Description

Trimethyl-Pyrazine is a high-purity alkylpyrazine compound, a key flavor and fragrance ingredient prized for its nutty, roasted, and cocoa-like organoleptic properties. Its consistent quality and stability are critical for ensuring the precise sensory profile and batch-to-batch reliability of final products. This compound is essential for manufacturers in the flavor & fragrance, food & beverage, and pharmaceutical industries seeking to create authentic roasted notes.

Application

• Flavor & Fragrance Industry: A primary building block for creating and enhancing nutty, roasted coffee, cocoa, chocolate, and meat flavor profiles in both food and savory applications.
• Food & Beverage Production: Used in the formulation of snacks, baked goods, confectionery, dairy products, and ready-to-drink beverages to impart authentic roasted notes.
• Pharmaceutical Aromatization: Employed as a flavoring agent to mask unpleasant tastes in syrups, chewable tablets, and other oral dosage forms.
• Synthetic Intermediate: Serves as a valuable precursor or intermediate in the synthesis of more complex aroma chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds.
• Tobacco Flavoring: Used to enhance and modify the flavor profile of tobacco products.
• Cosmetics & Personal Care: Incorporated into fragrances and scented products where warm, gourmand notes are desired.

Basic Information

Product Name	Trimethyl-Pyrazine
CAS No.	14667-55-1
Molecular Formula	C7H10N2
Molecular Weight	122.17 g/mol
Synonyms	2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine; Trimethylpyrazine; TMP; 2,3,5-TMP; Pyrazine, trimethyl-; FEMA 3244; W-109104
EINECS	238-700-9

Quality Control

Our Trimethyl-Pyrazine is produced and tested under a strict quality management system to ensure it meets the high standards required for flavor and fragrance applications. We adhere to relevant industry guidelines, including FEMA GRAS and FCC specifications where applicable. A comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (COA), detailing purity, identity, and impurity profiles, is provided with each batch to guarantee supply consistency and regulatory compliance.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area at controlled room temperature (15-25°C). Due to its highly volatile nature, keep containers tightly sealed when not in use and away from heat and ignition sources.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Identification (IR)	Conforms
Assay (GC)	≥ 98.0%
Refractive Index (20°C)	1.503 - 1.507
Specific Gravity (20/20°C)	0.970 - 0.990
Water Content (KF)	≤ 0.5%

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.