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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Piperonyl acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
Heliotropin acetate
Heliotropyl acetate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
3,4-Methylenedioxybenzyl acetate
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| JECFA number |
894 |
| CAS number |
326-61-4
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| FEMA number |
2912
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| COE number |
2068
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
194.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H10O4
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a sweet, light, floral-fruity odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
150-151 (10 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.523-1.529 |
| Specific gravity |
1.227-1.239 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/894.gif
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