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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Phenethyl 2-methylbutyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzylcarbinyl 2-methylbutyrate
beta-Phenethyl alpha-methyl-butanoate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Phenylethyl 2-methylbutyrate
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| JECFA number |
993 |
| CAS number |
24817-51-4
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| FEMA number |
3632
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| COE number |
10883
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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 liquid; sweet floral fruity odour with a warm, oily-herbaceous undertone |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
230° |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.481-1.489 |
| Specific gravity |
0.974-0.980 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/993.gif
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