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Sigma-Aldrich

3-Ethylpyridine

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

Beta-ethyl pyridine, Beta-lutidine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H9N
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
107.15
FEMA Number:
3394
Beilstein:
106479
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
11386
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
14.061
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher

Agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

Assay

≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.502 (lit.)

bp

163-166 °C (lit.)

density

0.954 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

tobacco

SMILES string

CCc1cccnc1

InChI

1S/C7H9N/c1-2-7-4-3-5-8-6-7/h3-6H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

MFEIKQPHQINPRI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

3-Ethylpyridine is one of the key aroma components of cigar and cigarette smoke. It is also found in eggs, meat and meat products.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Taste at 5 ppm

Other Notes

Natural occurrence: Coffee, cooked chicken, dried bonito, krill, tea and Virginia tobacco.

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

123.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

51 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The flavour of poultry meat.
Shi H & Ho CT
Flavor of Meat and Meat Products., 52-70 (1994)
Isolation and identification of volatile compounds from fried chicken.
Tang J, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 31(6), 1287-1292 (1983)
Volatile compounds formed from cooked whole egg, egg yolk, and egg white.
Umano K, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 38(2), 461-464 (1990)
The volatile bases of cigar smoke.
Osman S & Barson J.
Phytochemistry, 3(5), 587-590 (1964)
G Shakila et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 78(2), 732-739 (2010-12-25)
The FT-Raman and FT-IR spectra for 3-Ethylpyridine (3-EP) have been recorded in the region 4000-100 cm(-1) and compared with the harmonic vibrational frequencies calculated using HF/DFT (B3LYP) method by employing 6-31G(d,p) and 6-311++G(d,p) basis set with appropriate scale factors. IR

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