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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
cis-5-Isopropenyl-cis-2-methylcyclopentan-1-carboxaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
cis-2-Methyl-cis-5-isopropenylcyclopentan-1-carboxaldehyde
Photocitral
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
5-(1-Methylene-ethyl)-2-methylcyclopentanecarboxaldehyde
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| JECFA number |
968 |
| CAS number |
55253-28-6
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| FEMA number |
3645
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
152.23 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H16O
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid; minty camphoraceous odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in fats |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
80° (11 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.501-1.508 |
| Specific gravity |
0.940-0.952 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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