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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Butyl butyryllactate |
| Synonym(s) |
Butyl butyrolactate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Butyl 2-butyryloxypropanoate |
| JECFA number |
935 |
| CAS number |
7492-70-8 |
| FEMA number |
2190 |
| COE number |
2107 |
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| Molecular weight |
216.28 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H20O4 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a sweet-sour, buttermilk odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils, propylene glycol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
90° (2 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.417-1.427 |
| Specific gravity |
0.966-0.978 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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