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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl hexanoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Ethyl caproate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1996 (Session 46) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Ethyl hexanoate |
| JECFA number |
31 |
| CAS number |
123-66-0 |
| FEMA number |
2439 |
| COE number |
310 |
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| Molecular weight |
144.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H16O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid with a wine-like odour |
| Solubility |
Soluble in most fixed oils and in propylene glycol, insoluble in water and glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1ml in 2ml 70% ethanol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
166° |
| Assay min % |
98.0% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.406-1.409 |
| Specific gravity |
0.867-0.871 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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