0-Hydroxymethylben zoic Acid Lactone(Phthalanone)

Product Overview

IUPAC Name: 1 (3H)-Isobenzofuranone
Molecular Formula: C₈H₆O₂
Molecular Weight: 134.13
FEMA No.: 4195
EINECS: 201-744-0

Physical & Chemical Properties

• Appearance: White to off-white needle crystalline solid
• Melting point: 73–76 ℃
• Boiling point: 290 ℃
• Flash point: 152 ℃
• Density: 1.264 g/cm³
• Solubility: Slightly soluble in water, freely soluble in ethanol, ether and common organic solvents
• Odor: Mild nutty, coumarin-like aroma, naturally present in some plants and tobacco

Applications

1. Food Flavor: FEMA GRAS approved flavoring substance. Widely used in nut, baked goods, beverage, tobacco and spice flavor formulations.
2. Pharmaceutical Intermediate: Key building block for synthesis of antidepressant, anxiolytic drugs and natural phthalide-type active ingredients.
3. Agrochemical Intermediate: Raw material for fungicide tetrachlorophthalide and other heterocyclic agrochemicals.
4. Dye & Fine Chemical Intermediate: Used to manufacture anthraquinone dyes and other aromatic fine chemicals.

Recommended Dosage

• Food flavor: 0.1–5 ppm, subject to final product formula
• Chemical synthesis: Used as starting material, dosage determined by synthetic route

Product Advantages

• High purity grades available (98% /99% GC), stable quality.
• Lactone ring stable under neutral and weak acidic conditions.
• Low heavy metal & impurity content, easy dissolution in conventional organic solvents.
• Dual function: food flavor and fine chemical intermediate, registered under TSCA, FEMA.

Product Specifications

Why Choose Taima Bio

Taima Bio supplies specialty ingredients with defined chemical specifications, full documentation (COA, TDS, MSDS), and reliable international supply. Our products serve food, beverage, confectionery, and flavor formulation customers worldwide, with flexible quantities from laboratory evaluation to commercial-scale packaging.