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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Hexanal butane-2,3-diol acetal |
| Synonym(s) |
-
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2007 (Session 68)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
4,5-Dimethyl-2-pentyl-1,3-dioxolane
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| JECFA number |
1737 |
| CAS number |
155639-75-1
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| FEMA number |
4384
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
172.27 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H20O2
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| Physical form/odour |
Clear, colourless liquid; Sweet, fatty, green aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
211-213° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.430-1.437 |
| Specific gravity |
0.845-0.851 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
MS |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/jecfa68/1737-ms.gif
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