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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2-Heptanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Methyl amyl ketone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Heptan-2-one
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| JECFA number |
283 |
| CAS number |
110-43-0
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| FEMA number |
2544
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| COE number |
136
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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, spicy odour |
| Solubility |
miscible with alcohol and ether; 1 ml in 250 ml water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
151 |
| Assay min % |
95.0 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.405-1.411 |
| Specific gravity |
0.814-0.819 |
| Other requirements |
Distillation Range: 147-154°; Residue on Evaporation: =<5 mg/100 ml; Water =<0.3% |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/283.gif
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