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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Heptanal |
| Synonym(s) |
Heptaldehyde;Aldehyde C-7 |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2003 (Session 61) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
Heptanal |
| JECFA number |
95 |
| CAS number |
111-71-7 |
| FEMA number |
2540 |
| COE number |
117 |
| FLAVIS number |
05.031 |
| Molecular weight |
114.19 |
| Chemical formula |
C7H14O |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless to slightly yellow liquid/penetrating, oily odour |
| Solubility |
slightly soluble in water; miscible with alcohol, ether, fixed oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
1 ml in 2 ml 70% alcohol |
| Boiling point (°C) |
153° |
| Assay min % |
92% |
| Acid value max |
10 |
| Refractive index |
1.412-1.420 |
| Specific gravity |
0.814-0.819 |
| Other requirements |
SC: 2-methylhexanal |
| ID Test |
IR |
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