Food safety and quality
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Flavouring |
Benzyl salicylate |
Synonym(s) |
Benzyl o-hydroxybenzoate |
Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
Status of specification |
Full |
Information required |
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Chemical name |
Benzyl 2-hydroxybenzoate |
JECFA number |
904 |
CAS number |
118-58-1 |
FEMA number |
2151 |
COE number |
436 |
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Molecular weight |
228.25 |
Chemical formula |
C14H12O3 |
Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid or opaque crystalline mass (tendency to supercool) with a faint, sweet, floral odour |
Solubility |
insoluble in water, glycerol; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
Solubility in ethanol |
miscible above 25� |
Boiling point (°C) |
300° |
Assay min % |
98% |
Acid value max |
1 |
Refractive index |
1.573-1.584 |
Specific gravity |
1.173-1.183 |
Other requirements |
mp: 24-26° |
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