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4-methyl-2-pentenal
2-pentenal, 4-methyl-

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Alfrebro LLC/ Archer Daniels Midland Company

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The Alfrebro brand was established in the early 1900s by Alex Fries & Brothers, a Cincinnati Flavor Company. In 1980, the brand was re-launched as an aroma chemical manufacturer. Since its inception, Alfrebro’s primary focus has been to provide quality natural and high value synthetic chemicals.
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CJ Latta & Associates, LLC

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CJ Latta & Associates is a distributor of specialty aromatics and organic acids used in the formulation of flavors and fragrance manufactured worldwide. We pride ourselves on our reputation for, fair pricing, quality and reliability. We’ve built our business on successfully sourcing and developing many challenging specialty chemicals and fine ingredients for our clients.
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FCI SAS

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Our team is composed of motivated professionals with great experience in the flavours and fragrances market. Our company has been serving this industry for more than 40 years and is ISO 9001 certified since 2009 . Whatever your question on flavour and fragrance ingredients: commercial, technical or regulatory – we will answer it very quickly.
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Penta International Corporation

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At Penta, our products and services help businesses do business better.
For over 30 years, Penta Manufacturing Company has played a growing role in worldwide chemistry innovations and applications. As an industry leader, Penta continues to pioneer chemistry-based solutions for practically every area of commerce. Our products and expertise have helped fuel technical advances in dozens of commercial applications including flavoring, coloring, fragrances and chemical processes.
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Name:	4-methylpent-2-enal
CAS Number:	5362-56-1	3D/inchi
ECHA EINECS - REACH Pre-Reg:	226-348-5
FDA UNII:	Search
MDL:	MFCD00800501
CoE Number:	10364
XlogP3-AA:	1.30 (est)
Molecular Weight:	98.14490000
Formula:	C6 H10 O
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Also(can) Contains:	(E)-4-methyl-2-pentenal
	(Z)-4-methyl-2-pentenal
EFSA/JECFA Comments:
The chemical name should be changed to 4-methylpent-(2E)-enal and the CAS number to 24502-08-7, according to the specifcations provided (Documentation provided to EFSA nr: 1) 94% (E) isomer 1% (Z) isomer

Category:flavoring agents

US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:

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JECFA Food Flavoring:	1208 4-methyl-2-pentenal
DG SANTE Food Flavourings:	05.114 4-methylpent-2-enal
FEMA Number:	3510 4-methyl-2-pentenal
FDA:	No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances
FDA Mainterm (SATF):	5362-56-1 ; 4-METHYL-2-PENTENAL

Physical Properties:

Appearance:	colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay:	97.00 to 100.00 sum of isomers
Food Chemicals Codex Listed:	No
Specific Gravity:	0.85800 to 0.86600 @ 25.00 °C.
Pounds per Gallon - (est).:	7.139 to 7.206
Refractive Index:	1.43500 to 1.44500 @ 20.00 °C.
Boiling Point:	126.00 to 130.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Acid Value:	1.00 max. KOH/g
Vapor Pressure:	9.925000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Flash Point:	91.00 °F. TCC ( 32.78 °C. )
logP (o/w):	1.635 (est)
Soluble in:
	alcohol
	water, slightly
	water, 6079 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
Insoluble in:
	water

Organoleptic Properties:

Odor Type: ethereal

Odor Strength:high ,
recommend smelling in a 1.00 % solution or less

Substantivity:11 hour(s) at 100.00 %

ethereal spicy green grassy aldehydic apple cooked apple cognac woody

Odor Description:at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. ethereal spicy green grassy aldehydic cooked apple cognac woody
Luebke, William tgsc, (2009)

Odor sample from: Kingchem Laboratories Inc.

pungent ethereal fresh green apple aldehydic cognac woody

Odor Description:Pungent, etherial, fresh green apple-like, aldehydic, cognac and woody
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 5, 71, (1991)

Flavor Type: green

green fruity apple skin brandy cider

Taste Description: at 20.00 ppm. Green, fruity, apple skin, brandy and cider-like
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 5, 71, (1991)

Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found).

Kingchem Laboratories

4 METHYL 2 PENTENAL

Odor Description:Strong, green, fruity aldehyde

Alfrebro

4-METHYL-2-PENTENAL NATURAL 10% IN MCTG

Odor Description:Powerful, Grassy, Green, Slightly Fruity

FCI SAS

4 METHYL 2 PENTENAL

Odor Description:Fruity aldehyde, Green, Strong

Taste Description:Brandy, Cider-like, Green Apple

Cosmetic Information:

None found

Suppliers:

Alfrebro

4-METHYL-2-PENTENAL NATURAL 10% IN MCTG

Odor: Powerful, Grassy, Green, Slightly Fruity

BOC Sciences

For experimental / research use only.

4-Methyl-2-pentenal 95%

Carbosynth

For experimental / research use only.

4-Methyl-2-pentenal

CJ Latta & Associates

4-METHYL-2-PENTENAL

FCI SAS

4 METHYL 2 PENTENAL

Odor: Fruity aldehyde, Green, Strong

Flavor: Brandy, Cider-like, Green Apple

Kingchem Laboratories

4 METHYL 2 PENTENAL

Odor: Strong, green, fruity aldehyde

Safety Information:


Hazards identification

Classification of the substance or mixture
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)
None found.
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements

Pictogram

Hazard statement(s)
None found.
Precautionary statement(s)
None found.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
Not determined
Dermal Toxicity:
Not determined
Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined

Safety in Use Information:

Category:
flavoring agents
Recommendation for 4-methyl-2-pentenal usage levels up to:
	not for fragrance use.

Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU):		0.012 (μg/capita/day)
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA):		0.20 (μg/capita/day)
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI):		1700 (μg/person/day)
Threshold of Concern:		1800 (μg/person/day)
Structure Class:		I
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
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		average usual ppm	average maximum ppm
baked goods:		-	2.00000
beverages(nonalcoholic):		-	1.00000
beverages(alcoholic):		-	1.00000
breakfast cereal:		-	1.50000
cheese:		-	-
chewing gum:		-	8.00000
condiments / relishes:		-	-
confectionery froastings:		-	-
egg products:		-	-
fats / oils:		-	-
fish products:		-	-
frozen dairy:		-	1.50000
fruit ices:		-	1.50000
gelatins / puddings:		-	1.20000
granulated sugar:		-	-
gravies:		-	-
hard candy:		-	-
imitation dairy:		-	-
instant coffee / tea:		-	-
jams / jellies:		-	-
meat products:		-	-
milk products:		-	1.00000
nut products:		-	-
other grains:		-	-
poultry:		-	-
processed fruits:		-	-
processed vegetables:		-	-
reconstituted vegetables:		-	-
seasonings / flavors:		-	-
snack foods:		-	-
soft candy:		-	-
soups:		-	-
sugar substitutes:		-	-
sweet sauces:		-	-

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):		5.70000	12.00000
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0):		1.50000	14.25000
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):		5.00000	5.03000
Confectionery (05.0):		5.50000	14.46000
Chewing gum (05.3):		5.30000	20.87000
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0):		4.80000	11.50000
Bakery wares (07.0):		6.30000	19.07000
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0):		0.90000	2.98000
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):		2.00000	5.00000
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0):		-	-
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1):		2.00000	4.43000
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2):		1.00000	2.00000
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0):		2.50000	4.50000
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):

EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF)
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 200, Revision 1 (FGE.200 Rev.1): 74 a,�-unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes and precursors from chemical subgroup 1.1.1 of FGE.19
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 72, Revision 2 (FGE.72Rev2): consideration of aliphatic, branched-chain saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acids and related esters evaluated by JECFA (61st, 68th and 69th meetings) and structurally related to flavouring substances in FGE.05Rev3
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EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):5362-56-1

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EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry

Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :21458

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data

4-methylpent-2-enal

Chemidplus:0005362561

References:

	4-methylpent-2-enal
NIST Chemistry WebBook:	Search Inchi
Canada Domestic Sub. List:	5362-56-1
Pubchem (cid):	21458
Pubchem (sid):	134986391

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