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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Phenethyl phenylacetate |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzylcarbinyl alpha-toluate
Benzylcarbinyl phenylacetate
2-Phenylethyl alpha-toluate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Phenylethyl phenylacetate
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| JECFA number |
999 |
| CAS number |
102-20-5
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| FEMA number |
2866
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| COE number |
234
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
240.3 |
| Chemical formula |
C16H16O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to slighty yellow liquid or crystalline mass; rose-hyacinth type odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 mL in 4 mL 90% ethanol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
325° |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.545-1.551 |
| Specific gravity |
1.079-1.082 |
| Other requirements |
m.p. 28° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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