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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
A.C.A.
Amyl cinnamal
alpha-Amyl-beta-phenylacrolein
Buxine
Flomine
Flosal
Floxine
Jasmine aldehyde
Jasmonal
alpha-Pentylcinnamaldehyde
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
alpha-Pentylcinnamaldehyde
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| JECFA number |
685 |
| CAS number |
122-40-7
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| FEMA number |
2061
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| COE number |
128
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
202.3 |
| Chemical formula |
C14H18O
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| Physical form/odour |
Pale yellowish liquid, strong floral odour suggestive of jasmine |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
284-287 |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
5.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.554-1.562 |
| Specific gravity |
0.962-0.969 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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