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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Isoamyl formate |
| Synonym(s) |
Isopentyl formate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
3-Methylbutyl formate
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| JECFA number |
42 |
| CAS number |
110-45-2
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| FEMA number |
2069
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| COE number |
500
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| FLAVIS number |
09.162
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| Molecular weight |
116.16 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid with a plum-like odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in ethanol, most fixed oils and propylene glycol, slightly soluble in water, insoluble in glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1ml in 40ml 60% ethanol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
124 |
| Assay min % |
92 |
| Acid value max |
3.02 |
| Refractive index |
1.396-1.400 |
| Specific gravity |
0.881 - 0.889 |
| Other requirements |
SC: isoamyl alcohol |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/42.gif
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