Ethyl formate

Ethyl formate is allowed to use edible spices, also known as ethyl formate, its chemical structure has active carbonyl and ester properties, has reducing properties, can carry out ester condensation reaction, can be mixed in ethanol, ether, benzene and propylene glycol, slightly soluble in mineral oil and water (gradually decomposed in water), easy to burn, vapor can form an explosive mixture with air. Explosion limit 3.5% ~ 16.5%(volume). Insoluble in glycerol, easily hydrolyzed to free acid and ethanol in alkaline. It has a spicy, pungent and pineapple-like aroma, with a strong rum-like aroma and a slight bitterness. It occurs naturally in Boroniadentigeroides and Florida orange juice, honey, brandy, strawberries, raspberries, Onions, apples, pears, and rum. The synthetic method is to esterify ethanol and formic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid Chemicalbook, and then dehydrate with phosphorus pentoxide or anhydrous calcium chloride. In the food flavor is mainly used in the preparation of fruit flavor such as cherry, apricot, peach, strawberry, apple, pineapple, banana, grape and other fruit flavor. It is often used in wine flavor to prepare rum, sherry, brandy, whiskey and white grape and other wine flavor. It is used in medicine, food and cosmetics as an aroma correcting agent or fragrance agent. Ethyl formate is recognized as GRAS by FEMA, FEMA number 2434, and is approved for consumption by the FDA, and the European Council has included it in the list of artificial food flavors that can be used in food and are not harmful to human health. Its ADI value is 5mg/kg. This product is irritating and anesthetic to the eyes and respiratory tract. Rat transoral LD504290mg/kg. The maximum allowable concentration in the workplace is 100×10-6.