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2-Ethyl-3,(5 or 6)-dimethylpyrazine

CAS 27043-05-6

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

55031-15-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2-Ethyl-3,(5 or 6)-dimethylpyrazine in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2,5-Dimethyl-3-ethylpyrazine · 2-Ethyl-3,5(6)-dimethylpyrazine · 2-Ethyl-3,?-dimethylpyrazine · 2-Ethyl-dimethylpyrazine (isomer unspecified) · 3,(5- or 6-)-Dimethyl-2-ethylpyrazine · Pyrazine, 2-ethyl-3,(5 or 6)-dimethyl-

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Pyrazine, 2-ethyl-3,?-dimethyl-

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.

  • Fragrance
  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 2-Ethyl-3,(5 or 6)-dimethylpyrazine appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 2-Ethyl-3,(5 or 6)-dimethylpyrazine yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 8, 2019

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 2-Ethyl-3,(5 or 6)-dimethylpyrazine in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

3

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouring
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