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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
4-Hydroxy-3-methyloctanoic acid gamma-lactone |
| Synonym(s) |
Whiskey lactone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
5-Butyl-4-methyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone
3-Methyl-4-octanolide
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| JECFA number |
437 |
| CAS number |
39212-23-2
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| FEMA number |
3803
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
156.23 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H16O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless liquid |
| Solubility |
soluble in water to <0.1%; soluble in hexane to >50% |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
93-94 |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
0.952 |
| Specific gravity |
1.442-1.446 |
| Other requirements |
Flash point: >100° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/437.gif
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