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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Acetaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
Acetic aldehyde;Ethanal |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Acetaldehyde |
| JECFA number |
80 |
| CAS number |
75-07-0 |
| FEMA number |
2003 |
| COE number |
89 |
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| Molecular weight |
44.05 |
| Chemical formula |
C2H4O |
| Physical form/odour |
flammable, colourless liquiduid/pungent ethereal odour |
| Solubility |
miscible with water, alcohol, organic solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
21° |
| Assay min % |
99% |
| Acid value max |
5 |
| Refractive index |
1.360-1.380 |
| Specific gravity |
0.804-0.811(0°/20°) |
| Other requirements |
Residue on Evap.: 0.006% |
| ID Test |
IR |
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