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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Methyl o-methoxybenzoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Dimethyl salicylate
Methyl o-anisate
Methyl salicylate methyl ether
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Methyl-2-methoxybenzoate
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| JECFA number |
880 |
| CAS number |
606-45-1
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| FEMA number |
2717
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| COE number |
2192
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
166.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H10O3
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless or pale yellow liquid with a warm, herbaceous, floral, spicy odour |
| Solubility |
very slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
246 |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.529-1.537 |
| Specific gravity |
1.144-1.160 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/880.gif
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