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| Flavouring |
Terpinyl isovalerate |
| Synonym(s) |
Terpinyl isopentanoate;p-Menth-1-en-8-yl isopentanoate;p-Menth-1-en-8-yl 3-methylbutyrate;Terpinyl isovalerate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
p-Menth-1-en-8-yl isovalerate |
| JECFA number |
372 |
| CAS number |
1142-85-4 |
| FEMA number |
3054 |
| COE number |
456 |
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| Molecular weight |
238.38 |
| Chemical formula |
C15H26O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a peculiar sweet-piney, floral-incense-like citrus odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in alcohols |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
248° |
| Assay min % |
95% (by ester determination) |
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| Refractive index |
1.459-1.469 |
| Specific gravity |
0.931-0.937 |
| Other requirements |
(equivalence factor for assay = 119.00) |
| ID Test |
IR |
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