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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Isobutyl propionate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Methylpropyl propanoate
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| JECFA number |
148 |
| CAS number |
540-42-1
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| FEMA number |
2212
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| COE number |
406
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
130.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H14O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with an odour reminiscent of rum & pineapple |
| Solubility |
miscible with alcohol; soluble in most organic solvents; insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
137-138° |
| Assay min % |
95.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.395-1.400 |
| Specific gravity |
0.861-0.867 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
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