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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Methyl p-tert-butylphenylacetate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Methyl (4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl) acetate
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| JECFA number |
1025 |
| CAS number |
3549-23-3
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| FEMA number |
2690
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| COE number |
577
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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 oily liquid; sweet, somewhat woody-camphoraceous odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
106° (2 mm Hg); 93° (1 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
3.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.494-1.504 |
| Specific gravity |
0.995-1.003 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1025.gif
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