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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Indole |
| Synonym(s) |
1-Benzazole
1-Benzo(b)pyrrole
2,3-Benzopyrrole
Benzopyrrole
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
Indole
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| JECFA number |
1301 |
| CAS number |
120-72-9
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| FEMA number |
2593
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
14.007
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| Molecular weight |
117.15 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H7N
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| Physical form/odour |
White lustrous, flakey crystalline solid; Unpleasant odour at high concentration, odour becomes floral at higher dilutions |
| Solubility |
Soluble in fixed oils and propylene glycol; Insoluble in glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
- |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
- |
| Specific gravity |
- |
| Other requirements |
mp: 51-54° |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1301.gif
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