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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
1-p-Menthen-9-yl acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
9-Acetoxy-1-p-menthene
p-Menth-1-en-9-yl acetate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
p-Menth-1-en-9-yl acetate
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| JECFA number |
972 |
| CAS number |
17916-91-5
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| FEMA number |
3566
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| COE number |
10748
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
196.28 |
| Chemical formula |
C12H20O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid; Warm herbaceous, spicy odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents and oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
228-232° |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.441-1.448 |
| Specific gravity |
0.931-0.937 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/972.gif
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