|
Food safety and quality
|
|
|
| |
| Flavouring |
2-Pentadecanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Methyl tridecyl ketone |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
|
| Chemical name |
Pentadecan-2-one |
| JECFA number |
299 |
| CAS number |
2345-28-0 |
| FEMA number |
3724 |
| COE number |
11808 |
| FLAVIS number |
|
| Molecular weight |
226.4 |
| Chemical formula |
C15H30O |
| Physical form/odour |
white to waxy mass or crystalline leaves |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol and oils; insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
|
| Boiling point (°C) |
134° (10 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
96% |
| Acid value max |
5 |
| Refractive index |
|
| Specific gravity |
|
| Other requirements |
Melting point: 41° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| 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/299.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/299.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>&dname=<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/299.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/299.gif" width="60px;"></a><br> "Download")
![](fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/299.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/299.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>)