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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Ethylbutyraldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Ethylbutanal
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| JECFA number |
256 |
| CAS number |
97-96-1
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| FEMA number |
2426
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| COE number |
95
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
100.16 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless, mobile liquid with a pungent odour |
| Solubility |
miscible with alcohol, ether; soluble in water 1 ml in 50 ml |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
117 |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.400-1.405 |
| Specific gravity |
0.808-0.814 |
| Other requirements |
Dist. Range: >95% between 100° and 120° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/256.gif
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