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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring 1-Phenyl-1-propanol
Synonym(s) Phenyl ethyl carbinol;1-Phenylpropyl alcohol;Ethyl phenyl carbinol;alpha-Ethylbenzyl alcohol
Latest JECFA evaluation 2001 (Session 57)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name 1-Phenylpropanol
JECFA number 822
CAS number 93-54-9
FEMA number 2884
COE number 82
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 136.19
Chemical formula C9H12O
Physical form/odour colourless oily liquid with a sweet floral balsamic odour
Solubility insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils
Solubility in ethanol miscible at room temperature
Boiling point (°C) 219°
Assay min % 97%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.517-1.522
Specific gravity 0.993-1.000
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