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Flavouring Isoamyl salicylate
Synonym(s) Isoamyl o-hydroxybenzoate
Isopentyl salicylate
Latest JECFA evaluation 2001 (Session 57)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Isopentyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
JECFA number 903
CAS number 87-20-7  
FEMA number 2084
COE number 435
FLAVIS number -
Molecular weight 208.26 
Chemical formula C12H16O3  
Physical form/odour colourless oily liquid with a sweet herbaceous-green, slightly floral odour 
Solubility insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils 
Solubility in ethanol miscible at room temperature 
Boiling point (°C) 277
Assay min % 98 (sum of isoamyl and amyl salicylate)
Acid value max 1.0
Refractive index 1.504-1.509
Specific gravity 1.046-1.055
Other requirements -
ID Test IR
Spectrum http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/903.gif



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