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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Isopropyl butyrate
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation 1998 (Session 51)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Isopropyl butanoate
JECFA number 307
CAS number 638-11-9
FEMA number 2935
COE number 267
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 130.18
Chemical formula C7H14O2
Physical form/odour colourless liquid
Solubility insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol and oils
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 129-131°
Assay min % 98.0%
Acid value max 2
Refractive index 1.390-1.396
Specific gravity 0.863-0.869 (20°)
Other requirements
ID Test IR
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