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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
p-Mentha-1,3-diene |
| Synonym(s) |
1-Isopropyl-4-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene
1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-1,3-cyclohexadiene
Terpilene
alpha-Terpinene
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
p-Mentha-1,3-diene
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| JECFA number |
1339 |
| CAS number |
99-86-5
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| FEMA number |
3558
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
01.019
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| Molecular weight |
136.24 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H16
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless oily liquid; refreshing, lemony-citrus aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in most fixed oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
173° |
| Assay min % |
89% |
| Acid value max |
<1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.475-1.480 |
| Specific gravity |
0.833-0.838 |
| Other requirements |
SC: 1,4- and 1,8-cineole; Minimum assay value may include traces of limonene, alpha and beta pinene and other common C10H16 terpenes |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1339.gif
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