Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • 2,3-Dimethylbenzofuran [show]

General Information

Chemical Names: 2,3-DIMETHYLBENZOFURAN
CAS number: 3782-00-1
COE number: 13074
JECFA number: 1495
FEMA number: 3535
Functional Class: Flavouring Agent
FLAVOURING_AGENT

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 2018
ADI: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent
Meeting: 86
Specs Code: M
Report: TRS 1014-JECFA 86/84
Specification: FAO JECFA Monographs 22/99

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID2734646
IUPAC Name2,3-dimethyl-1-benzofuran
InChIInChI=1S/C10H10O/c1-7-8(2)11-10-6-4-3-5-9(7)10/h3-6H,1-2H3
InChI KeyYGBXXWTZWLALGR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCC1=C(OC2=CC=CC=C12)C
Molecular FormulaC10H10O
Wikipedia2,3-dimethylbenzofuran

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight146.189
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count1
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity144.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c c B w I A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A S A A A A A w A A A A A A A A A E g B 8 A A A G g A A A A A A D A S A m A A y B s A A B E C I A q B S A A A C C A A k I A A I i A E G C M g M J j K E N R q C O S C k w B E I q Y e I y O C O g A A A A A A I A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area13.1
Monoisotopic Mass146.073
Exact Mass146.073
XLogP3None
XLogP3-AA3.1
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count11
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9906
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+1.0000
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.7606
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.7120
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7683
Non-inhibitor0.7945
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.8501
Distribution
Subcellular localizationLysosome0.5085
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7892
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8421
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.6923
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.8660
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8858
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8633
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorInhibitor0.5217
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9097
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityHigh CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.6156
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.8462
Non-inhibitor0.8995
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.5441
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.8196
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.5363
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.9356
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.7628
BiodegradationNot ready biodegradable0.6780
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.4509
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Warning0.4537

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-2.7805LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.7060LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity2.5706LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity0.7101pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity0.1127pIGC50, ug/L

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassBenzofurans
SubclassNot available
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentBenzofurans
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
SubstituentsBenzofuran - Benzenoid - Heteroaromatic compound - Furan - Oxacycle - Organic oxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzofurans. These are organic compounds containing a benzene ring fused to a furan. Furan is a five-membered aromatic ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom.

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