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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Guaiacyl acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
1-Acetoxy-2-methoxybenzene
o-Acetoxyanisole
Acetyl guaiacol
o-Methoxyphenyl acetate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Methoxyphenol acetate
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| JECFA number |
718 |
| CAS number |
613-70-7
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| FEMA number |
3687
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| COE number |
552
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
166.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H10O3
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to pale straw coloured liquid, woody, dry, slightly green odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble to slightly soluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
240-241 |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.507-1.513 |
| Specific gravity |
1.127-1.134 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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