Agent Name
Undecanoic acid
Alternative Name
Hendecanoic acid
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
1-Decanecarboxylic acid; Hendecanoic acid; Undecoic acid; Undecylic acid; n-Undecanoic acid; n-Undecoic acid; n-Undecylic acid; [ChemIDplus]
Description
White solid; mp= 28.5 deg C; [CHRIS] Colorless solidified mass or fragments; mp = 28-31 deg C; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as flavoring agent or adjuvant; [FDA]
Comments
A mild skin irritant; Causes convulsions in intravenous lethal-dose studies of mice; [RTECS] Causes severe skin irritation and serious eye injury; Brief contact can causes second- and third-degree skin burns; Vapors, dust, or mist causes severe eye and throat irritation and may cause injury to the eye and lung; [CHRIS] Safe when used as a flavoring agent in food; [JECFA] A skin and strong eye irritant; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
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