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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Phenethyl salicylate |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzyl carbinyl 2-hydroxy benzoate
2-Phenylethyl salicylate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Phenylethyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
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| JECFA number |
905 |
| CAS number |
87-22-9
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| FEMA number |
2868
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| COE number |
437
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
242.28 |
| Chemical formula |
C15H14O3
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| Physical form/odour |
white granular crystals with a faint, balsamic, floral odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water, glycerol, glycols; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
soluble (1 g in 20 ml of 95% ethanol) |
| Boiling point (°C) |
190 (5 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
- |
| Specific gravity |
- |
| Other requirements |
mp: 44° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/905.gif
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