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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Amylcinnamyl formate |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-Pentylcinnamyl formate;alpha-Amyl-beta-phenylacryl formate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
2-(Phenylmethylene)heptyl formate |
| JECFA number |
676 |
| CAS number |
7493-79-0 |
| FEMA number |
2066 |
| COE number |
357 |
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| Molecular weight |
232.32 |
| Chemical formula |
C15H20O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid, sweet, oily herbaceous, and somewhat green odour |
| Solubility |
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| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
277° |
| Assay min % |
85% (97% total of the formate and the parent alcohol) |
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| Refractive index |
1.516-1.526 |
| Specific gravity |
0.980-0.999 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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