TIGLIC ACID

Public-database records for TIGLIC ACID (CAS 80-59-1), reproduced here for independent cross-checking.

Safety classification and hazard statements

Regulatory listings

Physical description and handling notes

• Tiglic acid, [corrosive solid] appears as a white lustrous flaked solid with a fruity or spicy odor. About the same density as water and slightly soluble in water. May burn if heated to high temperatures. May severely irritate skin, eyes, lungs or mucous membranes.
• Solid
• White crystalline solid; sweet, warm, spicy aroma
• Triclinic plates, rods from water
• Thick, syrupy liquid or colorless crystals
• Tablets

Reported physical properties

How this substance is indexed

Documented uses

• The esters in perfumes and flavoring agents. The free acid as a breaker of emulsions.
• Reported uses (ppm): (Flavor and Extract Manufacturers' Association, 1994)
• Table: Reported uses (ppm): (Flavor and Extract Manufacturers' Association, 1994) [Table#7312]
• Perfumes, flavors, emulsion breakers.
• Flavouring Agent -> FLAVOURING_AGENT -> JECFA Functional Classes
• Flavoring Agents -> JECFA Flavorings Index

Names this substance appears under

TIGLIC ACID; 80-59-1; (E)-2-Methylbut-2-enoic acid; Tiglinic acid; trans-2,3-Dimethylacrylic acid; trans-2-Methyl-2-butenoic acid; trans-2-Methylcrotonic acid; (E)-2,3-Dimethylacrylic acid; (E)-2-Methyl-2-butenoic acid; (E)-2-Methylcrotonic acid; 2-Butenoic acid, 2-methyl-, (2E)-; Crotonic acid, 2-methyl-, (E)-; 2-Butenoic acid, 2-methyl-, (E)-; 2,3-Dimethylacrylic acid, (E)-; FEMA No. 3599; trans-alpha,beta-Dimethylacrylic acid

Computed molecular descriptors

Database abstract

TIGLIC ACID is identified by CAS 80-59-1, molecular formula C5H8O2 and molecular weight 100.05 g/mol. UNII I5792N03HC; ChEBI 9592; InChIKey UIERETOOQGIECD-ONEGZZNKSA-N. 沸点: 198.5 °C at 760 mm Hg, 95.0-96 °C at 11.5 mm Hg; 沸点: 95.00 to 96.00 °C. @ 12.00 mm Hg; 熔点: 62.5-64 °C.

Source: PubChem / Wikidata; the batch COA governs where values differ.