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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Furfuryl octanoate |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-Furfuryl caprylate
alpha-Furfuryl octanoate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Furfuryl octanoate
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| JECFA number |
742 |
| CAS number |
39252-03-4
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| FEMA number |
3396
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| COE number |
10645
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
224.3 |
| Chemical formula |
C13H20O3
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| Physical form/odour |
- |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
139 (10 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98 (by ester determination) |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.456-1.464 |
| Specific gravity |
0.980-0.989 |
| Other requirements |
(equivalence factor for assay = 112.15) |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/742.gif
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