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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
gamma-Hexalactone |
| Synonym(s) |
Hexa-1,4-lactone
4-Hydroxyhexanoic acid lactone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
4-Hexanolide
5-Ethyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone
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| JECFA number |
223 |
| CAS number |
695-06-7
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| FEMA number |
2556
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| COE number |
2254
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
114.14 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H10O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a herbaceous, sweet odour |
| Solubility |
- |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
220 |
| Assay min % |
98.0 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.437-1.442 |
| Specific gravity |
1.020-1.025 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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