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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
cis-3-Hexen-1-ol |
| Synonym(s) |
Green leaf alcohol
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
(Z)-Hex-3-enol
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| JECFA number |
315 |
| CAS number |
928-96-1
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| FEMA number |
2563
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| COE number |
750
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
100.16 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid with a powerful, grassy-green odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol and most fixed oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
156 |
| Assay min % |
98.0% as sum of (Z) and (E) isomers, =<92.0% (Z) |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.439-1.441 |
| Specific gravity |
0.846-0.850 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/315.gif
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