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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Octanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Hexyl methyl ketone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Octan-2-one
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| JECFA number |
288 |
| CAS number |
111-13-7
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| FEMA number |
2802
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| COE number |
153
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
128.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H16O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with an apple-like odour |
| Solubility |
- |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
174-175 |
| Assay min % |
95.0 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.414-1.418 |
| Specific gravity |
0.813-0.819 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/288.gif
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