Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	2-Pentylthiophene
Synonym(s)	2-Pentylthiophene;sec-Pentylthiophene;1-Methyl butyl thiophene
Latest JECFA evaluation	2012 (Session 76)
Status of specification	Full
Information required
Chemical name	2-Pentylthiophene
JECFA number	2106
CAS number	4861-58-9
FEMA number	4387
COE number	11634
FLAVIS number	15.096
Molecular weight	154.27
Chemical formula	C9H14S
Physical form/odour	Clear colourless liquid; Fruity, fatty aroma with a cranberry note
Solubility	Practically insoluble to insoluble in water; Soluble in hexane and pentane
Solubility in ethanol	Soluble
Boiling point (°C)	202-205°
Assay min %	95%
Acid value max
Refractive index	1.493-1.501
Specific gravity	0.942-0.949
Other requirements
ID Test	MS IR HNMR CNMR
Spectrum