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Category: cosmetic fragrance agents and aromatic raw materials
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
| Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
| Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
| Melting Point: | -14.00 to -12.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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| Boiling Point: | 191.00 to 193.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.768000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. |
| Flash Point: | 159.00 °F. TCC ( 70.56 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): | 1.560 |
| Shelf Life: | 12.00 month(s) or longer if stored properly. |
| Storage: | store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. store under nitrogen. |
| Storage: | store under nitrogen. |
| Soluble in: |
| | alcohol | | | water, 2000 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp) |
Organoleptic Properties:
| Substantivity: | 4 Hour(s) |
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| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
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Safety Information:
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| Hazards identification |
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| Classification of the substance or mixture |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
| None found. |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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| Hazard statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Precautionary statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
intraperitoneal-rat LD50 740 mg/kg LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA
SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: PTOSIS: EYE
BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE WEAKNESS Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises. Vol. 48, Pg. 23, 1990.
oral-rabbit LD50 800 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 723, 1979.
intraperitoneal-rabbit LD50 1250 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 723, 1979.
oral-mouse LD50 971 mg/kg Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Hygiene. Vol. 39, Pg. 423, 1984.
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 400 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 723, 1979.
oral-cat LD50 800 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR
BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 723, 1979.
oral-mammal (species unspecified) LD50 800 mg/kg Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Vol. 32(10), Pg. 25, 1988.
oral-rat LDLo 720 mg/kg Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. Vol. TR-74-78, Pg. 1974
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| Dermal Toxicity: |
skin-rat LD50 1200 mg/kg Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. Vol. TR-74-78, Pg. 1974
skin-rabbit LD50 1250 mg/kg Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 723, 1979.
subcutaneous-frog LDLo 1700 mg/kg LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA
CARDIAC: OTHER CHANGES
PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: SPASTIC PARALYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT SENSORY CHANGE Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. Vol. 5, Pg. 161, 1899.
subcutaneous-rabbit LDLo 200 mg/kg LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA
BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)
PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: SPASTIC PARALYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT SENSORY CHANGE Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. Vol. 5, Pg. 161, 1899.
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| Inhalation Toxicity: |
inhalation-mouse LC50 1800 mg/m3 Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Vol. 21(6), Pg. 34, 1977.
inhalation-rat LCLo 950 ppm/8H LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: OTHER CHANGES Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Report. Vol. TR-74-78, Pg. 1974
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Safety in Use Information:
| Category: | cosmetic fragrance agents and aromatic raw materials |
| Recommendation for benzonitrile usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| Recommendation for benzonitrile flavor usage levels up to: |
| | not for flavor use.
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Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| | benzene, cyano- | | | benzenecarbonitrile | | | benzenenitrile | | | benzoic acid nitrile | | | cyanobenzene | | | phenyl cyanide | | | phenylcyanide |
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