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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl (p-tolyloxy)acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
Ethyl p-cresoxyacetate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Ethyl (4-methylphenoxy)acetate
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| JECFA number |
1027 |
| CAS number |
67028-40-4
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| FEMA number |
3157
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| COE number |
2243
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
178.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H14O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid; fruity, cherry, anisic-honey-cocoa with a nut skin nuance slight metallic |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water and oil |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
120 - 121° |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.499-1.506 |
| Specific gravity |
1.075-1.080 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1027.gif
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