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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Dicyclohexyl disulfide
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation 2000 (Session 55)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Dicyclohexyl disulfide
JECFA number 575
CAS number 2550-40-5
FEMA number 3448
COE number 2320
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 230.43
Chemical formula C12H22S2
Physical form/odour
Solubility insoluble in water; slightly soluble in alcohol; soluble in fat
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 162-163° (6 mm Hg)
Assay min % 97%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.543-1.553
Specific gravity 1.042-1.049
Other requirements
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