November 11 , 1987 GERANYL_BUTYRATE BACKGROUND -octadienyl Sxnonxns Butyric acid, T-dimethyl-2 ester 6-Octadien- 7-dimethyl- butyrate Foi ~Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-I-yl trans-_ butyrate Geraniol butyrate -butyrate Geranyl Geranyl butanoate CAS No _ 106-29-6 2512 FEMA CoE No _ 274 Molecular wl. 224 _ 5 Poitt Specific 8 99-0 904 Boiling 151-153'C at 253- Chemical Structure: CH;-O-(-ich;CH 1 pale yellow oily liquid Geranyl butyrate colorless having 1985; Arctander fruit 1969) rosey- (FEHA Gerany1 cor butyrate has been found naturally celery kumquot CUI lemon 1985} has also orange toes (FEMA 01 coma and been identified the essential 0il Darwinia grandifolia and sential 1979) lavender 0il well other oils (Opdyke be syrthesized by Geranyl butyrate the esterification may Guajero eraniol 1970 (Opdyke_ 79) Based FEMA reportedly used foods levels ranging fron Ppm; Possible average based these levels daily intake 4.13 calculated (FEMA 1985) was REGULATORY STATuS FEMA : GRAS Cleared under 21 515 (synthetic FDA : CFR 172 _ flavoring 7 and adjuvants) substances CoE: The daily intake listed Tg/kg body average (including geranyl total geraniol ght for cetate formaze and butyrate hexanoate sovalerate propionate) and esters_ gerany1
November 11 , 1987 GERANYL_BUTYRATE BACKGROUND Butyric acid, T-dimethyl-2 -octadienyl ester 6-Octadien- Foi 7-dimethyl- butyrate trans-_ ~Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-I-yl butyrate Geraniol butyrate Geranyl -butyrate Geranyl butanoate Sxnonxns CAS No _ FEMA CoE No _ 106-29-6 2512 274 Molecular wl. 224 _ Specific 5 Poitt 8 99-0 904 Boiling 151-153'C at 253- Chemical Structure: CH;-O-(-ich;CH 1 Geranyl butyrate colorless pale yellow oily liquid having rosey- fruit cor (FEHA 1985; Arctander 1969) Gerany1 butyrate has been found CUI naturally celery kumquot lemon orange 01 and coma toes (FEMA 1985} has also been identified the essential 0il Darwinia grandifolia and lavender 0il well other sential oils (Opdyke 1979) Geranyl butyrate may be syrthesized by the esterification eraniol (Opdyke_ 79) Based 1970 FEMA Guajero reportedly used foods levels ranging fron Ppm; based these levels Possible average daily intake 4.13 was calculated (FEMA 1985) REGULATORY STATuS FEMA : GRAS Cleared under 21 CFR 172 _ 515 (synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvants) FDA : The average daily intake listed Tg/kg body 7 ght for total geraniol (including geranyl cetate butyrate formaze hexanoate sovalerate and propionate) and gerany1 esters_ CoE: