2-Acetyl Pyridine
2-Acetyl Pyridine is a pale yellow liquid aroma chemical with the formula C₇H₇NO and CAS number 1122-62-9. It carries a warm popcorn note layered with toasted bread, hazelnut, and a faintly tobacco-like undertone.
It belongs to the small family of azine ketones that contribute the heart of cereal-roast character in flavour work. Use levels in finished food are typically in the parts-per-billion to low parts-per-million range.
We source bulk 2-Acetyl Pyridine from top China manufacturers for our partners. The manufacturer is in Shandong. A smaller requirement can ship in a combined container with other ingredients.
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- Packaging
- 250 kg plastic drum or 1,000 kg IBC tote
- ISO 9001
- HACCP
- Halal
- Kosher
Specifications
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Colourless to pale yellow liquid |
| Odour | Characteristic popcorn, toasted bread, nutty |
| Assay (GC) | ≥ 98.0% |
| Identification (IR) | Conforms to reference spectrum |
| Specific Gravity (25/25°C) | 1.075-1.090 |
| Refractive Index (20°C) | 1.5240-1.5300 |
| Boiling Range | 192-195°C |
| Acid Value | ≤ 1.0 mg KOH/g |
| Water (Karl Fischer) | ≤ 0.5% |
| Solubility | Soluble in ethanol and propylene glycol; slightly soluble in water |
| Heavy Metals (as Pb) | ≤ 10 mg/kg |
| Lead | ≤ 2 mg/kg |
| Arsenic | ≤ 3 mg/kg |
| Shelf Life | 24 months in sealed original container |
Common Markets Grades
2-Acetyl Pyridine reaches the market as a neat liquid and as ready-to-dose dilutions.
The technical and flavour grade is 98 percent minimum assay by gas chromatography, packed in amber glass under nitrogen. Stainless steel drums are used for larger volumes.
Ten percent solutions in propylene glycol, triacetin, or ethanol are the standard pre-dilutions for compound flavour benches.
FCC and FEMA GRAS conforming material is the routine ordering specification for food and beverage applications. Kosher and Halal certification is widely available.
Applications
- Popcorn and corn snack flavours as the core nutty-roasted note
- Bread crust, biscuit, and bakery flavours that need an authentic oven character
- Roasted nut compounds for hazelnut, peanut, and almond reconstructions
- Coffee flavours where it contributes a soft cereal-roast top note
- Cocoa, chocolate, and praline compositions for a baked nutty lift
- Malt, beer, and dark spirit flavours as a toasted cereal accent
- Meat and savory compounds for the Maillard layer above the sulphur core
- Caramel, toffee, and butterscotch flavours for a nutty extension
- Rice cracker, pretzel, and extruded cereal seasonings
- Tobacco flavouring as part of the dry roasted top of casing blends
- Fine fragrance and gourmand perfumery in popcorn and tobacco accords
China Manufacturers of 2-Acetyl Pyridine
Top 2-Acetyl Pyridine manufacturers in China.
Company names and logos are the property of the manufacturers themselves. They are listed here because our own directory records them as producing this ingredient. A listing is not an endorsement by them, and we do not represent them or speak on their behalf.
How We Help Source 2-Acetyl Pyridine
Direct Factory Sourcing
We run the whole process: selecting the manufacturer from the top Chinese food ingredient producers, negotiating the price, verifying quality, and coordinating the logistics. You deal with us instead of with several factories at once.
Original Packaging and Documents from the Manufacturer
The manufacturer sends your 2-Acetyl Pyridine out of its own factory in the original packing, through to your destination port. The COA, COO, MSDS, TDS and any certifications reach you from the manufacturer as well.
Free Samples and Lead Time
We send 100 to 500 g free for your own laboratory to test and you cover only the courier, usually within 2 to 3 working days. ETD is usually within 7 to 15 days once the order is confirmed, and we check that date against the factory's own manufacturing schedule before we give it to you.
Combined Shipment
We can load 2-Acetyl Pyridine together with other ingredients such as Capsicum Oleoresin, Ethyl Maltol and White Pepper into one 20' FCL. If your quantity is small, we can also ship LCL.
Regulatory Status
2-Acetyl Pyridine is approved as a flavouring substance in the major regulated markets.
It carries FEMA GRAS number 3251 under the Flavour and Extract Manufacturers Association inventory of flavouring ingredients.
In the European Union it appears in the Union list of flavourings as FL number 14.038, permitted for general flavour use under good manufacturing practice.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognises it as a synthetic flavouring substance under 21 CFR 172.515. The Council of Europe and JECFA have both reviewed the azine ketone flavouring group and concluded no safety concern at current use levels.
Material conforms to the Food Chemicals Codex monograph for 2-Acetyl Pyridine. Kosher and Halal certifications are routinely provided.
Manufacturing Process
Industrial production of 2-Acetyl Pyridine relies on synthetic routes that install the acetyl group on a pyridine ring.
The most common pilot and plant route starts from 2-cyanopyridine. Reaction with methylmagnesium halide or methyllithium followed by aqueous hydrolysis of the resulting ketimine gives the target ketone in good yield.
An alternative is the directed metallation of pyridine at the 2-position, followed by quenching with acetic anhydride or N-methoxy-N-methylacetamide (Weinreb amide) to deliver the acetyl group cleanly.
Crude reaction product is washed, dried, and purified by fractional vacuum distillation. The finished liquid is filtered and packed under nitrogen to limit oxidative darkening during storage.
