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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
p-Menthan-2-one |
| Synonym(s) |
Carvomenthone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
p-Menthan-2-one
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| JECFA number |
375 |
| CAS number |
499-70-7
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| FEMA number |
3176
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| COE number |
11128
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
154.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H18O
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| Physical form/odour |
clear, colourless liquid |
| Solubility |
- |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
218-221 |
| Assay min % |
97.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.451-1.457 |
| Specific gravity |
0.898-0.908 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/375.gif
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