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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
4-Hexen-3-one |
| Synonym(s) |
2-Hexen-4-one
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Hexen-4-en-3-one
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| JECFA number |
1125 |
| CAS number |
2497-21-4
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| FEMA number |
3352
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| COE number |
718
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
98.15 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H10O
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellow liquid; pugent, acrid, metallic odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in oil |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
93° (150 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.437-1.443 |
| Specific gravity |
0.855-0.861 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1125.gif
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