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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
(2-Furyl)-2-propanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Furfuryl methyl ketone
Furyl acetone
Methyl furfuryl ketone
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2005 (Session 65)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
1-(2-Furyl)-propan-2-one
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| JECFA number |
1508 |
| CAS number |
6975-60-6
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| FEMA number |
2496
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
13.045
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| Molecular weight |
124.14 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H8O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Liquid; Aroma suggestive of raddish |
| Solubility |
Soluble in ether, triacetin |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
179-180° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.499-1.505 |
| Specific gravity |
1.074-1.080 |
| Other requirements |
Safety evaluation not completed |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1508.gif
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