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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
p-Isopropylphenylacetaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
Cortexal;p-Cymen-7-carboxaldehyde;Cumylacetaldehyde |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
(4-Isopropylphenyl)acetaldehyde |
| JECFA number |
1024 |
| CAS number |
4395-92-0 |
| FEMA number |
2954 |
| COE number |
132 |
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| Molecular weight |
162.23 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H14O |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid; powerful, green, refreshingly bark-woody or saplike odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
230-243° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
3 |
| Refractive index |
1.515-1.525 |
| Specific gravity |
0.965-0.975 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
NMR |
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