• Identifiers

    CAS number
    140-39-6

    Molecular formula
    C9H10O2

    SMILES
    CC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC(=O)C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1168.5
    • Carbowax: 1700.0
  • Odor profile

    Floral 79.54%
    Phenolic 65.96%
    Animal 58.5%
    Fruity 38.23%
    Medicinal 37.16%
    Aromatic 36.73%
    Honey 35.83%
    Sweet 33.23%
    Powdery 33.17%
    Woody 32.13%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    Molecular weight
    150.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point

    • 208.00 to 212.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    95.03 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • slightly soluble in water; soluble in oils
    • miscible (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • p-Tolyl acetate
    • p-Cresyl acetate
    • 140-39-6
    • Acetic acid, 4-methylphenyl ester
    • 4-Tolyl acetate
    • p-Acetoxytoluene
    • 4-Methylphenyl acetate
    • Narceol
    • 4-Acetoxytoluene
    • p-Cresol acetate
    • Cresyl acetate
    • Paracresyl acetate
    • p-Tolyl ethanoate
    • Acetic acid, p-tolyl ester
    • P-METHYLPHENYL ACETATE
    • (4-methylphenyl) acetate
    • Tolylacetate
    • Cresylic acetate, p-
    • FEMA No. 3073
    • p-Cresylic acetate
    • NSC 43244
    • P-Tolyacetate
    • para-tolyl acetate
    • EINECS 205-413-1
    • BRN 1908125
    • 42I5PWW20C
    • DTXSID0046567
    • AI3-01266
    • MFCD00008703
    • NSC-43244
    • NSC-65594
    • Acetic acid p-cresyl ester
    • Acetic Acid p-Tolyl Ester
    • CHEBI:9627
    • P-CRESYL ACETATE [FCC]
    • P-TOLYL ACETATE [FHFI]
    • DTXCID8026567
    • acetic acid 4-methylphenyl ester
    • 4-06-00-02112 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • NCGC00166232-01
    • WLN: 1VOR D1
    • p-tolylacetate
    • para-cresyl acetate
    • CAS-140-39-6
    • Cresyl acetate, p-
    • UNII-42I5PWW20C
    • pAcetoxytoluene
    • Humibid
    • 4Acetoxytoluene
    • pCresol acetate
    • pCresyl acetate
    • Acetyl pcresol
    • pTolyl ethanoate
    • 4Tolyl acetate
    • pCresylic acetate
    • Cresylic acetate, p
    • pMethylphenyl acetate
    • 4Methylphenyl acetate
    • p-Cresyl acetate fcc
    • (p-tolyl)-Acetic acid
    • p-Tolyl acetate, 99%
    • Acetic acid, ptolyl ester
    • PARA- TOLYL ACETATE
    • 4-Methyl-Benzeneacetic acid
    • NCIOpen2_000107
    • SCHEMBL280615
    • CHEMBL501246
    • Acetic acid, 4methylphenyl ester
    • FEMA 3073
    • acetic acid 4-methyl-phenyl ester
    • p-Tolyl acetate, >=98%, FCC
    • NSC43244
    • NSC65594
    • Tox21_112361
    • Tox21_302350
    • STK001714
    • AKOS005374351
    • Tox21_112361_1
    • Benzeneacetic acid, 4-methyl- (9CI)
    • NCGC00166232-02
    • NCGC00255676-01
    • SY051758
    • A0670
    • CS-0153052
    • NS00006727
    • C01963
    • F19619
    • Q27108451
    • 205-413-1
  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 315.56
    methanol 371.47
    isopropanol 218.9
    water 5.13
    ethyl acetate 156.75
    n-propanol 221.21
    acetone 391.01
    n-butanol 185.69
    acetonitrile 218.66
    DMF 952.92
    toluene 65.92
    isobutanol 147.95
    1,4-dioxane 409.28
    methyl acetate 257.4
    THF 414.18
    2-butanone 284.65
    n-pentanol 133.0
    sec-butanol 187.14
    n-hexane 22.75
    ethylene glycol 163.47
    NMP 554.58
    cyclohexane 11.06
    DMSO 770.43
    n-butyl acetate 87.67
    n-octanol 62.4
    chloroform 387.72
    n-propyl acetate 80.27
    acetic acid 257.43
    dichloromethane 300.05
    cyclohexanone 208.93
    propylene glycol 189.24
    isopropyl acetate 87.24
    DMAc 934.29
    2-ethoxyethanol 277.25
    isopentanol 162.23
    n-heptane 5.95
    ethyl formate 116.22
    1,2-dichloroethane 202.46
    n-hexanol 114.98
    2-methoxyethanol 513.91
    isobutyl acetate 57.76
    tetrachloromethane 44.23
    n-pentyl acetate 57.03
    transcutol 692.36
    n-heptanol 48.76
    ethylbenzene 51.21
    MIBK 105.11
    2-propoxyethanol 248.17
    tert-butanol 260.28
    MTBE 205.83
    2-butoxyethanol 114.9
    propionic acid 210.31
    o-xylene 54.15
    formic acid 177.77
    diethyl ether 187.95
    m-xylene 49.37
    p-xylene 63.32
    chlorobenzene 107.09
    dimethyl carbonate 122.19
    n-octane 2.73
    formamide 250.91
    cyclopentanone 297.55
    2-pentanone 165.02
    anisole 176.55
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 160.87
    gamma-butyrolactone 316.34
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 339.37
    pyridine 222.67
    3-pentanone 147.34
    furfural 331.88
    n-dodecane 3.0
    diethylene glycol 250.82
    diisopropyl ether 43.67
    tert-amyl alcohol 221.33
    acetylacetone 209.93
    n-hexadecane 3.44
    acetophenone 132.92
    methyl propionate 180.05
    isopentyl acetate 92.07
    trichloroethylene 385.36
    n-nonanol 52.96
    cyclohexanol 105.5
    benzyl alcohol 119.6
    2-ethylhexanol 60.75
    isooctanol 39.87
    dipropyl ether 57.93
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 110.55
    ethyl lactate 75.22
    propylene carbonate 162.95
    n-methylformamide 325.89
    2-pentanol 112.42
    n-pentane 12.91
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 140.5
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 131.62
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 173.45
    mesitylene 31.63
    ε-caprolactone 193.65
    p-cymene 26.77
    epichlorohydrin 396.15
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 180.15
    2-aminoethanol 227.83
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 510.04
    sulfolane 424.76
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 11.12
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 280.49
    n-hexyl acetate 119.76
    isooctane 6.97
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 210.65
    sec-butyl acetate 67.78
    tert-butyl acetate 119.49
    decalin 14.47
    glycerin 264.7
    diglyme 355.16
    acrylic acid 211.62
    isopropyl myristate 40.99
    n-butyric acid 170.99
    acetyl acetate 108.45
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 55.71
    ethyl propionate 90.67
    nitromethane 486.96
    1,2-diethoxyethane 130.58
    benzonitrile 108.72
    trioctyl phosphate 34.11
    1-bromopropane 119.73
    gamma-valerolactone 408.02
    n-decanol 37.03
    triethyl phosphate 54.52
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 66.53
    propionitrile 144.52
    vinylene carbonate 155.44
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 352.47
    DMS 139.79
    cumene 37.96
    2-octanol 33.48
    2-hexanone 118.59
    octyl acetate 54.87
    limonene 38.01
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 407.76
    ethyl orthosilicate 52.23
    tributyl phosphate 48.33
    diacetone alcohol 182.55
    N,N-dimethylaniline 118.62
    acrylonitrile 190.99
    aniline 129.49
    1,3-propanediol 244.28
    bromobenzene 98.22
    dibromomethane 184.3
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 342.03
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 74.61
    tetrabutyl urea 65.36
    diisobutyl methanol 34.53
    2-phenylethanol 102.26
    styrene 67.42
    dioctyl adipate 68.06
    dimethyl sulfate 252.56
    ethyl butyrate 64.61
    methyl lactate 138.26
    butyl lactate 67.83
    diethyl carbonate 58.35
    propanediol butyl ether 154.95
    triethyl orthoformate 57.31
    p-tert-butyltoluene 28.79
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 111.83
    morpholine 468.03
    tert-butylamine 142.91
    n-dodecanol 26.72
    dimethoxymethane 333.24
    ethylene carbonate 119.78
    cyrene 149.21
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 106.47
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 73.44
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 156.88
    4-methylpyridine 228.29
    dibutyl ether 58.12
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 34.53
    DEF 243.56
    dimethyl isosorbide 214.45
    tetrachloroethylene 192.47
    eugenol 119.88
    triacetin 132.39
    span 80 119.24
    1,4-butanediol 103.49
    1,1-dichloroethane 187.83
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 125.34
    methyl formate 213.81
    2-methyl-1-butanol 157.23
    n-decane 5.11
    butyronitrile 133.66
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 62.98
    1-chlorooctane 30.66
    1-chlorotetradecane 12.2
    n-nonane 4.75
    undecane 3.77
    tert-butylcyclohexane 15.57
    cyclooctane 4.34
    cyclopentanol 129.61
    tetrahydropyran 223.61
    tert-amyl methyl ether 165.11
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 256.76
    1-hexene 74.17
    2-isopropoxyethanol 165.05
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 118.43
    methyl butyrate 114.23

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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
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Jasmine rose absolute (India) Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, fam. Rubiaceae 1.04%
Tulip sylvestre Tulipa sylvestris L., fam. Liliaceae 0.04%
Rose (Bulgaria) 4a 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.2%
Rose (Bulgaria) 4b 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.2%
Rose (Bulgaria) 4c 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.1%
Olibanum, African (Oman) 8016-36-2 Boswellia frereana Birdwood, fam. Burseraceae 0.3%
Prangos uechtritzii (Turkey) fruit Prangos uechtritzii Boiss. et Hausskn., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.1%