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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl 3-(methylthio)butyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Ethyl 3-(methylthio)butyrate
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| JECFA number |
480 |
| CAS number |
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| FEMA number |
3836
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
12.089
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| Molecular weight |
162.24 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H14O2S
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with sulfury odour |
| Solubility |
very slightly soluble in water; soluble in alcohols and oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
101-103 (15 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.462-1.468 |
| Specific gravity |
0.880-0.887 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/480.gif
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