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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Propyl thioacetate
Synonym(s) Propanethiol acetate
Latest JECFA evaluation 1999 (Session 53)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name S-Propyl thioacetate
JECFA number 485
CAS number 2307-10-0
FEMA number 3385
COE number 11576
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 118.19
Chemical formula C5H10OS
Physical form/odour colourless to pale yellow liquid
Solubility
Solubility in ethanol 1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol
Boiling point (°C) 137-139°
Assay min % 99%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.457-1.463
Specific gravity 0.953-0.959
Other requirements
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