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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Amyl 2-furoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Amyl furan-2-carboxylate;Pentyl furan-2-carboxylate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Pentyl 2-furoate |
| JECFA number |
748 |
| CAS number |
1334-82-3 |
| FEMA number |
2072 |
| COE number |
2109 |
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| Molecular weight |
182.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H14O3 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to pale yellow liquid, sweet, caramellic, winey, somewhat herbaceous odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
95-97° (1 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.469-1.475 |
| Specific gravity |
1.031-1.038 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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