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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
Amyl cinnamal;Flomine;Floxine;Jasmine aldehyde;alpha-Amyl-beta-phenylacrolein;alpha-Pentylcinnamaldehyde;Buxine;Jasmonal;Flosal;A.C.A. |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
alpha-Pentylcinnamaldehyde |
| JECFA number |
685 |
| CAS number |
122-40-7 |
| FEMA number |
2061 |
| COE number |
128 |
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| Molecular weight |
202.3 |
| Chemical formula |
C14H18O |
| Physical form/odour |
Pale yellowish liquid, strong floral odour suggestive of jasmine |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
284-287° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
5 |
| Refractive index |
1.554-1.562 |
| Specific gravity |
0.962-0.969 |
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IR |
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