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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Methyl o-methoxybenzoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Methyl salicylate methyl ether;Dimethyl salicylate;Methyl o-anisate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
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| Chemical name |
Methyl-2-methoxybenzoate |
| JECFA number |
880 |
| CAS number |
606-45-1 |
| FEMA number |
2717 |
| COE number |
2192 |
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| Molecular weight |
166.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H10O3 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless or pale yellow liquid with a warm, herbaceous, floral, spicy odour |
| Solubility |
very slightly soluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
246° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.529-1.537 |
| Specific gravity |
1.144-1.160 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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