Methyl cyclopentenolone

Methyl cyclopentenolone（MCP）

Ⅰ: Product introduction

Methyl cyclopentenolone (MCP) is a food additive found in aceria, Ambrosia, tobacco and roasted coffee. It has been used as a good broad-spectrum food flavor additive and low heat sweetener, and is widely used in pastry, beverage, sugar fruit, tobacco, toothpaste and pharmaceutical industries. Especially for coffee food and tobacco flavor enhancement and stabilizing effect is particularly significant. There is no direct substitute for its role of similar products.

※ Name： Methyl cyclopentenolone；3-methyl-2-Hydroxy-2-cyclopenten-1-one

※ The molecular structure：

※CAS No. : 80-71-7

※Molecular formula : C6H8O2

※ Molecular weight : 112.13

※ EINECS No. : 201-303-2

※ Melting point:  104-108 ° C

※ Boiling point:  170.05 ° C (roughestimate)

※ Density:  1.0795 (roughestimate)

※ FEMA:  2700 | METHYLCYCLOPENTENOLONE

※ Index of refraction:  1.4532(Estimate)

※ Flash:  100 ° C

※ Store at： +2°C to +8°C

※ Acidity coefficient  :(pKa)9.21±0.20(Predicted)

※ Characteristics:  Neat

※ Appearance: White crystalline powder, exposed to air for a long time, easy to oxidize and gradually turn to yellow.

※National standard: Chinese "Health Standard for Food Additives" (GB2760-2003) stipulates that it is allowed to use edible spices. When doing food additives, the implementation standard is "food additives methyl cyclopentenol ketone" (QB/T2641-2004), or the customer designated.