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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Nonanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Heptyl methyl ketone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Nonan-2-one
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| JECFA number |
292 |
| CAS number |
821-55-6
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| FEMA number |
2785
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| COE number |
154
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
142.24 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H18O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a fruity, floral, fatty, herbaceous odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol, oil; insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
195 |
| Assay min % |
97.0 |
| Acid value max |
5.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.418-1.423 |
| Specific gravity |
0.817-0.823 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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