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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Butyl butyryllactate |
| Synonym(s) |
Butyl butyrolactate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Butyl 2-butyryloxypropanoate
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| JECFA number |
935 |
| CAS number |
7492-70-8
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| FEMA number |
2190
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| COE number |
2107
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
216.28 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H20O4
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a sweet-sour, buttermilk odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils, propylene glycol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
90 (2 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.417-1.427 |
| Specific gravity |
0.966-0.978 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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