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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Benzyl benzoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzyl benzenecarboxylate
Benzyl phenylformate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Benzyl benzoate
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| JECFA number |
24 |
| CAS number |
120-51-4
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| FEMA number |
2138
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| COE number |
262
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
212.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C14H12O2
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| Physical form/odour |
leaflets or oily liquid with a faint, sweet, balsamic odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
323º-324º |
| Assay min % |
99.0 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.566-1.571 |
| Specific gravity |
1.113-1.121 |
| Other requirements |
mp: 21°; passes test for chlorinated compounds |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/24.gif
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