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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Furfuryl 3-methylbutanoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Furfuryl isovalerate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Furfuryl 3-methylbutanoate
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| JECFA number |
743 |
| CAS number |
13678-60-9
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| FEMA number |
3283
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| COE number |
10642
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
182.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H14O3
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| Physical form/odour |
- |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
97-98 (11 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98 (by ester determination) |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.456-1.464 |
| Specific gravity |
1.014-1.023 |
| Other requirements |
(equivalence factor for assay = 91.15) |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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