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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Isobutyl formate |
| Synonym(s) |
Tetryl formate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Methylpropyl formate
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| JECFA number |
124 |
| CAS number |
542-55-2
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| FEMA number |
2197
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| COE number |
502
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| FLAVIS number |
09.164
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| Molecular weight |
102.13 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H10O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a fruity, ethereal odour |
| Solubility |
miscible with alcohol, ether; soluble in organic solvents; slightly soluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
97-98.2 |
| Assay min % |
94 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.383-1.390 |
| Specific gravity |
0.876-0.886 |
| Other requirements |
SC: isobutyl alcohol |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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