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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Ethyl 3-(furfurylthio)propionate
Synonym(s) Ethyl beta-furfuryl-alpha-thiopropionate
Latest JECFA evaluation 2002 (Session 59)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Ethyl 3-(furfurylthio)propionate
JECFA number 1088
CAS number 94278-27-0
FEMA number 3674
COE number
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 214.28
Chemical formula C10H14O3S
Physical form/odour Straw coloured liquid; pungent roasted sulfury aroma
Solubility Insoluble in water; soluble in fat
Solubility in ethanol Miscible at room temperature
Boiling point (°C) 244° (750 mm Hg)
Assay min % 97%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.500-1.509
Specific gravity 1.121-1.138
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