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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Hydroxybenzoic acid |
| Synonym(s) |
o-Hydroxybenzoic acid
Salicylic acid
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Hydroxybenzoic acid
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| JECFA number |
958 |
| CAS number |
69-72-7
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| FEMA number |
3985
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| COE number |
10165
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
138.12 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H6O3
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| Physical form/odour |
White to faint yellow crystalline powder; faint nutty odour |
| Solubility |
very slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
very soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
211° (20 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
99 (by chemical analysis, acid-base titration) |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
- |
| Specific gravity |
- |
| Other requirements |
m.p. 158-160° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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