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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
beta-Bourbonene |
| Synonym(s) |
(-)-beta-Bourbonene
1,2,3,3a,3b.beta.,4,5,6,6a.beta.,6b.alpha.-Decahydro-1.alpha.-isopropyl-3a.alpha.-methyl-6-methylene-cyclobuta[1,2:3,4]dicyclopentene
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Methyl-8-methylene-5-isopropyl-tricyclo(5,3,0,0(2.6))decane
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| JECFA number |
1345 |
| CAS number |
5208-59-3
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| FEMA number |
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| COE number |
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| FLAVIS number |
01.024
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| Molecular weight |
204.36 |
| Chemical formula |
C15H24
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellow oily liquid; Woody aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in most fixed oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
121° (11 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
96% |
| Acid value max |
<1.0 |
| Refractive index |
1.500-1.507 |
| Specific gravity |
0.899-0.908 |
| Other requirements |
Minimum assay value may include traces of other C15H24 compounds (cadinene, guaiene, farnesene) |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1345.gif
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