Food safety and quality
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Flavouring |
Isoamyl salicylate |
Synonym(s) |
Isopentyl salicylate;Isoamyl o-hydroxybenzoate |
Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
Status of specification |
Full |
Information required |
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Chemical name |
Isopentyl 2-hydroxybenzoate |
JECFA number |
903 |
CAS number |
87-20-7 |
FEMA number |
2084 |
COE number |
435 |
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Molecular weight |
208.26 |
Chemical formula |
C12H16O3 |
Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a sweet herbaceous-green, slightly floral odour |
Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
Boiling point (°C) |
277° |
Assay min % |
98% (sum of isoamyl and amyl salicylate) |
Acid value max |
1 |
Refractive index |
1.504-1.509 |
Specific gravity |
1.046-1.055 |
Other requirements |
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