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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Pulegone |
| Synonym(s) |
delta-4(8)-p-Menthen-3-one;5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethylidene)cyclohexanone;1-Isopropylidene-4-methyl-2-cyclohexanone;1-Methyl-4-isopropylidene-3-cyclohexanone |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2000 (Session 55) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
p-Menth-4(8)-en-3-one |
| JECFA number |
753 |
| CAS number |
89-82-7 |
| FEMA number |
2963 |
| COE number |
2050 |
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| Molecular weight |
152.24 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H16O |
| Physical form/odour |
Colourless to yellow liquid, herbaceous-minty, resinous odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in oils; miscible to soluble in alcohol |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible |
| Boiling point (°C) |
224° |
| Assay min % |
95% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.483-1.491 |
| Specific gravity |
0.927-0.939 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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