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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Ethyl 2-(methyldithio)propionate
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation 2001 (Session 57)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Ethyl 2-(methyldithio)propionate
JECFA number 581
CAS number 23747-43-5
FEMA number 3834
COE number
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 180.28
Chemical formula C6H12O2S2
Physical form/odour colourless to pale yellow liquid
Solubility very slightly soluble in water; soluble in alcohols and oils
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 105° (12 mm Hg)
Assay min % 98%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.490-1.500
Specific gravity 1.090-1.120
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