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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
4-Mercapto-4-methyl-2-hexanone |
| Synonym(s) |
4-Methyl-4-sulfanylhexan-2-one |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2010 (Session 73) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
4-mercapto-4-methylhexan-2-one |
| JECFA number |
1926 |
| CAS number |
851768-52-0 |
| FEMA number |
4583 |
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| Molecular weight |
146.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H14OS |
| Physical form/odour |
Clear colourless to pale yellow liquid; Floral fruity aroma |
| Solubility |
Practically insoluble or insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
80-86° (22 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.466-1.472 |
| Specific gravity |
0.962-0.968 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
MS |
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