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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
o-(Ethoxymethyl)phenol |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-Ethoxy-o-cresol
2-(Ethoxymethyl)hydroxybenzene
o-Hydroxybenzyl ethyl ether
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
o-(Ethoxymethyl)phenol
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| JECFA number |
714 |
| CAS number |
20920-83-6
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| FEMA number |
3485
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| COE number |
11905
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
152.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H12O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellowish oily liquid, sweet smokey, vanillic odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
111-113 (20 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
99 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.517-1.523 |
| Specific gravity |
1.047-1.052 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
MS |
| Spectrum |
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