|
Food safety and quality
|
|
|
| |
| Flavouring |
o-Tolyl isobutyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
o-Tolyl 2-methylpropanoate;o-Cresyl isobutyrate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
|
| Chemical name |
o-Tolyl isobutyrate |
| JECFA number |
700 |
| CAS number |
36438-54-7 |
| FEMA number |
3753 |
| COE number |
681 |
| FLAVIS number |
|
| Molecular weight |
178.23 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H14O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid, floral phenolic odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
107° (8 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.482-1.488 |
| Specific gravity |
1.000-1.007 |
| Other requirements |
|
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
 
|
|
|
|
![](../typo3conf/ext/dyna_fef/download.php?dfile=/work/htdocs/disseminationtypo3/web/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/img_add8/700.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/img_add8/700.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>&dname=<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/img_add8/700.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/img_add8/700.gif" width="60px;"></a><br> "Download")
![](fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/img_add8/700.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/img_add8/700.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>)