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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Furfuryl pentanoate |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-Furfuryl pentanoate
alpha-Furfuryl valerate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Furfuryl valerate
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| JECFA number |
741 |
| CAS number |
36701-01-6
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| FEMA number |
3397
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| COE number |
10647
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
182.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H14O3
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless oily liquid, sweet overripe fruit odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
228-229 |
| Assay min % |
98 (by ester determination) |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.457-1.462 |
| Specific gravity |
1.024-1.031 |
| Other requirements |
(equivalence factor for assay = 91.11) |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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