| Identification |
CAS.No.:
3572-06-3
FL.No.:
09.288
FEMA.No.:
3652
NAS.No.:
3652
CoE.No.:
n/a
EINECS.No.:
222-682-0
JECFA.No.:
731
|
| Description | A yellow liquid with sweet, raspberry, fruity odor.
|
| Regulatory Status | CoE: n/a
FDA: n/a
FDA (other): n/a
JECFA: ADI: Acceptable. No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavoring agent (2000).
|
| Usage | Reported uses (ppm): (FEMA, 1994)
Confectionary,.frosting
0.5
1
Nonalcoholic.beverages
0.2
0.5
|
| Natural occurrence | Not reported found in nature.
|
| Chemical Properties | A yellow liquid with sweet, raspberry, fruity odor |
| Uses | As attractant in melon fly traps. |
| Uses | 4-(3-Oxobutyl)phenyl acetate was used as attractant for detection programs aimed at melon fly and other cuelure-responding Bactrocera fruit flies. |
| Uses | 4-(3-Oxobutyl)phenyl Acetate is a sexual attractant. Pheromone. |
| Definition | ChEBI: Cuelure is a benzoate ester and a member of phenols. |
| General Description | 4-(3-Oxobutyl)phenyl acetate (4-(4-acetoxyphenyl) -2-butanone) is a standard melon fly attractant. |
| Safety Profile | Moderately toxic by ingestion.When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke andirritating fumes. |
