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Kojic acid

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Kojic acid is an organic compound with chemical formula C six H six O four It is mainly used as whitening agent, food additive, preservative, fresh-keeping agent, color fixative, etc.
On October 27, 2017, the list of carcinogens released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization (WHO) was preliminarily collated and referred to, and kojic acid was included in the list of category 3 carcinogens. [1]
Chinese name
Kojic acid
Foreign name
kojic acid
Alias
Aspergillic acid Aspergillic acid 5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyranone
chemical formula
C six H six O four
molecular weight
one hundred and forty-two point one zero nine
CAS login number
501-30-4
EINECS login number
207-922-4
Melting point
152 to 155 ℃
Boiling point
401.7 ℃
Density
1.542 g/cm³
Flash point
179.9 ℃
Security description
S22;S24/25
Hazard symbol
Xn
Hazard description
R40

essential information

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Chemical formula: C six H six O four
Molecular weight: 142.109
CAS No.: 501-30-4
MDL No.: MFCD00006580
EINECS No. 207-922-4
RTECS No.: UQ0875000
BRN No.: 120895
PubChem No.: 24896226

Physical and chemical properties

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Density: 1.542g/cm three
Melting point: 152-155 ℃
Boiling point: 401.7 ℃
Flash point: 179.9 ℃ [2]

Molecular structure data

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Molar refractive index: 31.81
Molar volume (cm three /mol):92.1
Isotonic specific volume (90.2K): 267.9
Surface tension (dyne/cm): 71.5
Polarization (10 -24 cm three ):12.61 [2]

Calculate chemical data

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Reference value of drainage parameter calculation (XlogP): -0.9
Number of hydrogen bond donors: 2
Number of hydrogen bond receptors: 4
Number of rotatable chemical bonds: 1
Number of tautomers: 2
Topological molecular polar surface area: 66.8
Number of heavy atoms: 10
Surface charge: 0
Complexity: 214
Number of isotope atoms: 0
Determine the number of atomic structure centers: 0
Number of uncertain atomic structure centers: 0
Determine the number of chemical bond structure centers: 0
Number of uncertain chemical bond structure centers: 0
Number of covalent bond units: 1 [2]

toxicology data

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1. Acute toxicity
Intravenous LDLo of rats: 1gm/kg;
Mouse oral LC fifty : 85mg/kg, behavioral somnolence (general depressive activity, convulsion or epilepsy, respiratory depression);
Mouse intraperitoneal LC fifty :250mg/kg;
Subcutaneous LCLo of mice: 1500mg/kg, behavior lethargy (general depressive activity, convulsion or epilepsy, respiratory depression);
Intravenous LC in mice fifty : 1500mg/kg, behavioral somnolence (general depressive activity, convulsion or epilepsy, respiratory depression);
Intravenous LD in dogs fifty :1gm/kg。
Intravenous LD in rabbits fifty :1gm/kg,。
2. Mutagenic data
Microbial organism TEST system mutation: bacteria Salmonella typhimurium: 2mg/plate;
Microbial organism TEST system mutation: bacteria Salmonella typhimurium: 500ng/plate;
Cytogenetic analysisTEST system: rodent hamster ovary: 4500mg/L;
Sister chromatid exchange Intraperitoneal TEST system: rodent mouse: 4500mg/L. [2]

purpose

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It is mainly used as whitening agent, food additive, preservative, fresh-keeping agent, color fixative, etc.

security information

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Safety terminology

S22:Do not breathe dust.
Do not breathe dust.
S24/25:Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
Avoid skin and eye contact.

Risk terminology

R40:Possible risks of irreversible effects.
There may be risk of irreversible effects.