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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
p-Isopropylphenylacetaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
Cortexal
Cumylacetaldehyde
p-Cymen-7-carboxaldehyde
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
(4-Isopropylphenyl)acetaldehyde
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| JECFA number |
1024 |
| CAS number |
4395-92-0
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| FEMA number |
2954
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| COE number |
132
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
162.23 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H14O
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid; powerful, green, refreshingly bark-woody or saplike odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
230-243° |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
3.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.515-1.525 |
| Specific gravity |
0.965-0.975 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1024.gif
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