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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
p-Mentha-1,8-dien-7-yl acetate |
| Synonym(s) |
Dihydrocuminyl acetate;Menthadien-7-carbinyl acetate;4-(1-Methylvinyl)cyclohex-1-ene-1-methylacetate;Perillyl acetate;1,8-para-Menthadien-7-yl acetate;4-Isopropenyl-1-cyclohexene carbinol acetate |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2018 (Session 86) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
p-Mentha-1,8-dien-7-yl acetate |
| JECFA number |
975 |
| CAS number |
15111-96-3 |
| FEMA number |
3561 |
| COE number |
10742 |
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| Molecular weight |
194.27 |
| Chemical formula |
C12H18O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Almost colourless or pale yellowish oily liquid; Warm-herbaceous spicy odour |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water; soluble in oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
218-223° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.476-1.487 |
| Specific gravity |
0.972-0.980 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
NMR |
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