|
Food safety and quality
|
|
|
| |
| Flavouring |
3-Octanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Amyl ethyl ketone |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
|
| Chemical name |
Octan-3-one |
| JECFA number |
290 |
| CAS number |
106-68-3 |
| FEMA number |
2803 |
| COE number |
2042 |
| FLAVIS number |
|
| Molecular weight |
128.21 |
| Chemical formula |
C8H16O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless, oily liquid with a herbaceous, fruity warm odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in most common organic solvents; insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 5 ml 60% alcohol; 1 ml in 3 ml 70% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
169-173° |
| Assay min % |
98.0% |
| Acid value max |
|
| Refractive index |
1.413-1.418 |
| Specific gravity |
0.817-0.821 (23°) |
| Other requirements |
|
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
 
|
|
|
|
![](../typo3conf/ext/dyna_fef/download.php?dfile=/work/htdocs/disseminationtypo3/web/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/290.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/290.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>&dname=<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/290.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/290.gif" width="60px;"></a><br> "Download")
![](fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/<a href="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/290.gif" target=_blank><img src="http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/jecfa/img/290.gif" width="60px;"></a><br>)