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Details for: (09.549) Methyl 2-methylvalerate

FL No 09.549
In register Yes
Flavis name Methyl 2-methylvalerate
Chemical group number 01
Chemical group name Straight-chain primary aliphatic alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetals and esters with esters containing saturated alcohols and acetals containing saturated aldehydes. No aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety as a component of an ester or acetal.
CAS No 2177-77-7
CE No
JECFA N0 213
FEMA No 3707
Systematic name Pentanoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester
Synonyms Methyl 2-methylvalerat
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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