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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
4-(p-Methoxyphenyl)-2-butanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Anisylacetone
Bramble ketone
p-Methoxybenzylacetone
Methyloxanone
Raspberry ketone methyl ether
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-butanone
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| JECFA number |
818 |
| CAS number |
104-20-1
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| FEMA number |
2672
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| COE number |
163
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
178.23 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H14O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a sweet, fruity-floral odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
277; 150-152 (10 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
96 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.515-1.525 |
| Specific gravity |
1.041-1.050 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/818.gif
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