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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Allyl octanoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Allyl caprylate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1996 (Session 46)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Propenyl octanoate
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| JECFA number |
5 |
| CAS number |
4230-97-1
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| FEMA number |
2037
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| COE number |
400
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
184.28 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H20O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to pale yellow oily liquid with a fruity odour and winey undertone |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in glycerol & water, slightly soluble in propylene glycol, and soluble in ethanol and fixed oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
222° |
| Assay min % |
97.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.432 - 1.434 |
| Specific gravity |
0.872 - 0.880 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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