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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Methyl cyclohexanecarboxylate |
| Synonym(s) |
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, methyl ester
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Methyl cyclohexanecarboxylate
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| JECFA number |
962 |
| CAS number |
4630-82-4
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| FEMA number |
3568
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| COE number |
11920
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
142.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H14O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Clear, colourless liquid; cheese-like odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; miscible in fat |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
183° |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.439-1.447 |
| Specific gravity |
0.990-0.999 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/962.gif
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