|
Food safety and quality
|
|
|
| |
| Flavouring |
Epoxyoxophorone |
| Synonym(s) |
3,5,5-Trimethyl-2,3-epoxycyclohexane-1,4-dione |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2005 (Session 65) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
|
| Chemical name |
2,3-Epoxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-1,4-cyclohexanedione |
| JECFA number |
1573 |
| CAS number |
38284-11-6 |
| FEMA number |
4109 |
| COE number |
|
| FLAVIS number |
16.051 |
| Molecular weight |
168.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H12O3 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless solid; Sweet camphourous aroma |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
|
| Assay min % |
95% |
| Acid value max |
|
| Refractive index |
|
| Specific gravity |
|
| Other requirements |
mp: 157° |
| ID Test |
NMR |
| Spectrum |
 
|
|
|
|
![](../typo3conf/ext/dyna_fef/download.php?dfile=/work/htdocs/disseminationtypo3/web/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1573.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1573.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>&dname=<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1573.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1573.gif" width="60px;"></a><br> "Download")
![](fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1573.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/1573.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>)