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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
2-Pentanol |
| Synonym(s) |
sec-Amyl alcohol |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Pentan-2-ol |
| JECFA number |
280 |
| CAS number |
6032-29-7 |
| FEMA number |
3316 |
| COE number |
11696 |
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| Molecular weight |
88.15 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H12O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid with a winey, ethereal odour |
| Solubility |
very soluble in water; soluble in alcohol and ether |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
118-119° |
| Assay min % |
97.9% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.403-1.409 (20°) |
| Specific gravity |
0.802-0.808 |
| Other requirements |
Optical Rotation, d:+13.9 at 20°; l: +13.4 at 15° |
| ID Test |
IR |
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