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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl isovalerate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Ethyl 3-methylbutanoate
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| JECFA number |
196 |
| CAS number |
108-64-5
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| FEMA number |
2463
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| COE number |
442
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
130.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H14O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid/strong, fruity, vinous, apple-like odour on dilution |
| Solubility |
soluble in propylene glycol, 1 ml in 350 ml water; miscible with alcohol, most fixed oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
135 |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.395-1.399 |
| Specific gravity |
0.862-0.866 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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