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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Amylcinnamyl acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-n-Amyl-beta-phenylacryl acetate
alpha-Pentylcinnamyl acetate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-(Phenylmethylene)heptyl acetate
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| JECFA number |
677 |
| CAS number |
7493-78-9
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| FEMA number |
2064
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| COE number |
216
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
246.35 |
| Chemical formula |
C16H22O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless oily liquid, mild, oily, fruity, somewhat green odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
291 |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.487-1.495 |
| Specific gravity |
0.953-0.961 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/677.gif
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