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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
cis- and trans-Linalool oxide |
| Synonym(s) |
2-Methyl-5-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-vinyltetrahydrofuran;Linalool oxide (furanoid form) |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
2-(5-ethenyl-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2-yl)propan-2-ol |
| JECFA number |
1454 |
| CAS number |
60047-17-8;34995-77-2;5989-33-3 |
| FEMA number |
3746 |
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| FLAVIS number |
13.140 |
| Molecular weight |
170.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H18O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to slightly yellow liquid; Powerful sweet-woody penetrating aroma with floral undertones |
| Solubility |
Soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
188° |
| Assay min % |
95% |
| Acid value max |
3 |
| Refractive index |
1.451-1.456 |
| Specific gravity |
0.932-0.942 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
NMR |
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