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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
p-Menth-1-en-9-ol |
| Synonym(s) |
3-Cyclohexene-1-ethanol, beta,4-dimethyl- |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2010 (Session 73) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
2-(4-methyl-1-cyclohex-3-enyl)propan-1-ol |
| JECFA number |
1905 |
| CAS number |
18479-68-0 |
| FEMA number |
4508 |
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| Molecular weight |
154.25 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H18O |
| Physical form/odour |
Clear colourless liquid; Fruity herbal aroma |
| Solubility |
Practically insoluble or insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
115-116° (10 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
96% |
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| Refractive index |
1.483-1.489 |
| Specific gravity |
0.936-0.946 |
| Other requirements |
Mixture of isomers: 65-67% R,R-isomer; 31-33% R,S-isomer |
| ID Test |
MS |
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