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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring Cyclohexyl propionate
Synonym(s)
Latest JECFA evaluation 2002 (Session 59)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Cyclohexyl propionate
JECFA number 1097
CAS number 6222-35-1
FEMA number 2354
COE number 421
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 156.23
Chemical formula C9H16O2
Physical form/odour Colourless liquid; apple- and banana-like aroma
Solubility insoluble in water
Solubility in ethanol Miscible at room temperature
Boiling point (°C) 193°
Assay min % 97%
Acid value max 1
Refractive index 1.439-1.446
Specific gravity 0.969-0.974
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