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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Heptanal propyleneglycol acetal |
| Synonym(s) |
Heptanal, cyclic propylene acetal
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2007 (Session 68)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
2-Hexyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane
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| JECFA number |
1739 |
| CAS number |
4351-10-4
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| FEMA number |
4368
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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; Green, fatty aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
217-218° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.425-1.430 |
| Specific gravity |
0.889-0.895 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
MS |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/jecfa68/1739-ms.gif
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