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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
3-Mercaptohexanal |
| Synonym(s) |
Hexanal, 3-mercapto- |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2010 (Session 73) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
3-mercaptohexanal |
| JECFA number |
1929 |
| CAS number |
51755-72-7 |
| FEMA number |
4585 |
| COE number |
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| FLAVIS number |
12.250 |
| Molecular weight |
132.22 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12OS |
| Physical form/odour |
Clear colourless liquid; Sharp penetrating onion-like aroma |
| Solubility |
Practically insoluble or insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Soluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
41-42° (2 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
95% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.466-1.476 |
| Specific gravity |
0.973-0.983 (20°) |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
MS |
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