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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
alpha-Terpineol |
| Synonym(s) |
1-p-Menthen-8-ol
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
p-Menth-1-en-8-ol
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| JECFA number |
366 |
| CAS number |
98-55-5
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| FEMA number |
3045
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| COE number |
62
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
154.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H18O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless, viscous liquid with a lilac-like odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in glycerol and water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 2 ml 70% alcohol; 1 ml in 4 ml 60% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
217 |
| Assay min % |
96.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.482-1.485 |
| Specific gravity |
0.930-0.936 |
| Other requirements |
Optical rotation: -35° to -15° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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