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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Hexyl benzoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Agrumat
n-Hexyl benzenecarboxylate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Hexyl benzoate
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| JECFA number |
854 |
| CAS number |
6789-88-4
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| FEMA number |
3691
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| COE number |
645
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
206.29 |
| Chemical formula |
C13H18O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a woody, green, piney, balsamic odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water, glycerol; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
272 |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.490-1.500 |
| Specific gravity |
0.978-0.984 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/854.gif
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