|
Food safety and quality
|
|
|
| |
| Flavouring |
Benzyl butyl ether |
| Synonym(s) |
Butyl benzyl ether;Benzyl n-butyl ether |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
|
| Chemical name |
(Butoxymethyl)benzene |
| JECFA number |
1253 |
| CAS number |
588-67-0 |
| FEMA number |
2139 |
| COE number |
|
| FLAVIS number |
03.010 |
| Molecular weight |
164.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H16O |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid with a sweet, floral, somewhat pungent, aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
220-221° |
| Assay min % |
92.6% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.480-1.485 |
| Specific gravity |
0.928-0.933 (10°) |
| Other requirements |
SC: Benzyl alcohol |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| 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/1253.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1253.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>&dname=<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1253.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1253.gif" width="60px;"></a><br> "Download")
![](fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1253.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1253.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>)