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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
4-Hexen-1-ol |
| Synonym(s) |
Hex-4-enyl alcohol
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
4-Hexenyl alcohol
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| JECFA number |
318 |
| CAS number |
6126-50-7
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| FEMA number |
3430
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| COE number |
2295
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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 to pale yellow liquid with a powerful, green cooked vegetable odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
80 (30 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
96.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.430-1.450 |
| Specific gravity |
0.840-0.860 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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