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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
trans-Anethole |
| Synonym(s) |
Isoestragole
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
trans-Methoxy-4(1-propenyl) benzene
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| JECFA number |
217 |
| CAS number |
4180-23-8
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| FEMA number |
2086
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| COE number |
183
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
148.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H12O
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to faintly yellow liquid with an aniseed-like odour |
| Solubility |
Slightly soluble in water; miscible with chloroform and ether |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 2 ml 96% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
234-239.5° |
| Assay min % |
99.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.559-1.562 |
| Specific gravity |
0.983-0.988 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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