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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
2-Nonanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Heptyl methyl ketone |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Nonan-2-one |
| JECFA number |
292 |
| CAS number |
821-55-6 |
| FEMA number |
2785 |
| COE number |
154 |
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| Molecular weight |
142.24 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H18O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to pale yellow liquid with a fruity, floral, fatty, herbaceous odour |
| Solubility |
soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol, oil; insoluble in water |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
195° |
| Assay min % |
97.0% |
| Acid value max |
5 |
| Refractive index |
1.418-1.423 |
| Specific gravity |
0.817-0.823 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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