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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Anisyl formate |
| Synonym(s) |
Anisyl methanoate
p-Methoxybenzyl formate
4-Methoxybenzyl formate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
4-Methoxybenzyl formate
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| JECFA number |
872 |
| CAS number |
122-91-8
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| FEMA number |
2101
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| COE number |
354
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
166.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H10O3
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a sweet, floral, herbaceous-green odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water, glycerol, propylene glycol; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
220 |
| Assay min % |
90 (GC, non-polar column) |
| Acid value max |
3.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.519-1.525 |
| Specific gravity |
1.136-1.145 |
| Other requirements |
SC: Anisyl alcohol |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/872.gif
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