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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Furfuryl octanoate |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-Furfuryl caprylate;alpha-Furfuryl octanoate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Furfuryl octanoate |
| JECFA number |
742 |
| CAS number |
39252-03-4 |
| FEMA number |
3396 |
| COE number |
10645 |
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| Molecular weight |
224.3 |
| Chemical formula |
C13H20O3 |
| Physical form/odour |
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| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
139° (10 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98% (by ester determination) |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.456-1.464 |
| Specific gravity |
0.980-0.989 |
| Other requirements |
(equivalence factor for assay = 112.15) |
| ID Test |
IR |
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