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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Indole |
| Synonym(s) |
1-Benzazole;1-Benzo(b)pyrrole;2,3-Benzopyrrole;Benzopyrrole |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Indole |
| JECFA number |
1301 |
| CAS number |
120-72-9 |
| FEMA number |
2593 |
| COE number |
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| FLAVIS number |
14.007 |
| Molecular weight |
117.15 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H7N |
| Physical form/odour |
White lustrous, flakey crystalline solid; Unpleasant odour at high concentration, odour becomes floral at higher dilutions |
| Solubility |
Soluble in fixed oils and propylene glycol; Insoluble in glycerol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
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| Assay min % |
97% |
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| Refractive index |
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| Other requirements |
mp: 51-54° |
| ID Test |
NMR |
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