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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
cis-3-Hexenyl acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
cis-3-Hexen-1-yl acetate
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| JECFA number |
134 |
| CAS number |
3681-71-8
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| FEMA number |
3171
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| COE number |
644
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
142.2 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H14O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a powerful green note |
| Solubility |
- |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
198° |
| Assay min % |
98% (sum of isomers; min 92% of cis-isomer) |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.425-1.429 |
| Specific gravity |
0.896-0.901 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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