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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Propyl hexanoate
Synonym(s) Propyl caproate
Latest JECFA evaluation 1997 (Session 49)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Propyl hexanoate
JECFA number 161
CAS number 626-77-7
FEMA number 2949
COE number 311
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 158.24
Chemical formula C9H18O2
Physical form/odour colourless to pale yellow liquid with an ethereal, pineapple-blackberry odour
Solubility soluble in alcohol; insoluble in water
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 187°
Assay min % 95.0%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.409-1.413
Specific gravity 0.865-0.871
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