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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Hexanoic acid |
| Synonym(s) |
Caproic acid |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1997 (Session 49) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Hexanoic acid |
| JECFA number |
93 |
| CAS number |
142-62-1 |
| FEMA number |
2559 |
| COE number |
9 |
| FLAVIS number |
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| Molecular weight |
116.16 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to very pale yellow, oily liquid/cheesy, sweat-like odour |
| Solubility |
miscible with alcohol, most fixed oils, ether, 1 ml in 250 ml water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
205° |
| Assay min % |
98.0% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.415-1.418 |
| Specific gravity |
0.923-0.928 |
| Other requirements |
Solidification Pt: > -4.5° |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
 
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