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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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Analytical Methods (Volume 4)
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Flavouring
(+/-)-4-Ethyloctanal
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation
2008 (Session 69)
Status of specification
Full
Information required
Chemical name
(+/-)-4-Ethyloctanal
JECFA number
1819
CAS number
58475-04-0
FEMA number
4117
COE number
FLAVIS number
05.223
Molecular weight
156.27
Chemical formula
C10H20O
Physical form/odour
Clear colourless liquid; Floral-like odour
Solubility
Insoluble in water; soluble in many non-polar solvents
Solubility in ethanol
Soluble
Boiling point (°C)
97-99° (25 mm Hg)
Assay min %
95%
Acid value max
1
Refractive index
1.427-1.434
Specific gravity
0.834-0.842 (20°)
Other requirements
ID Test
HNMR IR MS
Spectrum