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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
Myristicin |
| Synonym(s) |
5-Allyl-1-methoxy-2,3-(methylenedioxy)benzene
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2008 (Session 69)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
4-Methoxy-6-(2-propenyl)-1,3-benzodioxole
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| JECFA number |
1791 |
| CAS number |
607-91-0
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| FEMA number |
-
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
192.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C11H12O3
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| Physical form/odour |
Colourless oil; Warm balsamic-woody aroma |
| Solubility |
Practically insoluble to insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
250 |
| Assay min % |
95 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.539-1.541 |
| Specific gravity |
1.143-1.145 |
| Other requirements |
Safety evaluation not completed |
| ID Test |
MS |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/jecfa69/1791-ms.gif
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