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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
3,7-Dimethyl-1-octanol |
| Synonym(s) |
Tetrahydrogeraniol
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
3,7-Dimethyloctanol
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| JECFA number |
272 |
| CAS number |
106-21-8
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| FEMA number |
2391
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| COE number |
75
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| FLAVIS number |
02.026
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| Molecular weight |
158.28 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H22O
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid with a sweet, rose-like odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in most fixed oils and propylene glycol; insoluble in glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 3 ml 70% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
213 |
| Assay min % |
90 |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.435-1.445 |
| Specific gravity |
0.826-0.842 |
| Other requirements |
SC: geraniol, citronellol |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/272.gif
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