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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Methylbutyric acid |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Methylbutyric acid
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| JECFA number |
255 |
| CAS number |
116-53-0
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| FEMA number |
2695
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| COE number |
2002
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
102.13 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H10O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid |
| Solubility |
- |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
176 |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.404-1.408 |
| Specific gravity |
0.932-0.936 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/255.gif
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