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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
alpha-iso-Methylionone |
| Synonym(s) |
alpha-Cyclocitrylidene butanone |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
4-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3-methyl-3-buten-2-one |
| JECFA number |
404 |
| CAS number |
127-51-5 |
| FEMA number |
2714 |
| COE number |
169 |
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| Molecular weight |
206.33 |
| Chemical formula |
C14H22O |
| Physical form/odour |
clear, colourless to yellowish liquid |
| Solubility |
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| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
238° |
| Assay min % |
85% (min. 95% sum of isomers) |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.498-1.503 |
| Specific gravity |
0.925-0.934 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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