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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
cis-3-Octen-1-ol |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
(Z)-Oct-3-en-1-ol
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| JECFA number |
321 |
| CAS number |
20125-84-2
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| FEMA number |
3467
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| COE number |
10296
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
128.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H16O
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| Physical form/odour |
white to slightly yellowish liquid with a musty, mushroom-like odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
174 |
| Assay min % |
96.0% of C8H16O (as (Z) isomer) |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.440-1.446 |
| Specific gravity |
0.830-0.850 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/321.gif
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