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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-,alpha-Dimethoxytoluene
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
(Dimethoxymethyl)benzene
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| JECFA number |
837 |
| CAS number |
1125-88-8
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| FEMA number |
2128
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| COE number |
37
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
152.2 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H12O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid with a sweet, floral-almond odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
198 |
| Assay min % |
96 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.488-1.496 |
| Specific gravity |
1.007-1.020 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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