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Isoamyl salicylate

Isoamyl salicylate structure

Isoamyl salicylate 

structure
  • CAS No:

    87-20-7

  • Formula:

    C12H16O3

  • Chemical Name:

    Isoamyl salicylate

  • Synonyms:

    Benzoic acid,2-hydroxy-,3-methylbutyl ester;Salicylic acid,isopentyl ester;Isopentyl alcohol,salicylate;Isoamyl o-hydroxybenzoate;Isopentyl salicylate;Isoamyl salicylate;3-Methylbutyl salicylate;NSC 7952;Isoamyl 2-hydroxybenzoate;3-Methylbutyl 2-hydroxybenzoate;Isopentyl 2-hydroxybenzoate;34377-38-3

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Perfuming

Description

Isoamyl salicylate has a pleasant, sweet, slightly floral, herbaceous-green odor and a bittersweet taste reminiscent of strawberry. Water-white liquid; sometimes having a faint yellow tinge which should not be pink or red; orchid-like odor. Soluble in alcohol, ether; insoluble in water and glycerol. Combustible. Isoamyl Salicylate has been found in a number of fruit aromas. It is a colorless liquid with a sweet, clover-like odor and is used in perfumery for floral and herbal notes, particularl


colourless oily liquid with a sweet herbaceous-green, slightly floral odour


Isoamyl salicylate is a benzoate ester and a member of phenols. It derives from a salicylic acid.

Isoamyl salicylate Basic Attributes

208.25

208.25

201-730-4

M25E4ZMR0N

7952

DTXSID9041655

29182300

Characteristics

46.5

4.6

colourless oily liquid with a sweet herbaceous-green, slightly floral odour

1.05 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

278 °C

>230 °F

1.507

145mg/L(25 ºC)

Keep tightly closed. Store in a cool dry place.

Safety Information

9

UN 3082 9/PG 3

2

51/53

61

VO4375000

N

Stable at normal temperatures and pressures.

P273, P391, P501

H411

|Warning|H302 (11.22%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]|P264, P270, P273, P301+P312, P330, P391, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 598 companies from 12 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Drug Information

isoamyl salicylate

Isoamyl salicylate Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

From isoamyl alcohol and salicylic acid esterification and fractionation.

Uses

In perfumery and soaps.

Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 3-methylbutyl ester: ACTIVE

EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Fragrances|Safer Chemical Classes -> Yellow triangle - The chemical has met Safer Choice Criteria for its functional ingredient-class, but has some hazard profile issues|Food additives -> Flavoring Agents|Flavoring Agents -> JECFA Flavorings Index

Flavoring Agents

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:208.25
XLogP3:4.6
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:3
Rotatable Bond Count:5
Exact Mass:208.109944368
Monoisotopic Mass:208.109944368
Topological Polar Surface Area:46.5
Heavy Atom Count:15
Complexity:201
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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