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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
2-Isopropylphenol |
| Synonym(s) |
o-Cumenol;o-Isopropylphenol;1-Hydroxy-2-isopropylbenzene |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
2-Isopropylphenol |
| JECFA number |
697 |
| CAS number |
88-69-7 |
| FEMA number |
3461 |
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| Molecular weight |
136.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H12O |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid, phenolic odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
213-214° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.525-1.530 |
| Specific gravity |
0.989-0.999 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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