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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Ethyl vanillin propylene glycol acetal |
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
2-(3-Ethoxy4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane |
| JECFA number |
954 |
| CAS number |
68527-76-4 |
| FEMA number |
3838 |
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| Molecular weight |
224.26 |
| Chemical formula |
C12H16O4 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a faint vanillic odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
160° (1 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97% (named cpd. + ethyl vanillin) |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.528-1.535 |
| Specific gravity |
1.161-1.175 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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