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Details for: (08.063) 4-Methyloctanoic acid

FL No 08.063
In register Yes
Flavis name 4-Methyloctanoic 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 54947-74-9
CE No 11926
JECFA N0 271
FEMA No 3575
Systematic name Octanoic acid, 4-methyl-
Synonyms
Evaluation No further evaluation needed
Needed Tox
Remarks
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