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Category: fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
| Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
| Assay: | 92.00 to 100.00 %
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
| Specific Gravity: | 0.83500 to 0.85500 @ 25.00 °C.
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| Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 6.948 to 7.114
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| Refractive Index: | 1.44000 to 1.46000 @ 20.00 °C.
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| Boiling Point: | 110.00 to 111.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.100000 mmHg @ 20.00 °C. |
| Vapor Density: | 6.0 ( Air = 1 ) |
| Flash Point: | > 200.00 °F. TCC ( > 93.33 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): | 3.130 |
| 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 | | | paraffin oil | | | water, 37.76 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
| Stability: |
| | alcoholic fine fragrance, good | | | alkalis | | | antiperspirant, good | | | deo stick, good | | | detergent perborate, good | | | fabric softener, good | | | hard surface cleaner | | | liquid detergent, good | | | shampoo, good | | | soap, good | | | toiletry application, good |
Organoleptic Properties:
| Odor Type: | citrus |
| Odor Strength: | medium , recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less |
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | fresh lemon metallic citrus waxy floral |
| Substantivity: | 16 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
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Cosmetic Information:
Safety Information:
| Most important hazard(s): | | Xi - Irritant |
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R 36/38 - Irritating to skin and eyes. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing.
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| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | | |
oral-rat LD50 5300 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 525, 1979.
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| Dermal Toxicity: | | |
skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 525, 1979.
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| Inhalation Toxicity: | | |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
| Category: | fragrance agents |
| Recommendation for citronellyl nitrile usage levels up to: | | | 10.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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| Recommendation for citronellyl nitrile flavor usage levels up to: |
| | not for flavor use.
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| | agrunitrile | | | baranyl nitrile | | | citronalva (IFF) | | | citronellonitrile | | | citronellylnitrile | | | citrylone | | 3,7- | dimethyl oct-6-ene nitrile | | 3,7- | dimethyl-6-octene nitrile | | 3,7- | dimethyl-6-octene-1-nitrile | | 3,7- | dimethyloct-6-ene nitrile | | 3,7- | dimethyloct-6-enenitrile | | 6- | octenenitrile, 3,7-dimethyl- | | | vervonitrile |
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