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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Hexyl hexanoate |
| Synonym(s) |
Hexyl caproate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Hexyl hexanoate
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| JECFA number |
164 |
| CAS number |
6378-65-0
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| FEMA number |
2572
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| COE number |
316
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
200.32 |
| Chemical formula |
C12H24O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow oily liquid with a herbaceous odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 2 ml 70% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
244-246° |
| Assay min % |
97.0 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.420-1.430 |
| Specific gravity |
0.855-0.863(20°) |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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