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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
3-Heptanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Butyl ethyl ketone |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Heptan-3-one |
| JECFA number |
285 |
| CAS number |
106-35-4 |
| FEMA number |
2545 |
| COE number |
137 |
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| Molecular weight |
114.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H14O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless, mobile liquid with a fruity, green, fatty odour |
| Solubility |
miscible with alcohol and ether; 1 ml in 70 ml water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
149° |
| Assay min % |
97.0% |
| Acid value max |
2 |
| Refractive index |
1.404-1.411 |
| Specific gravity |
0.813-0.818 |
| Other requirements |
Distillation Range: 143-151°; Water =<0.3% |
| ID Test |
IR |
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