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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Methylcinnamaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-Methylcinnamic aldehyde
alpha-Methylcinnamyl aldehyde
3-Phenyl-2-methylacrolein
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
alpha-Methylcinnamaldehyde
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| JECFA number |
683 |
| CAS number |
101-39-3
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| FEMA number |
2697
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| COE number |
578
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
146.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H10O
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| Physical form/odour |
Yellow liquid, cinnamon-like odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
148 (27 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
5.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.598-1.607 |
| Specific gravity |
1.034-1.040 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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