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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Furfuryl butyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
2-Furylmethyl butanoate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Furfuryl butyrate
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| JECFA number |
759 |
| CAS number |
623-21-2
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| FEMA number |
-
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| COE number |
638
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
168.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H12O3
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| Physical form/odour |
Oily liquid, green butyric rancid odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
212 |
| Assay min % |
99 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.457-1.462 |
| Specific gravity |
1.051-1.057 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/759.gif
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