| Melting point |
85-95 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point |
196.62°C (rough estimate) |
| Density |
1.1624 (rough estimate) |
| vapor pressure |
0.2Pa at 24℃ |
| FEMA |
3487 | ETHYL MALTOL |
| refractive index |
1.4850 (estimate) |
| storage temp. |
2-8°C |
| solubility |
Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly) |
| pka |
8.38±0.10(Predicted) |
| form |
Solid |
| color |
White to Pale Yellow |
| Odor |
at 5.00 % in benzyl alcohol. sweet caramel jam strawberry cotton candy |
| Odor Type |
caramellic |
| biological source |
synthetic |
| Water Solubility |
9.345g/L at 24℃ |
| Merck |
14,3824 |
| JECFA Number |
1481 |
| Major Application |
cleaning products cosmetics flavors and fragrances food and beverages personal care |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
PERFUMING FRAGRANCE |
| InChI |
1S/C7H8O3/c1-2-6-7(9)5(8)3-4-10-6/h3-4,9H,2H2,1H3 |
| InChIKey |
YIKYNHJUKRTCJL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
CCC1=C(O)C(=O)C=CO1 |
| LogP |
2.9 at 25℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
4940-11-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
4H-pyran-4-one, 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-(4940-11-8) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
4H-Pyran-4-one, 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy- (4940-11-8) |