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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
p-Mentha-1,8-dien-7-al |
| Synonym(s) |
Perilla aldehyde;Dihydrocuminic aldehyde;Perillaldehyde;4-Isopropenyl-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2018 (Session 86) |
| Status of specification |
Tentative |
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| Chemical name |
p-Mentha-1,8-dien-7-al |
| JECFA number |
973 |
| CAS number |
2111-75-3 |
| FEMA number |
3557 |
| COE number |
11788 |
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| Molecular weight |
150.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H14O |
| Physical form/odour |
Pale, yellowish oily liquid; powerful, fatty-spicy, oily-herbaceous odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in alcohols and oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
104° (10 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
3 |
| Refractive index |
1.504-1.513 |
| Specific gravity |
0.948-0.956 |
| Other requirements |
Safety evaluation not completed |
| ID Test |
NMR |
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