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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
3,7-Dimethyl-1,3,6-octatriene |
| Synonym(s) |
beta-Ocimene
trans-beta-Ocimene
Ocimene
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
3,7-Dimethylocta-1,3(trans)-6-triene
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| JECFA number |
1338 |
| CAS number |
13877-91-3
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| FEMA number |
3539
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
01.018
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| Molecular weight |
136.24 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H16
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to straw-coloured mobile liquid; warm herbaceous aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
177° |
| Assay min % |
80% |
| Acid value max |
<1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.478-1.491 |
| Specific gravity |
0.801-0.805 |
| Other requirements |
SC: cis-beta-Ocimene |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1338.gif
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