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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Hexyl propionate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
n-Hexyl propanoate
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| JECFA number |
144 |
| CAS number |
2445-76-3
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| FEMA number |
2576
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| COE number |
420
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
158.24 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H18O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with an earthy, acrid odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol; insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
180° |
| Assay min % |
97.0 |
| Acid value max |
1.5 |
| Refractive index |
1.409-1.415 |
| Specific gravity |
0.863-0.874 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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