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General Material Information

Preferred name 2-hexyl pyridine
Trivial Name 2-Hexylpyridine
Short Description pyridine, 2-hexyl-
Formula C11 H17 N
CAS Number 1129-69-7
FEMA Number 4948
Flavis Number 14.117
ECHA Number 214-454-4
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Nikkaji Number J45.677B
Beilstein Number 0114710
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FDA Patent No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances
Synonyms
  • 2-hexylpyridine
  • 2-(N-hexyl) pyridine
  • 2-(N-hexyl)pyridine
  • 2-(n-Hexyl)pyridine
  • 2-Hexylpyridine
  • 2-N-hexylpyridine
  • pyridine, 2-hexyl-

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(IUPAC):Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf)
Videos:The Periodic Table of Videos
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(IUPAC):Periodic Table of the Elements
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Export Tariff Code:2933.39.9050
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PhysChem Properties

Material listed in food chemical codex No
Molecular weight 163.26348876953
Specific gravity @ 25 °C
Pounds per Gallon 7.422 to 7.506
Refractive Index 1.48 to 1.49 @ 20 °C
Boiling Point 225 to 227°C @ 760 mm Hg
Vapor Pressure 0.112 mmHg @ 25 °C
Flash Point TCC Value 73.33 °C TCC
logP (o/w) 3.766 est
Solubility
alcohol Yes
water, 739.4 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) Yes
water No

Organoleptic Properties

Odor Type: Green
green, fatty, mutton
General comment At 0.10 % in propylene glycol. green fatty mutton
Flavor Type: Green
green, vegetable, nutty
General comment Green vegetable nutty
Used in vegetable, meat and nut flavours, up to 1ppm. Green

Occurrences

Potential Uses

Applications
Flavoring purposes Lamb, Lamb, Meat

Safety Information

Safety information

Hazards identification
Classification of the substance or mixture
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)
None found.
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements
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Hazard statement(s)
None found.
Precautionary statement(s)
None found.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
oral-rat LDLo > 500 mg/kg
National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review. Vol. 5, Pg. 23, 1953.

Dermal Toxicity:
Not determined
Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined

Safety in use information

Category:
flavoring agents
Recommendation for 2-hexyl pyridine usage levels up to:
not for fragrance use.
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): 0.012 (μg/capita/day)
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): 400 (μg/person/day)
Threshold of Concern:540 (μg/person/day)
Structure Class: II
Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS).
The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library
publication number: 30
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average usual ppmaverage maximum ppm
baked goods: 1.000005.00000
beverages(nonalcoholic): 1.000005.00000
beverages(alcoholic): 1.000005.00000
breakfast cereal: --
cheese: 1.000005.00000
chewing gum: --
condiments / relishes: 1.000005.00000
confectionery froastings: --
egg products: 1.000005.00000
fats / oils: 1.000005.00000
fish products: 1.000005.00000
frozen dairy: --
fruit ices: --
gelatins / puddings: --
granulated sugar: --
gravies: 1.000005.00000
hard candy: --
imitation dairy: --
instant coffee / tea: --
jams / jellies: --
meat products: 1.000005.00000
milk products: --
nut products: --
other grains: --
poultry: 1.000005.00000
processed fruits: --
processed vegetables: 1.000005.00000
reconstituted vegetables: 1.000005.00000
seasonings / flavors: 1.000005.00000
snack foods: 1.000005.00000
soft candy: --
soups: 1.000005.00000
sugar substitutes: --
sweet sauces: --
Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i).
Note: mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm.
average usage mg/kgmaximum usage mg/kg
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): 0.400002.00000
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): 0.100000.50000
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): 0.400002.00000
Processed fruit (04.1): 0.400002.00000
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): --
Confectionery (05.0): 1.000005.00000
Chewing gum (05.3): --
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): 0.200001.00000
Bakery wares (07.0): 2.0000010.00000
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): 0.200001.00000
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): 0.200001.00000
Eggs and egg products (10.0): --
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): --
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): 0.100000.50000
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): 0.200001.00000
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): 0.200001.00000
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): --
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): 1.000005.00000
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): 0.200001.00000

Safety references

European Food Safety Athority(EFSA):Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies...

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s):

Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 24 (FGE.24): Pyridine, pyrrole, indole and quinoline derivatives from chemical group 28 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000)
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Pyridine, pyrrole, indole and quinoline derivatives from chemical group 28 Flavouring Group Evaluation 24, Revision 1 - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC)
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Flavouring Group Evaluation 77 (FGE77) [1] - Consideration of Pyridine, Pyrrole and Quinoline Derivatives evaluated by JECFA (63rd meeting) structurally related to Pyridine, Pyrrole, Indole and Quinoline Derivatives evaluated by EFSA in FGE.24Rev1 (2008)
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Scientific opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 24, Revision 2 (FGE.24Rev2): Pyridine, pyrrole, indole and quinoline derivatives from chemical group 28
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2-hexylpyridine
Chemidplus:0001129697