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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
4-Ethylbenzaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
p-Ethylbenzaldehyde |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
4-Ethylbenzaldehyde |
| JECFA number |
865 |
| CAS number |
4748-78-1 |
| FEMA number |
3756 |
| COE number |
705 |
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| Molecular weight |
134.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H10O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a sweet, bitter-almond odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
220° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
3 |
| Refractive index |
1.538-1.542 |
| Specific gravity |
0.980-1.000 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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