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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Rhodinyl isobutyrate |
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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-2-methyl propanoate |
| JECFA number |
74 |
| CAS number |
1338-23-8 |
| FEMA number |
2983 |
| COE number |
297 |
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| Molecular weight |
226.36 |
| Chemical formula |
C14H26O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow oily liquid with a fruity, floral odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol; insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
260° |
| Assay min % |
95% (by ester determination) |
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| Refractive index |
1.448-1.453 |
| Specific gravity |
0.881-0.891 (d20/4) |
| Other requirements |
(equivalence factor for assay = 113.18) |
| ID Test |
MS |
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