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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Cyclohexaneacetic acid |
| Synonym(s) |
Hexahydrophenylacetic acid |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2002 (Session 59) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Cyclohexylacetic acid |
| JECFA number |
965 |
| CAS number |
5292-21-7 |
| FEMA number |
2347 |
| COE number |
34 |
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| Molecular weight |
142.2 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H14O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless crystalline mass or white crystals; sharp acetic odour |
| Solubility |
Slightly soluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
242° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.459-1.467 |
| Specific gravity |
1.001-1.009 |
| Other requirements |
m.p. 28-33° |
| ID Test |
NMR |
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