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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Diethyl malate |
| Synonym(s) |
Diethyl 2-hydroxybutanedioate
Diethyl hydroxysuccinate
dl-Ethyl malate
Ethyl malate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Diethyl 2-hydroxybutanedioate
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| JECFA number |
620 |
| CAS number |
7554-12-3
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| FEMA number |
2374
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| COE number |
382
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
190.2 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H14O5
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid; mild, winey-fruity odour with pleasant herbaceous undertone |
| Solubility |
soluble in water; miscible in alcohol and oil |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
254; 91-92 (1 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
99 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.436-1.446 |
| Specific gravity |
1.120-1.128 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
MS |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img_add8/620.gif
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