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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring alpha-Methylbenzyl formate
Synonym(s) Methyl phenyl carbinyl formate;Styrallyl formate
Latest JECFA evaluation 2001 (Session 57)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name 1-Phenylethyl formate
JECFA number 800
CAS number 7775-38-4
FEMA number 2688
COE number 574
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 150.18
Chemical formula C9H10O2
Physical form/odour colourless to pale yellow liquid with a strong green-floral, woody-balsamic odour
Solubility insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils
Solubility in ethanol miscible at room temperature
Boiling point (°C) 198°
Assay min % 98% (total formate ester)
Acid value max 3
Refractive index 1.502-1.508
Specific gravity 1.042-1.050
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