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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Hexyl phenylacetate |
| Synonym(s) |
Hexyl alpha-toluate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Hexyl phenylacetate |
| JECFA number |
1015 |
| CAS number |
5421-17-0 |
| FEMA number |
3457 |
| COE number |
10694 |
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| Molecular weight |
220.31 |
| Chemical formula |
C14H20O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless oily liquid; sweet-green, fruity-winey odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils; soluble in fats |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
262° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.480-1.490 |
| Specific gravity |
0.970-0.977 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
MS |
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