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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Heptyl cinnamate
Synonym(s) Heptyl beta-phenylacrylate
Latest JECFA evaluation 2001 (Session 57)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Heptyl 3-phenylpropenoate
JECFA number 666
CAS number 10032-08-3
FEMA number 2551
COE number 2104
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 246.35
Chemical formula C16H22O2
Physical form/odour Colourless or pale-straw coloured viscous liquid, mild, floral-green, somewhat bark-like odour
Solubility insoluble in water; soluble in oils
Solubility in ethanol miscible
Boiling point (°C) 185° (12 mm Hg)
Assay min % 97%
Acid value max 1
Refractive index 1.528-1.530
Specific gravity 0.982-0.990
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