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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Skatole |
| Synonym(s) |
3-Methyl-4,5-benzopyrrole;3-Methylindole;beta-Methylindole |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
3-Methylindole |
| JECFA number |
1304 |
| CAS number |
83-34-1 |
| FEMA number |
3019 |
| COE number |
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| FLAVIS number |
14.004 |
| Molecular weight |
131.18 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H9N |
| Physical form/odour |
White scales or powder; Mothball, putrid, decayed, faecal odour, jasmine-like or fruity upon dilution |
| Solubility |
Soluble in boiling water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
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| Assay min % |
97% |
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| Refractive index |
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| Other requirements |
mp: 95-97° |
| ID Test |
NMR |
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