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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
m-Cresol |
| Synonym(s) |
m-Cresylic acid
1-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzene
3-Hydroxytoluene
m-Methylphenol
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
m-Cresol
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| JECFA number |
692 |
| CAS number |
108-39-4
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| FEMA number |
3530
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| COE number |
617
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
108.14 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H8O
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellow-brown liquid, dry, tarry, medicinal-leathery, phenolic odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
201° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.537-1.543 |
| Specific gravity |
1.028-1.033 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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