Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	Butyl salicylate
Synonym(s)	n-Butyl o-hydroxybenzoate;Nefolia
Latest JECFA evaluation	2001 (Session 57)
Status of specification	Full
Information required
Chemical name	Butyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
JECFA number	901
CAS number	2052-14-4
FEMA number	3650
COE number	614
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	194.23
Chemical formula	C11H14O3
Physical form/odour	colourless liquid with a rough, herbaceous, chemical odour with trace of wintergreen
Solubility	insoluble in water, glycerol; soluble in organic solvents, oils
Solubility in ethanol	miscible at room temperature
Boiling point (°C)	268°
Assay min %	98%
Acid value max	1
Refractive index	1.508-1.520
Specific gravity	1.070-1.080
Other requirements
ID Test	MS, NMR
Spectrum