| FEMA | N/A |
| CAS | 78-92-2 |
| EINECS | 201-158-5 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | 11735 |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | fruity sweet, apricot, |
| Flavor | N/A |
| Material Notes | Isol. from fruit of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) and other fruits. Also present in various cheeses, wines, black tea, endive and clary sage. Flavouring agent 2-Butanol, or sec-butanol, is an organic compound with formula CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3. This secondary alcohol is a flammable, colorless liquid that is soluble in 12 parts water and completely miscible with polar organic solvents such as ethers and other alcohols. It is produced on a large scale, primarily as a precursor to the industrial solvent methyl ethyl ketone. 2-Butanol is chiral and thus can be obtained as either of two stereoisomers designated as (R)-(-)-2-butanol and (S)-(+)-2-butanol. It is normally found as an equal mixture of the two stereoisomers � a racemic mixture. (Wikipedia) |