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Details for: (09.516) 2-Methylbutyl 2-methylbutyrate

FL No 09.516
In register Yes
Flavis name 2-Methylbutyl 2-methylbutyrate
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 2445-78-5
CE No 10773
JECFA N0 212
FEMA No 3359
Systematic name Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-,2-methylbutyl ester
Synonyms 2-Methylbutyl 2-methylbutanoate
Evaluation No further evaluation needed
Needed Tox
Remarks (R) or (S) enantiomer not specified by CASrn in Register
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.
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