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| Flavouring |
m-Cresol |
| Synonym(s) |
m-Cresylic acid;3-Hydroxytoluene;m-Methylphenol;1-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzene |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
m-Cresol |
| JECFA number |
692 |
| CAS number |
108-39-4 |
| FEMA number |
3530 |
| COE number |
617 |
| FLAVIS number |
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| Molecular weight |
108.14 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H8O |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellow-brown liquid, dry, tarry, medicinal-leathery, phenolic odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
201° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.537-1.543 |
| Specific gravity |
1.028-1.033 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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