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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
5-Hydroxyundecanoic acid lactone |
| Synonym(s) |
Undeca-1,5-lactone
delta-Undecalactone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
5-Undecanolide
6-Hexyltetrahydro-2-pyrone
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| JECFA number |
234 |
| CAS number |
710-04-3
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| FEMA number |
3294
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| COE number |
688
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
184.28 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H20O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a creamy, peach-like odour |
| Solubility |
- |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
152-155 (10.5 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.457-1.461 |
| Specific gravity |
0.956-0.961 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/234.gif
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