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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring alpha-Amylcinnamyl formate
Synonym(s) alpha-Pentylcinnamyl formate;alpha-Amyl-beta-phenylacryl formate
Latest JECFA evaluation 2001 (Session 57)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name 2-(Phenylmethylene)heptyl formate
JECFA number 676
CAS number 7493-79-0
FEMA number 2066
COE number 357
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 232.32
Chemical formula C15H20O2
Physical form/odour Colourless liquid, sweet, oily herbaceous, and somewhat green odour
Solubility
Solubility in ethanol miscible
Boiling point (°C) 277°
Assay min % 85% (97% total of the formate and the parent alcohol)
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.516-1.526
Specific gravity 0.980-0.999
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