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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Cyclopentanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Adipic ketone
Dumasin
Ketocyclopentane
Ketopentamethylene
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Cyclopentanone
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| JECFA number |
1101 |
| CAS number |
120-92-3
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| FEMA number |
3910
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| COE number |
11050
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
84.12 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H8O
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| Physical form/odour |
liquid; agreeable odour somewhat like peppermint |
| Solubility |
water; miscible in ether |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
130-131° |
| Assay min % |
99 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.432-1.438 |
| Specific gravity |
0.950-0.960 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
MS IR NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1101.gif
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