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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Oxo-3-phenylpropionic acid |
| Synonym(s) |
3-Phenyl-2-oxopropanoic acid
3-Phenylpyruvic acid
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Oxo-3-phenylpropionic acid
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| JECFA number |
1478 |
| CAS number |
156-06-9
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| FEMA number |
3892
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
08.109
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| Molecular weight |
164.16 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H8O3
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| Physical form/odour |
White crystalline powder |
| Solubility |
Soluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
- |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
- |
| Specific gravity |
- |
| Other requirements |
mp: 158-160° |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
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