  
S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
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| Hazards identification |  
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|  Classification of the substance or mixture |  
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |  
| None found. |  
|  GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |  
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| Pictogram |  |  
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| Hazard statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Precautionary statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:  |  
intraperitoneal-rat LD50  800 mg/kg Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. Vol. 1, Pg. 22, 1974.
  
oral-mouse LD50  3530 mg/kg Shell Chemical Company. Unpublished Report. Vol. -, Pg. 4, 1961.
  
oral-rat LD50  3560 mg/kg Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol. 31, Pg. 60, 1949.
  
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| Dermal Toxicity:  |  
skin-rabbit LD50 4600 mg/kg Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. Vol. 1, Pg. 22, 1974.
  
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| Inhalation Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information: 
| Category:  |  | flavor and fragrance agents |  
| RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search |  
| IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice |  
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| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU):  | ND (μg/capita/day) |  
| Structure Class:  | II |  
| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |  
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |  
| publication number: 4 |  
| Click here to view publication 4 |  
|   | average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |  
| baked goods:  | - | - |  
| beverages(nonalcoholic):  | - | 20.00000 |  
| beverages(alcoholic):  | - | - |  
| breakfast cereal:  | - | - |  
| cheese:  | - | - |  
| chewing gum:  | - | 20.00000 |  
| condiments / relishes:  | - | - |  
| confectionery froastings:  | - | - |  
| egg products:  | - | - |  
| fats / oils:  | - | - |  
| fish products:  | - | - |  
| frozen dairy:  | - | 20.00000 |  
| fruit ices:  | - | 20.00000 |  
| gelatins / puddings:  | - | 20.00000 |  
| granulated sugar:  | - | - |  
| gravies:  | - | - |  
| hard candy:  | - | 20.00000 |  
| imitation dairy:  | - | - |  
| instant coffee / tea:  | - | - |  
| jams / jellies:  | - | - |  
| meat products:  | - | - |  
| milk products:  | - | - |  
| nut products:  | - | - |  
| other grains:  | - | - |  
| poultry:  | - | - |  
| processed fruits:  | - | - |  
| processed vegetables:  | - | - |  
| reconstituted vegetables:  | - | - |  
| seasonings / flavors:  | - | - |  
| snack foods:  | - | - |  
| soft candy:  | - | - |  
| soups:  | - | - |  
| sugar substitutes:  | - | - |  
| sweet sauces:  | - | - |  
 
  
Safety References: 
European Food Safety Athority(EFSA):Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies...
 
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s):
 
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Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 7 (FGE.07): Saturated and unsaturated aliphatic secondary alcohols, ketones and esters of secondary alcohols and saturated linear or branched-chain carboxylic acids from chemical group 5 View page or View pdf
 
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Flavouring Group Evaluation 7, Revision 1 (FGE.07Rev1): Saturated and unsaturated aliphatic secondary alcohols, ketones and esters of secondary alcohols and saturated linear or branched-chain carboxylic acids from chemical group 5 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Scientific opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) on a request from the Commission View page or View pdf
 
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Flavouring Group Evaluation 7, Revision 2 (FGE.07Rev2) : Saturated and unsaturated aliphatic secondary alcohols, ketones and esters of secondary alcohols and saturated linear or branched-chain carboxylic acids from chemical group 5 View page or View pdf
 
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| EPI System: View |  
| AIDS Citations:Search |  
| Cancer Citations:Search |  
| Toxicology Citations:Search |  
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):108-82-7 |  
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |  
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |  
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :7957 |  
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |  
| WISER:UN 1157 |  
| WGK Germany:2 |  
| 2,6-dimethylheptan-4-ol |  
| Chemidplus:0000108827 |  
| EPA/NOAA CAMEO:hazardous materials |  
| RTECS:MJ3325000 for cas# 108-82-7 |  
 
  
References: 
  
Other Information: 
  
Potential Blenders and core components  note 
| For Odor |  
| No odor group found for these |  
                                 
pseudo methyl ionone CS |  
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lycopene CS |  
| acidic |  
| acidic |  
cyclohexyl acetic acid FL/FR |  
2- ethyl butyric acid FL/FR |  
| alcoholic |  
fusel oil FL/FR |  
propyl alcohol FL/FR |  
| aldehydic |  
iso butyraldehyde FL/FR |  
| alliaceous |  
dibutyl sulfide FL/FR |  
| animal |  
piperidine FL/FR |  
| anisic |  
estragole FL/FR |  
| caramellic |  
2-oxo butyric acid FL/FR |  
levulinic acid FL/FR |  
| cheesy |  
butyric acid FL/FR |  
| citrus |  
petitgrain combava oil FR |  
| ethereal |  
iso propyl formate FL/FR |  
| fatty |  
4- methyl octanoic acid FL/FR |  
| fermented |  
butyl laevo-lactate FL/FR |  
propyl nonanoate FL/FR |  
valeraldehyde FL/FR |  
| floral |  
phenethyl butyrate FL/FR |  
| fruity |  
butyl acetoacetate FL/FR |  
ethyl 3,5,5-trimethyl hexanoate FR |  
geranyl acetoacetate FL/FR |  
tropical thiazole FL/FR |  
| green |  
butyl lactate FL/FR |  
(E)-2- pentenal FL/FR |  
| herbal |  
white  cognac oil FL/FR |  
jambu oleoresin FL/FR |  
levisticum officinale root absolute FL/FR |  
origanum oil FL/FR |  
origanum oil greece FL/FR |  
| leathery |  
4-tert- butyl phenol CS |  
| medicinal |  
ortho- cresyl acetate FL/FR |  
quinoline CS |  
summer  savory oil FL/FR |  
2,6- xylenol FL/FR |  
| milky |  
laevo- glutamine CS |  
| nutty |  
2,3- dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |  
maraniol CS |  
resorcinol FR |  
| spicy |  
ginger oleoresin africa FL/FR |  
safrole CS |  
white  sassafras oil FL/FR |  
| sulfurous |  
1- phenethyl mercaptan FL/FR |  
S- tropical 2-thiobutyrate FL/FR |  
| tonka |  
saffron resinoid FL/FR |  
| yeasty |  
laevo- glutamic acid CS |  
2- octen-4-one FL/FR |  
| For Flavor |  
| No flavor group found for these |  
                                 
allyl methyl trisulfide FL |  
benzyl disulfide FL |  
butyl acetoacetate FL/FR |  
capsicum oleoresin FL |  
ortho- cresyl acetate FL/FR |  
elecampane root absolute FL |  
elecampane root oil FL |  
fig leaf absolute FL |  
fleabane oil (erigeron canadensis) FL |  
geranyl acetoacetate FL/FR |  
(E,E)-2,4- heptadien-1-ol FL |  
(E,E)-2,4- hexadien-1-ol FL |  
2- hexenal diethyl acetal FL |  
1- phenethyl mercaptan FL/FR |  
piperidine FL/FR |  
propyl nonanoate FL/FR |  
3- propyl pyridine FL |  
1- pyrroline FL |  
white  sassafras oil FL/FR |  
S- tropical 2-thiobutyrate FL/FR |  
wormseed oil america FL |  
wormseed oil spain FL |  
| acidic |  
| acidic |  
2- ethyl butyric acid FL/FR |  
levulinic acid FL/FR |  
| alcoholic |  
propyl alcohol FL/FR |  
| aldehydic |  
iso butyraldehyde FL/FR |  
| alliaceous |  
dipropyl trisulfide FL |  
tropical thiazole FL/FR |  
| ammoniacal |  
2- methyl piperidine FL |  
| balsamic |  
peru balsam FL |  
styrax gum (liquidambar styraciflua) FL |  
| bitter |  
glyceryl tributyrate FL |  
| brown |  
2-oxo butyric acid FL/FR |  
| burnt |  
2,6- xylenol FL/FR |  
| buttery |  
butyl laevo-lactate FL/FR |  
diacetyl FL |  
| coconut |  
(R)- massoia lactone FL |  
6- methyl coumarin FL |  
| coffee |  
diisoamyl thiomalate FL |  
| cooling |  
jambu oleoresin FL/FR |  
| creamy |  
2- propanoyl thiophene FL |  
| cucumber |  
2- ethyl octine carbonate FL |  
| fatty |  
4- methyl octanoic acid FL/FR |  
2,4- octadien-1-ol FL |  
| fermented |  
methyl thio isovalerate FL |  
| floral |  
pseudo ionone FL |  
| fruity |  
acetyl isovaleryl FL |  
fusel oil FL/FR |  
methyl formate FL |  
phenethyl butyrate FL/FR |  
iso propyl formate FL/FR |  
| fusel |  
white  cognac oil FL/FR |  
| green |  
butyl lactate FL/FR |  
dibutyl sulfide FL/FR |  
3,4- dimethoxystyrene FL |  
(E)-2- hexenal diethyl acetal FL |  
(E)-2- pentenal FL/FR |  
iso phorone FL |  
| herbal |  
origanum oil FL/FR |  
origanum oil greece FL/FR |  
| licorice |  
estragole FL/FR |  
| meaty |  
3- mercapto-2-butanone FL |  
ortho- thioguaiacol FL |  
| medicinal |  
summer  savory oil FL/FR |  
| nutty |  
2,3- dimethyl pyrazine FL/FR |  
| oily |  
tetrahydrofurfuryl propionate FL |  
| powdery |  
powdery ketone FL |  
| seafood |  
1,4- dithiane FL |  
| sour |  
butyric acid FL/FR |  
3- methyl valeric acid FL |  
| spicy |  
benzylidene acetone FL |  
ginger oleoresin africa FL/FR |  
levisticum officinale root absolute FL/FR |  
paprika oleoresin FL |  
winter  savory oil FL |  
| sulfurous |  
methyl thiomethyl butyrate FL |  
| sweet |  
cyclohexyl acetic acid FL/FR |  
saffron resinoid FL/FR |  
| vegetable |  
2- octen-4-one FL/FR |  
radish isothiocyanate FL |  
| winey |  
valeraldehyde FL/FR |  
 
  
Potential Uses: 
  
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note 
  
Synonyms: 
|   | carbinol, di-isobutyl- |  |   | diisobutyl carbinol |  |   | diisobutylcarbinol |  |   | diisobutylene carbinol |  | 2,6- | dimethyl heptan-4-ol |  | 2,6- | dimethyl heptanol-4 |  | 2,6- | dimethylheptan-4-ol |  | 4- | heptanol, 2, 6-dimethyl- |  | 4- | heptanol, 2,6-dimethyl- |  | 4- | hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl heptane |  | sec- | nonyl alcohol |  
 
  
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