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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Isoamyl butyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
Isoamyl butanoate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
3-Methylbutyl butanoate
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| JECFA number |
45 |
| CAS number |
106-27-4
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| FEMA number |
2060
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| COE number |
282
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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 liquid with a fruity odour |
| Solubility |
Soluble in ethanol and most fixed oils, insoluble in glycerol, propylene glycol and water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1ml in 4ml 70% ethanol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
179ยบ |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.409 - 1.414 |
| Specific gravity |
0.861 - 0.866 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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