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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl butyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1996 (Session 46)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Ethyl butanoate
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| JECFA number |
29 |
| CAS number |
105-54-4
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| FEMA number |
2427
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| COE number |
264
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
116.16 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid with a banana, pineapple odour |
| Solubility |
Soluble in fixed oils and propylene glycol, insoluble in glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1ml in 3ml 60% ethanol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
121ยบ |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.391 - 1.394 |
| Specific gravity |
0.870 - 0.877 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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