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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
(2-Furyl)-2-propanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Furyl acetone;Methyl furfuryl ketone;Furfuryl methyl ketone |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2018 (Session 86) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
1-(2-Furyl)-propan-2-one |
| JECFA number |
1508 |
| CAS number |
6975-60-6 |
| FEMA number |
2496 |
| COE number |
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| FLAVIS number |
13.045 |
| Molecular weight |
124.14 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H8O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
Liquid; Aroma suggestive of raddish |
| Solubility |
Soluble in ether, triacetin |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
179-180° |
| Assay min % |
97% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.499-1.505 |
| Specific gravity |
1.074-1.080 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
NMR |
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