| FL No |
08.006 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
2-Methylpropionic acid |
| Chemical group number |
02 |
| Chemical group name |
Branched-chain primary aliphatic alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetal and esters with esters containing branched-chain alcohols and acetals containing branched-chain aldehydes. No aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety as a component of an ester or acetal. |
| CAS No |
79-31-2 |
| CE No |
6 |
| JECFA N0 |
253 |
| FEMA No |
2222 |
| Systematic name |
Propanoic acid, 2-methyl- |
| Synonyms |
Isobutyric acid; Isopropylformic acid; Butyric iso acid |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
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| Ref short |
JECFA, 1999b |
| Reference |
JECFA, 1999b. Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. Forty-ninth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Rome, 17-26 June 1997. WHO Technical Report Series, no. 884. Geneva. |
| Structure |
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