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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Butyl acetoacetate |
| Synonym(s) |
Butyl 3- oxobutanoate
Butyl 3-ketobutanoate
Butyl beta-ketobutanoate
Butyl beta-ketobutyrate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Butyl 3-oxobutyrate
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| JECFA number |
596 |
| CAS number |
591-60-6
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| FEMA number |
2176
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| COE number |
241
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
158.2 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H14O3
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid; fruity taste; sweet, brandy-like odour of fermented fruit |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol and oil |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
205;100-103 (16 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.425-1.435 |
| Specific gravity |
0.976 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
MS |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/596.gif
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