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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2,6,6-Trimethyl-1&2-cyclohexen-1-carboxaldehyde |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha- and beta-Cyclocitral (50-50 mixture)
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Mixture of 2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxaldehyde and 2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohex-2-ene-1-carboxaldehyde
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| JECFA number |
979 |
| CAS number |
432-25-7
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| FEMA number |
3639
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| COE number |
2133
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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; camphoraceous odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
62° (3 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
99 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.476-1.483 |
| Specific gravity |
0.950-0.957 |
| Other requirements |
[approximately 50% alpha-cyclocitral and 50% beta-cyclocitral] |
| ID Test |
IR NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/979.gif
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