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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Hexyl alcohol |
| Synonym(s) |
Alcohol C-6 |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
1-Hexanol |
| JECFA number |
91 |
| CAS number |
111-27-3 |
| FEMA number |
2567 |
| COE number |
53 |
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| Molecular weight |
102.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H14O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless, mobile liquid/mild, sweet, green |
| Solubility |
miscible with alcohol, ether, 1 ml in 175 ml water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
157° |
| Assay min % |
96.5% |
| Acid value max |
2 |
| Refractive index |
1.415-1.420 |
| Specific gravity |
0.816-0.821 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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