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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Diethyl sebacate
Synonym(s) Ethyl decanedioate;Ethyl sebacate;Diethyl 1,8-octanedicarboxylate
Latest JECFA evaluation 2002 (Session 59)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Diethyl decanedioate
JECFA number 624
CAS number 110-40-7
FEMA number 2376
COE number 623
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 258.36
Chemical formula C14H26O4
Physical form/odour colourless to yellow liquid with faint but pleasant winey-fruity odour resembling that of quince and melon
Solubility miscible in alcohol, ether, other organic solvents, most fixed oils; insoluble in water
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 302°
Assay min % 98%
Acid value max 1
Refractive index 1.434-1.440
Specific gravity 0.960-0.965
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