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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
3-Mercapto-3-methylbutyl formate |
| Synonym(s) |
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1999 (Session 53) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
3-Mercapto-3-methylbutyl formate |
| JECFA number |
549 |
| CAS number |
50746-10-6 |
| FEMA number |
3855 |
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| Molecular weight |
148.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12O2S |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid |
| Solubility |
soluble in water at 1000 mg/L, white petrolatum 250 g/kg at 20oC, acetone and 95% ethanol at 20oC |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
181° |
| Assay min % |
95% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.462-1.472 |
| Specific gravity |
1.03 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR, MS, NMR |
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