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General Material Information

Preferred name (Z)-ambrettolide
Trivial Name Ambrettolide
Short Description (Z)-omega-6-hexadecenlactone
Formula C16 H28 O2
CAS Number 123-69-3
Deleted CAS Number 17598-28-6
Flavis Number 10.059
ECHA Number 204-644-5
FDA UNII 095I377U8F
Nikkaji Number J10.068D
xLogP3-AA 5.50 (est)
NMR Predictor External link
Synonyms
  • (Z)- ambrettolide
  • ambrettolide LG
  • (7Z)-17-oxa cycloheptadec-7-en-1-one
  • (8Z)-oxa cycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
  • (Z)-oxa cycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
  • hexadec-7-en-16-olide
  • (Z)-omega-6-hexadecenlactone
  • (Z)-16-hydroxy-7-hexadecenoic acid lactone
  • (7Z)-17-oxacycloheptadec-7-en-1-one
  • Oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one, (8Z)-
  • Oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one, (Z)-
  • (8Z)-Oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one
  • Ambrettolid
  • Ambrettolide
  • Musk ambrette
  • Musk natural
  • Musk ambrette (natural)
  • Natural musk ambrette
  • 16-Hydroxy-7-hexadecenoic acid lactone
  • Ambrette musk
  • (Z)-Oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one

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PhysChem Properties

Material listed in food chemical codex No
Molecular weight 252.39755249023
Specific gravity @ 25 °C
Pounds per Gallon 7.947 to 7.996
Refractive Index 1.482 to 1.488 @ 20 °C
Boiling Point 398 to 399°C @ 760 mm Hg
Flash Point TCC Value 167.78 °C TCC
logP (o/w) 5.516 est
Solubility
alcohol Yes
water, 0.5925 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) Yes
water No

Organoleptic Properties

Odor Type: Musk
musty, animal, musk, ambrette
General comment At 100.00 %. musty animal musk ambrette

Occurrences

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
Pictogram
Hazard statement(s)
None found.
Precautionary statement(s)
None found.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
oral-mouse LDLo 1600 mg/kg
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Vol. 14, Pg. 111, 1985.

oral-rat LD50 339 mg/kg
Gekkan Yakuji. Pharmaceuticals Monthly. Vol. 22, Pg. 1513, 1980.

Dermal Toxicity:
skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Vol. 14, Pg. 111, 1985.

skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg
Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 13, Pg. 707, 1975.

Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined

Safety in use information

Category:
flavor and fragrance agents
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): 1.90 (μg/capita/day)
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): 3900 (μg/person/day)
Threshold of Concern:1800 (μg/person/day)
Structure Class: I
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): 7.0000035.00000
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): 5.0000025.00000
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): 10.0000050.00000
Processed fruit (04.1): 7.0000035.00000
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): --
Confectionery (05.0): 10.0000050.00000
Chewing gum (05.3): --
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): 5.0000025.00000
Bakery wares (07.0): 10.0000050.00000
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): 2.0000010.00000
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): 2.0000010.00000
Eggs and egg products (10.0): --
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): --
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): 5.0000025.00000
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): 10.0000050.00000
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): 5.0000025.00000
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): 10.0000050.00000
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): 20.00000100.00000
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): 5.0000025.00000

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):

Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 10, Revision 2 (FGE.10Rev2): Aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 10, Revision 3 (FGE.10Rev3): Aliphatic primary and secondary saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acetals, carboxylic acids and esters containing an additional oxygenated functional group and lactones from chemical groups 9, 13 and 30
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EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):123-69-3
EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :5365703
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data
WGK Germany:2
(7Z)-17-oxacycloheptadec-7-en-1-one
Chemidplus:0000123693