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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Propylphenethyl alcohol |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzylbutyl alcohol;n-Propyl benzyl carbinol;Benzyl propyl carbinol |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
1-Phenyl-2-pentanol |
| JECFA number |
825 |
| CAS number |
705-73-7 |
| FEMA number |
2953 |
| COE number |
83 |
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| Molecular weight |
164.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H16O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a mild, green, sweet odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
247°; 75° (0.5 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
96% |
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| Refractive index |
1.508-1.513 |
| Specific gravity |
0.957-0.964 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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