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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Butyraldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
Butyl aldehyde |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Butanal |
| JECFA number |
86 |
| CAS number |
123-72-8 |
| FEMA number |
2219 |
| COE number |
91 |
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| Molecular weight |
72.11 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H8O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless, mobile liquid/pungent, nutty odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in 1 ml in 15 ml water; miscible with alcohol, ether |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
74.8° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
5 |
| Refractive index |
1.377-1.387 |
| Specific gravity |
0.797-0.802 |
| Other requirements |
Dist. Range: 72° to 80°; para-Butyraldehyde: <2.5%; Water: <0.5% |
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