Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	Ethyl thioacetate
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation	2002 (Session 59)
Status of specification	Full
Information required
Chemical name	S-Ethyl acetothioate
JECFA number	483
CAS number	625-60-5
FEMA number	3282
COE number	11665
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	104.17
Chemical formula	C4H8OS
Physical form/odour	clear liquid
Solubility	insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol; miscible in diethyl ether
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C)	117°
Assay min %	98%
Acid value max
Refractive index	1.456-1.468
Specific gravity	0.979 (20°)
Other requirements
ID Test	HNMR, MS
Spectrum