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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
o-(Ethoxymethyl)phenol |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-Ethoxy-o-cresol;o-Hydroxybenzyl ethyl ether;2-(Ethoxymethyl)hydroxybenzene |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
o-(Ethoxymethyl)phenol |
| JECFA number |
714 |
| CAS number |
20920-83-6 |
| FEMA number |
3485 |
| COE number |
11905 |
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| Molecular weight |
152.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H12O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellowish oily liquid, sweet smokey, vanillic odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
111-113° (20 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
99% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.517-1.523 |
| Specific gravity |
1.047-1.052 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
MS |
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