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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2016-05-19 02:18:16 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-08-18 18:50:54 UTC</update_date>
  <accession/>
  <common_name>MUSK AMBRETTE</common_name>
  <class>SmallMolecule</class>
  <description>MUSK AMBRETTE is an organic compound with the chemical formula C12H16N2O5 and an average molecular weight of 268.27 g/mol. MUSK AMBRETTE belongs to the toluenes, a subclass of benzene and substituted derivatives within the organic compounds. In industrial applications, the compound is utilized as a nutrient and flavouring agent.

The substance has been identified in 11 recorded sources. Within household cleaning and consumer products, it is found in bleaching agents, ash trays, soap detergents, and perfumes within detergents and soaps, as well as tobacco smoke filters. It is also present in electrical and electronic equipment, specifically in electrodes and discharge lamps. In the context of food, food processing, and cookware, MUSK AMBRETTE is associated with food preservation and fermentation processes for beer. Additionally, it has been detected in drinking water and water supply, as well as in household items such as watch chains. The recorded exposure route for this compound is oral.</description>
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  <synonyms>
    <synonym>Musk amberette</synonym>
    <synonym>Musk Tibetene (Moschustibeten)</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C12H16N2O5</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>268.269</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>268.105921623</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>1-tert-butyl-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzene</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>1-tert-butyl-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzene</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>83-66-9</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>COC1=C(C(C)=C(C=C1C(C)(C)C)[N+]([O-])=O)[N+]([O-])=O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C12H16N2O5/c1-7-9(13(15)16)6-8(12(2,3)4)11(19-5)10(7)14(17)18/h6H,1-5H3</inchi>
  <inchikey>SUAUILGSCPYJCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Benzenoids</super_class>
    <class>Benzene and substituted derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Toluenes</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Dinitrotoluenes</direct_parent>
    <alternate_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Alkyl aryl ethers</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Anisoles</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Methoxyanilines</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Methoxybenzenes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Nitroaromatic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Nitrophenyl ethers</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxoazanium compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organonitrogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organopnictogen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Phenoxy compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Phenylpropanes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Propargyl-type 1,3-dipolar organic compounds</alternative_parent>
    </alternate_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Alkyl aryl ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Allyl-type 1,3-dipolar organic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Anisole</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic homomonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>C-nitro compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Dinitrotoluene</substituent>
      <substituent>Ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Methoxyaniline</substituent>
      <substituent>Methoxybenzene</substituent>
      <substituent>Nitroaromatic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Nitrobenzene</substituent>
      <substituent>Nitrophenyl ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic 1,3-dipolar compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic nitro compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic nitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxoazanium</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organonitrogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organopnictogen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenol ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenoxy compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenylpropane</substituent>
      <substituent>Propargyl-type 1,3-dipolar organic compound</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <descriptors>
      <descriptor>C-nitro compound</descriptor>
    </descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <status>Detected and Not Quantified</status>
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      <value>3.75</value>
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      <value>1-tert-butyl-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzene</value>
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      <value>268.269</value>
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      <value>COC1=C(C(C)=C(C=C1C(C)(C)C)[N+]([O-])=O)[N+]([O-])=O</value>
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      <value>C12H16N2O5</value>
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      <value>InChI=1S/C12H16N2O5/c1-7-9(13(15)16)6-8(12(2,3)4)11(19-5)10(7)14(17)18/h6H,1-5H3</value>
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      <value>68.87</value>
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      <value>26.17</value>
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      <value>4</value>
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      <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
      <value>5</value>
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    <property>
      <kind>formal_charge</kind>
      <value>0</value>
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