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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Methyl eugenol |
| Synonym(s) |
1,2-Dimethoxy-4-allylbenzene
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2008 (Session 69)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1,2-Dimethoxy-4(2-propenyl)-benzene
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| JECFA number |
1790 |
| CAS number |
93-15-2
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| FEMA number |
2475
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
04.012
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| Molecular weight |
178.23 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H14O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to pale yellow liquid; Clove-carnation aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in most fixed oils; insoluble in glycerol and propylene glycol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
249 |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.532-1.536 |
| Specific gravity |
1.032-1.036 |
| Other requirements |
Safety evaluation not completed |
| ID Test |
IR MS |
| Spectrum |
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