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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Rhodinyl propionate |
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
3,7-Dimethyl-7-octen-1-yl propionate |
| JECFA number |
64 |
| CAS number |
105-89-5 |
| FEMA number |
2986 |
| COE number |
422 |
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| Molecular weight |
212.26 |
| Chemical formula |
C13H24O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless, oily liquid with a rose, geranium odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol; practically insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
255° |
| Assay min % |
95% (by ester determination) |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.457 |
| Specific gravity |
0.910 (15.5°) |
| Other requirements |
(equivalence factor for assay = 106.16) |
| ID Test |
IR |
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