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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
p-Menth-1,4(8)-dien-3-one |
| Synonym(s) |
1-Methyl-4-isopropylidene-1-cyclohexen-3-one
Piperitenone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
3-Methyl-6-(1-methylethylidene)cyclohex-2-en-1-one
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| JECFA number |
757 |
| CAS number |
491-09-8
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| FEMA number |
3560
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| COE number |
11189
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
150.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H14O
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| Physical form/odour |
Yellow to amber oily liquid, powerful sharp, minty, phenolic odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
233 |
| Assay min % |
95 (total of isomers) |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.472-1.478 |
| Specific gravity |
0.976-0.983 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
MS |
| Spectrum |
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