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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
2,5-Dithiahexane |
| Synonym(s) |
1,2-bis(Methylmercapto)ethane
1,2-bis(Methylthio)ethane
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2007 (Session 68)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2,5-Dithiahexane
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| JECFA number |
1707 |
| CAS number |
6628-18-8
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| FEMA number |
4298
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
122.26 |
| Chemical formula |
C4H10S2
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| Physical form/odour |
Clear, colourless or pale yellow liquid; Dairy aroma with sulfureous note |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in non-polar solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
178-179° |
| Assay min % |
99% |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.526-1.533 |
| Specific gravity |
1.039-1.049 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
HNMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/jecfa68/1707-hnmr.gif
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