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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Ethylbenzyl butyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
Ethyl phenyl carbinol butyrate
alpha-Phenylpropyl butyrate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1-Phenylpropyl butyrate
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| JECFA number |
823 |
| CAS number |
10031-86-4
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| FEMA number |
2424
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| COE number |
625
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
206.28 |
| Chemical formula |
C13H18O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid with a strong, sweet, fruity-floral odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
282 |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.486-1.491 |
| Specific gravity |
0.986-0.992 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/823.gif
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