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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Isoamyl isovalerate |
| Synonym(s) |
Isoamyl isopentanoate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
3-Methylbutyl 3-methylbutanoate
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| JECFA number |
50 |
| CAS number |
659-70-1
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| FEMA number |
2085
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| COE number |
458
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
172.27 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H20O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid with a fruity apple-like odour |
| Solubility |
Soluble in most fixed oils, slightly soluble in propylene glycol, insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1ml in 6ml 70% ethanol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
192ยบ |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.411 - 1.414 |
| Specific gravity |
0.851 - 0.857 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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