Arabinogalactan

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    9036-66-2

    Molecular formula
    C20H36O14

    SMILES
    CC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)COC3C(C(C(CO3)O)OC)O)O)OC)O)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 74.61%
    Sweet 32.89%
    Alcoholic 24.7%
    Caramellic 18.81%
    Cooling 18.01%
    Savory 17.54%
    Milky 17.22%
    Vanilla 15.0%
    Malty 14.69%
    Woody 13.97%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 67.56%
    Odorless 47.31%
    Bitter 44.68%
    Sweet-like 31.48%
    Fatty 29.79%
    Cauliflower 22.67%
    Very slight 21.75%
    Alkaline 20.85%
    Soup 20.64%
    Mentholic 20.35%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -4.2

    pKa est.
    3.82 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    500.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    3556°C

    Flash point

    • 216.96 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 9036-66-2
    • Galactoarabinan
    • ARABINOGALACTAN
    • (+)-Arabinogalactan
    • (+)-Arabinogalactan from Larch Wood,
    • (+)-Arabinogalactan from Larch Wood
    • 4-[6-[(3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxyoxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyloxane-3,5-diol
    • D-Galacto-L-arabinan
    • Larch arabinogalactan
    • DTXSID90864173
    • YL29121
    • E80438
    • 3-O-Methylpentopyranosyl-(1->6)-3-O-methylhexopyranosyl-(1->4)-2,6-anhydro-1-deoxyheptitol

  • Applications

    Arabinogalactan, CAS 9036-66-2, is a water-soluble polysaccharide with broad applications across industries: it is used as a thickener, stabilizer, and texture modifier in foods and beverages; serves as a thickener and stabilizer in cosmetics and personal care formulations; functions as an excipient, binder, and stabilizer in pharmaceutical formulations; acts as a viscosity modifier and binder in coatings, inks, and polymer systems; and serves as a carrier or matrix for flavors, fragrances, or active ingredients in food and personal care products, depending on regulatory limits and formulation.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3.86
    methanol 16.47
    isopropanol 0.85
    water 32.6
    ethyl acetate 0.68
    n-propanol 1.8
    acetone 1.2
    n-butanol 1.23
    acetonitrile 0.66
    DMF 21.63
    toluene 0.27
    isobutanol 0.63
    1,4-dioxane 3.26
    methyl acetate 0.74
    THF 3.09
    2-butanone 0.96
    n-pentanol 0.62
    sec-butanol 0.67
    n-hexane 0.02
    ethylene glycol 15.46
    NMP 42.29
    cyclohexane 0.11
    DMSO 86.02
    n-butyl acetate 0.26
    n-octanol 0.52
    chloroform 0.49
    n-propyl acetate 0.27
    acetic acid 19.41
    dichloromethane 0.79
    cyclohexanone 2.81
    propylene glycol 7.82
    isopropyl acetate 0.35
    DMAc 22.34
    2-ethoxyethanol 7.75
    isopentanol 0.52
    n-heptane 0.08
    ethyl formate 1.26
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.7
    n-hexanol 0.47
    2-methoxyethanol 21.91
    isobutyl acetate 0.13
    tetrachloromethane 0.14
    n-pentyl acetate 0.5
    transcutol 12.0
    n-heptanol 0.71
    ethylbenzene 0.11
    MIBK 0.38
    2-propoxyethanol 4.38
    tert-butanol 0.41
    MTBE 0.18
    2-butoxyethanol 3.77
    propionic acid 3.24
    o-xylene 0.27
    formic acid 105.95
    diethyl ether 0.5
    m-xylene 0.2
    p-xylene 0.11
    chlorobenzene 0.16
    dimethyl carbonate 2.07
    n-octane 0.05
    formamide 62.83
    cyclopentanone 3.59
    2-pentanone 0.87
    anisole 0.32
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1.34
    gamma-butyrolactone 6.09
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 8.21
    pyridine 2.05
    3-pentanone 0.85
    furfural 8.45
    n-dodecane 0.03
    diethylene glycol 11.55
    diisopropyl ether 0.11
    tert-amyl alcohol 0.48
    acetylacetone 1.78
    n-hexadecane 0.03
    acetophenone 0.76
    methyl propionate 1.53
    isopentyl acetate 0.22
    trichloroethylene 1.14
    n-nonanol 0.52
    cyclohexanol 1.19
    benzyl alcohol 1.0
    2-ethylhexanol 0.24
    isooctanol 0.41
    dipropyl ether 0.41
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.19
    ethyl lactate 1.22
    propylene carbonate 2.03
    n-methylformamide 13.31
    2-pentanol 0.49
    n-pentane 0.05
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2.03
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1.27
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2.89
    mesitylene 0.12
    ε-caprolactone 3.21
    p-cymene 0.13
    epichlorohydrin 3.8
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.15
    2-aminoethanol 12.23
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 28.28
    sulfolane 24.47
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.02
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1.26
    n-hexyl acetate 0.55
    isooctane 0.01
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4.74
    sec-butyl acetate 0.17
    tert-butyl acetate 0.36
    decalin 0.03
    glycerin 33.81
    diglyme 8.22
    acrylic acid 7.05
    isopropyl myristate 0.17
    n-butyric acid 2.48
    acetyl acetate 0.73
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.47
    ethyl propionate 0.37
    nitromethane 13.3
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1.02
    benzonitrile 0.41
    trioctyl phosphate 0.36
    1-bromopropane 0.23
    gamma-valerolactone 15.13
    n-decanol 0.34
    triethyl phosphate 0.45
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.19
    propionitrile 0.39
    vinylene carbonate 2.47
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 13.1
    DMS 0.81
    cumene 0.07
    2-octanol 0.32
    2-hexanone 0.32
    octyl acetate 0.35
    limonene 0.24
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3.62
    ethyl orthosilicate 0.39
    tributyl phosphate 0.29
    diacetone alcohol 1.86
    N,N-dimethylaniline 0.4
    acrylonitrile 0.96
    aniline 0.84
    1,3-propanediol 10.38
    bromobenzene 0.12
    dibromomethane 0.41
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 0.96
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 0.35
    tetrabutyl urea 0.64
    diisobutyl methanol 0.16
    2-phenylethanol 0.68
    styrene 0.11
    dioctyl adipate 0.48
    dimethyl sulfate 7.74
    ethyl butyrate 0.37
    methyl lactate 5.77
    butyl lactate 1.12
    diethyl carbonate 0.25
    propanediol butyl ether 4.5
    triethyl orthoformate 0.45
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.13
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1.55
    morpholine 5.57
    tert-butylamine 0.14
    n-dodecanol 0.22
    dimethoxymethane 6.49
    ethylene carbonate 1.68
    cyrene 7.57
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1.29
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.19
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.29
    4-methylpyridine 0.99
    dibutyl ether 0.24
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.16
    DEF 3.63
    dimethyl isosorbide 4.62
    tetrachloroethylene 0.98
    eugenol 1.77
    triacetin 1.61
    span 80 2.89
    1,4-butanediol 3.45
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.2
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 0.36
    methyl formate 7.67
    2-methyl-1-butanol 0.65
    n-decane 0.06
    butyronitrile 0.37
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 0.25
    1-chlorooctane 0.14
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.05
    n-nonane 0.05
    undecane 0.04
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.02
    cyclooctane 0.07
    cyclopentanol 1.53
    tetrahydropyran 1.16
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.33
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 6.3
    1-hexene 0.06
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2.34
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 13.33
    methyl butyrate 0.53

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction