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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl pyruvate |
| Synonym(s) |
Ethyl acetylformate
Ethyl alpha-ketopropionate
Ethyl pyroracemate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Ethyl 2-oxopropanoate
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| JECFA number |
938 |
| CAS number |
617-35-6
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| FEMA number |
2457
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| COE number |
430
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
116.12 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H8O3
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid with a sweet, floral-fruity, warm odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
144 |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.403-1.409 |
| Specific gravity |
1.044-1.065 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/938.gif
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