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CAS 4940-11-8

CAS 4940-11-8 matches 0 EU annex records across Annex II–VI of Regulation 1223/2009.

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Chemical identity and properties

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CAS 4940-11-8PubChem CID 21059

Ethyl Maltol

Ethyl maltol is a pyranone. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
2-ethyl-3-hydroxypyran-4-one
Molecular formula
C7H8O3
Molecular weight
140.14 g/mol
Exact mass
140.047344113 Da
XLogP3
0.8
Topological polar surface area
46.5 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

2-Ethyl-3-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one2-Ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyroneEthylmaltolVeltol plus3-Hydroxy-2-ethyl-4-pyrone2-Ethylpyromeconic acid4H-PYRAN-4-ONE, 2-ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-2-Ethyl pyromeconic acid
16 more reported names
Ethyl HydroxypyroneFEMA No. 3487L6Q8K29L05NSC-638851RefChem:138985225-582-53-Hydroxy-2-ethyl-4H-pyran-4-oneMaltol-ethyl3-Hydroxy-2-ethyl-1,4-pyrone2-Ethyl-3-hydroxy-pyran-4-oneETHYL MALTOL [II]ETHYL MALTOL [MI]ETHYL MALTOL [FCC]E6373-Hydroxy-2-ethyl-.gamma.-pyroneAS-13959
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