Uses: Methyl anthranilate acts as a bird repellent. It is food-grade and can be used to protect corn, sunflowers, rice, fruit, and golf courses. Dimethyl anthranilate (DMA) has a similar effect. It is also used for the flavor of grape Kool Aid. It is used for flavoring of candy, soft drinks (e.g. grape soda), gums, and drugs. Methyl anthranilate both as a component of various natural essential oils and as a synthesised aroma-chemical is used extensively in modern perfumery . It is also used to produce Schiff's Bases with aldehydes, many of which are also used in perfumery. In a perfumery context the most common Schiff's Base is known as aurantiol - produced by combining methyl anthranilate and hydroxyl citronellal.
Methyl anthranilate Chemical Properties mp 24 °C(lit.) bp 256 °C(lit.) density 1.168 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) vapor pressure 1 mm Hg ( 20 °C) refractive index n20/D 1.582(lit.) FEMA 2682 Fp 220 °F storage temp. -20°C Freezer Water Solubility slightly soluble Sensitive Air Sensitive Merck 14,6020 BRN 606965 Stability: Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. CAS DataBase Reference 134-20-3(CAS DataBase Reference) NIST Chemistry Reference Benzoic acid, 2-amino-, methyl ester(134-20-3) EPA Substance Registry System Benzoic acid, 2-amino-, methyl ester(134-20-3)
Item Results Appearance Brown or Pale yellow or colorless liquids Brown Liquid Water ≤2.0% 1.8% Assay ≥98% 98.5% Conclusion The results conforms with enterprise standards
