Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	Benzyl 2,3-dimethylcrotonate
Synonym(s)	Benzyl methyltiglate
Latest JECFA evaluation	2002 (Session 59)
Status of specification	Full
Information required
Chemical name	Benzyl 2,3-dimethyl-trans-2-butenoate
JECFA number	847
CAS number	7492-69-5
FEMA number	2143
COE number	11868
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	204.27
Chemical formula	C13H16O2
Physical form/odour	colourless oily liquid with a powerful, warm, herbaceous, fruity-spicy
Solubility	insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils
Solubility in ethanol	miscible at room temperature
Boiling point (°C)	259°
Assay min %	97%
Acid value max	1
Refractive index	1.510-1.517
Specific gravity	1.017-1.023
Other requirements
ID Test	CNMR HNMR
Spectrum