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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Isoeugenyl formate
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation 2003 (Session 61)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name 2-Methoxy-4-(1-propenyl)phenyl formate
JECFA number 1261
CAS number 7774-96-1
FEMA number 2474
COE number
FLAVIS number 09.089
Molecular weight 192.21
Chemical formula C11H12O3
Physical form/odour colourless to pale straw-yellow viscous liquid; faint, orris-like, green, sweet, woody aroma
Solubility Almost insoluble in water
Solubility in ethanol soluble
Boiling point (°C) 282°
Assay min % 96%
Acid value max 2
Refractive index 1.127-1.133
Specific gravity 1.558-1.563
Other requirements
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