Both the acute oral LD50 value in rats and the acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg
Usage And Synthesis
Description
Celestolide is a superior quality of aroma, lasting good stability of synthetic musk, belonging to the binary ring indan compounds. Musk-like animal aroma, with powder and wood, soft and powerful aroma, as a kind of fragrance fixing agent widely used in modern daily chemical products, the market potential is huge, and by the flavor industry perfumers love.
Identification
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CAS.No.:
13171-00-1
FL.No.:
7.133
FEMA.No.:
3653
NAS.No.:
3653
CoE.No.:
n/a
EINECS.No.:
236-114-4
JECFA.No.:
812
Regulatory Status
CoE: n/a
FDA: n/a
FDA (other): n/a
JECFA: Additional data required (2001).
Natural occurrence
Reported found in cooked asparagus.
Chemical Properties
Celestolide is a musk fragrance that is prepared
by reacting tert-butylbenzene with isoprene in the presence of sulfuric
acid, followed by acetylation of the resulting 1 (cipher),1-dimethyl-6-tertbutylindane:
The indane is light-stable and is mainly used for perfuming soap and cosmetics.
Chemical Properties
A crystalline compound with a musky, sweet, animal odor
Occurrence
Reported found in cooked asparagus
Uses
Used for fragrance compositions and perfumes with long-lasting fragrance
Preparation
From tert-butylbenzene
Definition
ChEBI: 4-Acetyl-6-tert-butyl-1,1-dimethylindane(Celestolide) is a member of indanes. It is a synthetic polycyclic musk fragrance. It is used for perfuming soap and cosmetics.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: solvent-like with a dirty, musty brown, earthy nuance.
