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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Isobornyl acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
exo-2-Bornyl acetate
Isoborneol acetate
Isobornyl ethanoate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo(2.2.1)hept-2-yl acetate
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| JECFA number |
1388 |
| CAS number |
125-12-2
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| FEMA number |
2160
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
09.218
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| Molecular weight |
196.29 |
| Chemical formula |
C12H20O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to very pale straw coloured liquid; Camphoraceous, piney, balsamic aroma |
| Solubility |
Soluble in most fixed oils; Slightly soluble in propylene glycol; Insoluble in water, glycerin |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
227° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.462-1.465 |
| Specific gravity |
0.979-0.984 |
| Other requirements |
Minimum assay value may include small amounts of bornyl acetate |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1388.gif
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