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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
2-Hydroxy-4-methyl benzaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
4-Methylsalicylaldehyde;2,4-Cresotaldehyde |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
2-Hydroxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde |
| JECFA number |
898 |
| CAS number |
698-27-1 |
| FEMA number |
3697 |
| COE number |
2130 |
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| Molecular weight |
136.15 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H8O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to light straw crystals with a strong, bitter-almond, phenolic odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
freely soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
207° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
NA |
| Specific gravity |
NA |
| Other requirements |
mp: 57° |
| ID Test |
IR |
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