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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Piperidine |
| Synonym(s) |
Pentamethylenimine;Hexahydropyridine;Hexazane |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2005 (Session 65) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Piperidine |
| JECFA number |
1607 |
| CAS number |
110-89-4 |
| FEMA number |
2908 |
| COE number |
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| FLAVIS number |
14.010 |
| Molecular weight |
85.15 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H11N |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to pale yellow liquid; Ammoniacal, fishy, nauseating aroma |
| Solubility |
Soluble in water, ether |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
106° |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.450-1.454 |
| Specific gravity |
0.858-0.862 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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