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| FEMA 2865 Basic information |
| FEMA 2865 Chemical Properties |
| density | 1.139 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) | | FEMA | 2865 | PHENETHYL 2-FUROATE | | refractive index | n20/D 1.546(lit.) | | Fp | >230 °F | | storage temp. | Refrigerator, under inert atmosphere | | solubility | Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils. | | form | liquid | | color | Colorless | | Odor | Warm, fruity-caramellic, slightly earthyoily odor of moderate tenacity. | | JECFA Number | 1517 | | CAS DataBase Reference | 7149-32-8 |
| WGK Germany | 3 | | RTECS | LV2018000 |
| FEMA 2865 Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | Phenyl 2-furoate has a musty, mushroom odor. This compound is also reported as having a fruity, caramellic, slightly
earthy, oily odor. | | Uses | Warm, oily-caramellic, slightly but pleasantly fungoid taste in concentrations below 2 ppm.
The title ester is not used in perfume compositions as far as the author is aware.
It is used in trace amounts in flavor compositions for its peculiar warm notes, mainly in Chocolate and Mushroom imitation flavors.
The concentration in the finished product may be as low as 0.05 ppm. | | Preparation | by azeotropic esterification of Phenylethylalcohol with Furan-2-carboxylic acid. |
| FEMA 2865 Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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