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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Benzaldehyde glyceryl acetal |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzalglycerin
Mixture of 2-Phenyl-5-hydroxy-1,3-dioxane and 2-Phenyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Mixture of 5-Hydroxy-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxane and 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxane
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| JECFA number |
838 |
| CAS number |
1319-88-6
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| FEMA number |
2129
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| COE number |
36
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
180.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H12O3
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow oily liquid with a mild almond odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
185 (20 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98 (sum of isomers) |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.532-1.542 |
| Specific gravity |
1.181-1.193 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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