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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
S-Methyl 3-methylbutanethioate |
| Synonym(s) |
Methylthiol isovalerate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
S-Methyl 3-methylbutanethioate
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| JECFA number |
487 |
| CAS number |
23747-45-7
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| FEMA number |
3864
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
132.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12OS
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in peanut oil and ethanol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
157 |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.455-1.461 |
| Specific gravity |
0.935-0.940 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR, MS, NMR, UV |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/487.gif
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