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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Propylphenethyl alcohol |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzyl propyl carbinol
Benzylbutyl alcohol
n-Propyl benzyl carbinol
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1-Phenyl-2-pentanol
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| JECFA number |
825 |
| CAS number |
705-73-7
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| FEMA number |
2953
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| COE number |
83
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
164.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H16O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a mild, green, sweet odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
247; 75 (0.5 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
96 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.508-1.513 |
| Specific gravity |
0.957-0.964 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/825.gif
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