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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Dibutyl sebacate
Synonym(s) Butyl sebacate;n-Butyl sebacate;Dibutyl 1,8-octanedicarboxylate
Latest JECFA evaluation 2003 (Session 61)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Dibutyl decanedioate
JECFA number 625
CAS number 109-43-3
FEMA number 2373
COE number 622
FLAVIS number 09.474
Molecular weight 314.47
Chemical formula C18H34O4
Physical form/odour colourless to oily liquid; fruity but very mild odour with a very faint fruity oily taste
Solubility insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol; miscible in oil
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 345-349°; 211-212° (11 mm Hg)
Assay min % 93%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.439-1.444
Specific gravity 0.936-0.940 (20°)
Other requirements SC: butyl esters of C14, C16, C18 fatty acids
ID Test IR
Spectrum