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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl levulinate |
| Synonym(s) |
Ethyl 4-oxopentanoate
Ethyl acetylpropanoate
Ethyl gamma-ketovalerate
Ethyl laevulate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1999 (Session 53)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Ethyl 4-oxovalerate
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| JECFA number |
607 |
| CAS number |
539-88-8
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| FEMA number |
2442
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| COE number |
373
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
144.17 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H12O3
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with apple odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in water and alcohol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
93-94 (18 mm Hg); 105 (24 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.420-1.425 |
| Specific gravity |
1.009-1.014 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/607.gif
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