Odor
Sweet, yet heavy, floral-musky odor of very good tenacity. The characteristic note of this Nitromusk is the floral tone of its muskiness. The taste is bitter except in very low concentrations - best at 1 ppm or lower, unless powerful sweetening flavor materials are added (Cassia oil, Undecanolide, etc.).
Uses
Musk Ambrette is an artificial human musk used in cosmetics as well as in the treatments of wastewaters.
Definition
ChEBI: Musk ambrette is a C-nitro compound.
Preparation
Musk Ambrette is produced from meta-Cresolmethylether with iso-Butylchloride (or iso-Butylene) followed by Nitration of the ether.
General Description
Pale yellow liquid. Insoluble in water.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Fire Hazard
The flash point of 4-tert-Butyl-2,6-dinitro-3-methoxytoluene has not been determined, but 4-tert-Butyl-2,6-dinitro-3-methoxytoluene is probably combustible.
Safety Profile
A poison by ingestion.
Mutation data reported. A skin irritant.
When heated to decomposition it emits
toxic fumes of NO,. See also AROMATIC
AMINES.
Solubility in organics
3.3% soluble in alcohol, 37% soluble in Diethylphthalate, 50% soluble in Benzylbenzoate, practically insoluble in Terpenes or mineral oil.
