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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Acetaldehyde ethyl cis-3-hexenyl acetal |
| Synonym(s) |
Ethyl cis-3-hexenyl acetal
Leaf acetal
Leaf alcohol ethyl acetal
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1-Ethoxy-1-(cis-3-hexenyloxy)ethane
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| JECFA number |
943 |
| CAS number |
28069-74-1
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| FEMA number |
3775
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
172.27 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H20O2
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| Physical form/odour |
colourless mobile liquid with a powerful, green, herbaceous odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
85 (7 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97 |
| Acid value max |
2.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.430-1.435 |
| Specific gravity |
0.846-0.856 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
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