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Physical & Chemical properties

Appearance / physical state / colour

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
data from handbook or collection of data

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients
Author:
George A. Burdock, Ph.D.
Year:
2010
Bibliographic source:
by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC; cited in Knovel e-books, online query 2017-07-07

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline available
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Secondary literature source no data about the method was available.
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Phthalide
EC Number:
201-744-0
EC Name:
Phthalide
Cas Number:
87-41-2
Molecular formula:
C8H6O2
IUPAC Name:
1(3H)-Isobenzofuranone
Test material form:
solid
Details on test material:
Test material: Phthalide
Purity: pure (not specified)

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
solid
Form / colour / odour
Key result
Form:
solid: particulate/powder
Colour:
white
Odour:
other: no data
Substance type:
organic

Applicant's summary and conclusion