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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Butyl lactate |
| Synonym(s) |
n-Butyl alpha-hydroxypropionate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Buryl 2-hydroxypropanoate
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| JECFA number |
932 |
| CAS number |
138-22-7
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| FEMA number |
2205
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| COE number |
372
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
146.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H14O3
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid with a faint, sweet, buttery odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
185-187; 76 (6 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.418-1.424 |
| Specific gravity |
0.974-0.984 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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