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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl octanoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Ethyl caprylate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Ethyl octanoate
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| JECFA number |
33 |
| CAS number |
106-32-1
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| FEMA number |
2449
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| COE number |
392
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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 wine, brandy, fruity floral odour |
| Solubility |
Soluble in most fixed oils, slightly soluble in propylene glycol, insoluble in water and glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1ml in 4ml 70% ethanol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
209ยบ |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.417 - 1.419 |
| Specific gravity |
0.865 - 0.868 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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