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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Myrcene |
| Synonym(s) |
7-Methyl-3-methylene-1,6-octadiene;2-Methyl-6-methylene-2,7-octadiene;3-Methylene-7-methyl-1,6-octadiene |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
7-Methyl-3-methyeneocta-1,6-diene |
| JECFA number |
1327 |
| CAS number |
123-35-3 |
| FEMA number |
2762 |
| COE number |
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| FLAVIS number |
01.008 |
| Molecular weight |
136.24 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H16 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless or very pale straw-coloured mobile liquid; sweet balsamic aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
166-167° |
| Assay min % |
90% |
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| Refractive index |
1.466-1.471 |
| Specific gravity |
0.789-0.793 |
| Other requirements |
SC: C15H24 terpene hydrocarbons (eg. Valencene); Minimum assay value may include traces of limonene, alpha and beta pinene and other common C10H16 terpenes |
| ID Test |
NMR |
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