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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Cyclohexaneacetic acid |
| Synonym(s) |
Hexahydrophenylacetic acid
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Cyclohexylacetic acid
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| JECFA number |
965 |
| CAS number |
5292-21-7
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| FEMA number |
2347
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| COE number |
34
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
142.2 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H14O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless crystalline mass or white crystals; sharp acetic odour |
| Solubility |
Slightly soluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
242° |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.459-1.467 |
| Specific gravity |
1.001-1.009 |
| Other requirements |
m.p. 28-33° |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/965.gif
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