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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzoic acid, hexahydro
Carboxycyclohexane
Cyclohexanoic acid
Cyclohexylcarboxylic acid
Cyclohexylmethanoic acid
Hexahydrobenzoic acid
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
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| JECFA number |
961 |
| CAS number |
98-89-5
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| FEMA number |
3531
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| COE number |
11911
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
128.17 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H12O2
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| Physical form/odour |
White solid; rum, raisins, fruity, fatty sweet odour |
| Solubility |
Slightly soluble in water; miscible in fat |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
232-233° |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.516-1.520 |
| Specific gravity |
1.029-1.037 |
| Other requirements |
m.p. 28-32° |
| ID Test |
IR NMR |
| Spectrum |
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