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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
cis-3-Hexenyl benzoate |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
cis-3-Hexenyl benzoate
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| JECFA number |
858 |
| CAS number |
25152-85-6
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| FEMA number |
3688
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| COE number |
11778
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
204.27 |
| Chemical formula |
C13H16O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily slightly viscous liquid with a green, herbaceous, woody odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, fats, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
130 (5 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95 (sum of isomers) |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.503-1.514 |
| Specific gravity |
0.995-1.004 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/858.gif
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