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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Isopulegol |
| Synonym(s) |
8(9)-p-Menthen-3-ol
1-Methyl-4-isopropenylcyclohexan-3-ol
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
p-Menth-8-en-3-ol
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| JECFA number |
755 |
| CAS number |
89-79-2
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| FEMA number |
2962
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| COE number |
2033
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
154.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H18O
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid, minty-herbaceous, bitter-sweet, harsh, camphoraceous odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
218 |
| Assay min % |
95 (total of isomers; <1% citronellal) |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.468-1.477 |
| Specific gravity |
0.904-0.913 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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