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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Butylcinnamaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
2-Benzylidenehexanal;Butylcinnamic aldehyde;alpha-Butyl-beta-phenylacrolein |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
alpha-Butylcinnamaldehyde |
| JECFA number |
684 |
| CAS number |
7492-44-6 |
| FEMA number |
2191 |
| COE number |
127 |
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| Molecular weight |
188.27 |
| Chemical formula |
C13H16O |
| Physical form/odour |
Pale yellowish oily liquid, green-oily-herbaceous odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
265° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
5 |
| Refractive index |
1.539-1.547 |
| Specific gravity |
0.977-0.984 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
MS |
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