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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
gamma-Undecalactone |
| Synonym(s) |
Aldehyde C-14 pure
Peach aldehyde
Undeca-1,4-lactone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
5-Heptyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone
4-Undecanolide
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| JECFA number |
233 |
| CAS number |
104-67-6
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| FEMA number |
3091
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| COE number |
179
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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 slightly yellow liquid with a fruity, peach-like odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol, most fixed oils and propylene glycol; insoluble in glycerol and in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 5 ml 60% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
297 |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
5.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.448-1.453 |
| Specific gravity |
0.942-0.945 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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