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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Benzyl methyl sulfide |
| Synonym(s) |
Methyl benzyl sulfide
alpha-(Methylthio)toluene
Methylthiomethylbenzene
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1999 (Session 53)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Benzyl methyl sulfide
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| JECFA number |
460 |
| CAS number |
766-92-7
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| FEMA number |
3597
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
138.23 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H10S
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in fats |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
197; 133 (4mm Hg); 87-88 (11mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.563-1.573 |
| Specific gravity |
1.015-1.020 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR, NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/460.gif
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