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W373702

Sigma-Aldrich

Vanillyl alcohol

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl alcohol, NSC 3993, Vanillyl alcohol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HOC6H3(OCH3)CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
154.16
FEMA Number:
3737
Beilstein:
1910044
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
690
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
2.213
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG
Kosher

Agency

meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

description

Natural occurrence: Beer

Assay

≥98%

mp

110-117 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

creamy; sweet; vanilla

SMILES string

COc1cc(CO)ccc1O

InChI

1S/C8H10O3/c1-11-8-4-6(5-9)2-3-7(8)10/h2-4,9-10H,5H2,1H3

InChI key

ZENOXNGFMSCLLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Possible uses: vanilla, coconut, cream and other dairy nuances, coumarin notes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Odor at 1.0%: sweet creamy, phenolic, vanilla and coconut-like with slight brown and coumarinic nuances.
Taste at 50 ppm: creamy waxy, sweet milky, powdery with an ice cream-like nuance.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Mosciano, Gerard
Perfumer & Flavorist, 34, 51-51 (2009)
Chin Chye Teo et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1182(1), 34-40 (2008-01-22)
Our earlier work showed that the stability of the bioactive compounds gastrodin (GA) and vanillyl alcohol (VA) in Gastrodia elata Blume behaved differently with varying compositions of water-ethanol using pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) at room temperature. To have a better
Eng Shi Ong et al.
Journal of separation science, 30(13), 2130-2137 (2007-07-13)
Pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) at room temperature with a laboratory-assembled system was applied for the extraction of gastrodin (GA) and vanillyl alcohol (VA) in Gastrodia elata Blume. The proposed system setup for this current work was simpler as no heating
Antonella Rosa et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 56(10), 3546-3553 (2008-04-29)
This study investigated the effect of synthetic capsiate, a simplified analogue of capsiate, and vanillyl alcohol on the oxidative stress induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBH) in a line of fibroblasts derived from monkey kidney (Vero cells). In response to the
Betty Mbatia et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(13), 7021-7027 (2011-06-03)
Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of lipophilic phenolic antioxidants was carried out with a concentrate of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), recovered from oil extracted from salmon ( Salmon salar ) byproduct. Vanillyl alcohol and rutin were selected for the esterification reaction, and

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