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EC number: 204-582-9 | CAS number: 122-91-8
Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
- Justification for type of information:
- Data from handbook
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: As mention below
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Determine appearance of (4-methoxyphenyl) methyl formate
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- - Name of test material: (4-methoxyphenyl)methyl formate
- Molecular formula: C9H10O3
- Molecular weight: 166.175 g/mol
- Smiles notation: c1(ccc(OC)cc1)COC=O
- InChl: 1S/C9H10O3/c1-11-9-4-2-8(3-5-9)6-12-7-10/h2-5,7H,6H2,1H3
- Substance type: Organic
- Physical state: Liquid - Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
- Key result
- Form:
- liquid
- Colour:
- Colorless
- Odour:
- other: floral sweet balsamic odor
- Substance type:
- organic
- Conclusions:
- On the basis of physical observations it was concluded that (4-methoxyphenyl) methyl formate appears as a colorless liquid having sweet balsamic odor.
- Executive summary:
On the basis of physical observations it was concluded that (4-methoxyphenyl) methyl formate appears as a colorless liquid having sweet balsamic odor.
Reference
Description of key information
On the basis of physical observations it was concluded that (4-methoxyphenyl) methyl formate appears as a colorless liquid having sweet balsamic odor.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
Additional information
On the basis of physical observations it was concluded that (4-methoxyphenyl) methyl formate appears as a colorless liquid having sweet balsamic odor. From other different reliable sources it was also concluded that (4 -methoxyphenyl) methyl formate appears as a colorless to light yellow liquid having sweet herbaceous green reminiscent of seaweed odor.
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