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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
beta-Damascone |
| Synonym(s) |
Damasione
Dihydro floriffone B
Dorinone
4-(2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)but-2-en-4-one
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)-2-buten-1-one
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| JECFA number |
384 |
| CAS number |
23726-92-3
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| FEMA number |
3243
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| COE number |
2340
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| FLAVIS number |
07.083
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| Molecular weight |
192.3 |
| Chemical formula |
C13H20O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a complex fruity floral odour |
| Solubility |
- |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 10 ml 95% |
| Boiling point (°C) |
67-70 |
| Assay min % |
90 (sum of cis and trans isomers) |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.496-1.501 |
| Specific gravity |
0.934-0.942 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
SC: alpha- and delta-damascone |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/384.gif
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