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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Anisyl formate |
| Synonym(s) |
p-Methoxybenzyl formate;Anisyl methanoate;4-Methoxybenzyl formate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
4-Methoxybenzyl formate |
| JECFA number |
872 |
| CAS number |
122-91-8 |
| FEMA number |
2101 |
| COE number |
354 |
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| Molecular weight |
166.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H10O3 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a sweet, floral, herbaceous-green odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water, glycerol, propylene glycol; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
220° |
| Assay min % |
90% (GC, non-polar column) |
| Acid value max |
3 |
| Refractive index |
1.519-1.525 |
| Specific gravity |
1.136-1.145 |
| Other requirements |
SC: Anisyl alcohol |
| ID Test |
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