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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Benzyl methyl sulfide |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-(Methylthio)toluene;Methylthiomethylbenzene;Methyl benzyl sulfide |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1999 (Session 53) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Benzyl methyl sulfide |
| JECFA number |
460 |
| CAS number |
766-92-7 |
| FEMA number |
3597 |
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| Molecular weight |
138.23 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H10S |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in fats |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
197°; 133° (4mm Hg); 87-88° (11mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98% |
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| Refractive index |
1.563-1.573 |
| Specific gravity |
1.015-1.020 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR, NMR |
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