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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Furfuryl methyl sulfide |
| Synonym(s) |
Methyl furfuryl sulfide
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Furfuryl methyl sulfide
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| JECFA number |
1076 |
| CAS number |
1438-91-1
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| FEMA number |
3160
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| COE number |
11482
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
128.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H8OS
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to pale brown liquid; cooked onion-garlic-radish-mustard notes in dilution, strong sulfuraceous, coffee-like |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water,soluble in organic solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
62-63° (28 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.518-1.530 |
| Specific gravity |
1.082-1.089 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1076.gif
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