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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
3-Hexanone |
| Synonym(s) |
Ethyl propyl ketone |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1998 (Session 51) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Hexan-3-one |
| JECFA number |
281 |
| CAS number |
589-38-8 |
| FEMA number |
3290 |
| COE number |
11097 |
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| Molecular weight |
100.16 |
| Chemical formula |
C6H12O |
| Physical form/odour |
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| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; soluble in acetone; soluble in alcohol and ether in all proportions |
| Solubility in ethanol |
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| Boiling point (°C) |
118-123° |
| Assay min % |
97.1% |
| Acid value max |
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| Refractive index |
1.397-1.403 |
| Specific gravity |
0.812-0.818 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
 
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