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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"

Flavouring 3-Hexenoic acid
Synonym(s) Hydrosorbic acid
Latest JECFA evaluation 2000 (Session 55)
Status of specification Full
Chemical name Hex-3-enoic acid
JECFA number 317
CAS number 4219-24-3
FEMA number 3170
COE number 2256
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight 114.14
Chemical formula C6H10O2
Physical form/odour
Solubility
Solubility in ethanol
Boiling point (°C) 208°
Assay min % 95%
Acid value max
Refractive index 1.493-1.496
Specific gravity 0.958-0.971
Other requirements
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Spectrum