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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
3-Heptanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Butyl ethyl ketone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Heptan-3-one
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| JECFA number |
285 |
| CAS number |
106-35-4
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| FEMA number |
2545
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| COE number |
137
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
114.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H14O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless, mobile liquid with a fruity, green, fatty odour |
| Solubility |
miscible with alcohol and ether; 1 ml in 70 ml water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
149 |
| Assay min % |
97.0 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.404-1.411 |
| Specific gravity |
0.813-0.818 |
| Other requirements |
Distillation Range: 143-151°; Water =<0.3% |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/285.gif
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