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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Cyclohexyl butyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
Cyclohexyl butanoate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Cyclohexyl butyrate |
| JECFA number |
1094 |
| CAS number |
1551-44-6 |
| FEMA number |
2351 |
| COE number |
2082 |
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| Molecular weight |
170.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H18O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid; fresh floral odour reminiscent of benzyl butyrate; intense sweet taste |
| Solubility |
almost insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
212° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.439-1.451 |
| Specific gravity |
0.953-0.959 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
NMR |
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