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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Hydroxy-4-methyl benzaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
2,4-Cresotaldehyde
4-Methylsalicylaldehyde
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Hydroxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde
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| JECFA number |
898 |
| CAS number |
698-27-1
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| FEMA number |
3697
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| COE number |
2130
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
136.15 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H8O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to light straw crystals with a strong, bitter-almond, phenolic odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
freely soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
207 |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
- |
| Specific gravity |
- |
| Other requirements |
mp: 57° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/898.gif
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