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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
1-p-Menthene-8-thiol |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha,alpha,4-Trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-methanethiol |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
1-p-Menthene-8-thiol |
| JECFA number |
523 |
| CAS number |
71159-90-5 |
| FEMA number |
3700 |
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| Molecular weight |
170.31 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H18S |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless liquid with aroma and taste of grapefruit in dilute solution |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water, soluble in fat |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
37° (0.1 mm Hg); 58° (0.33 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98% |
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| Refractive index |
1.504 |
| Specific gravity |
0.948 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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