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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Amyl alcohol |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1-Pentanol
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| JECFA number |
88 |
| CAS number |
71-41-0
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| FEMA number |
2056
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| COE number |
514
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
88.15 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H12O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid |
| Solubility |
miscible with alcohol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
136 |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.407-1.412 |
| Specific gravity |
0.810-0.816 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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