Title: Ethyl Vanillin
CAS Registry Number: 121-32-4
CAS Name: 3-Ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
Additional Names: ethylprotocatechuic aldehyde; bourbonal; ethylprotal; vanillal
Trademarks: Ethavan (Monsanto); Ethovan
Molecular Formula: C9H10O3
Molecular Weight: 166.17
Percent Composition: C 65.05%, H 6.07%, O 28.88%
Properties: Colorless flakes possessing a finer and more intense vanilla odor and taste than vanillin. mp 77-78°. Sparingly sol in water; sol in alc, ether, glycerol, propylene glycol. Soly in 95% alc about 1 g/2 ml. LD50 orally in rats: >2000 mg/kg, P. M. Jenner et al., Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 2, 327 (1964).
Melting point: mp 77-78°
Toxicity data: LD50 orally in rats: >2000 mg/kg, P. M. Jenner et al., Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 2, 327 (1964)
Use: In flavoring and perfumery. |