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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Menthyl acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
p-Menthan-3-yl acetate
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| JECFA number |
431 |
| CAS number |
16409-45-3
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| FEMA number |
2668
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| COE number |
206
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
198.31 |
| Chemical formula |
C12H22O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellowish liquid with a mild, minty odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol, most fixed oils; slightly soluble in water, glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 6 ml 70% alcohol; 1 ml in 1 ml 80% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
227-228 |
| Assay min % |
dl- 97: (-)98 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
dl- 1.443-1.450; (-)- 1.443-1.447 |
| Specific gravity |
dl-, (-)- 0.919-0.924 |
| Other requirements |
Optical rotation: >= - 69° ((-)-isomer) |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/431.gif
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