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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
p-Tolyl 3-methylbutyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
p-Cresyl 3-methylbutanoate;p-Tolyl isovalerate;p-Cresyl isovalerate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
p-Tolyl isovalerate |
| JECFA number |
702 |
| CAS number |
55066-56-3 |
| FEMA number |
3387 |
| COE number |
10545 |
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| Molecular weight |
192.26 |
| Chemical formula |
C12H16O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid, tobacco-like, animal, sweet herbaceous odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
103° (2 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.485-1489 |
| Specific gravity |
0.977-0.987 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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