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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid |
| Synonym(s) |
Benzoic acid, hexahydro;Carboxycyclohexane;Cyclohexylmethanoic acid;Cyclohexylcarboxylic acid;Hexahydrobenzoic acid;Cyclohexanoic acid |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid |
| JECFA number |
961 |
| CAS number |
98-89-5 |
| FEMA number |
3531 |
| COE number |
11911 |
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| Molecular weight |
128.17 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H12O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
White solid; rum, raisins, fruity, fatty sweet odour |
| Solubility |
Slightly soluble in water; miscible in fat |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
232-233° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.516-1.520 |
| Specific gravity |
1.029-1.037 |
| Other requirements |
m.p. 28-32° |
| ID Test |
IR NMR |
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