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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
3-Mercapto-3-methyl-1-butyl acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
3-Methyl-3-sulfanylbutyl acetate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2007 (Session 68)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
3-Mercapto-3-methylbutyl acetate
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| JECFA number |
1706 |
| CAS number |
50746-09-3
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| FEMA number |
4324
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
162.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H14O2S
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| Physical form/odour |
Clear, colourless liquid; Fruit aroma |
| Solubility |
Slightly soluble in water; Soluble in many non-polar solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
69° (6 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95% |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.455-1.456 |
| Specific gravity |
1.003-1.007 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
HNMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/jecfa68/1706-hnmr.gif
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