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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring alpha-Ionol
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation 1998 (Session 51)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name 4-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexenyl)-3-buten-2-ol
JECFA number 391
CAS number 25312-34-9
FEMA number 3624
COE number
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 194.32
Chemical formula C13H22O
Physical form/odour colourless liquid with a sweeter odour of ionones
Solubility
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 127° (15 mm Hg)
Assay min % 99.0%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.488-1.492
Specific gravity 0.917-0.924
Other requirements
ID Test IR
Spectrum