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Food safety and quality
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| Flavouring |
Heptanal dimethyl acetal |
| Synonym(s) |
Heptaldehyde dimethyl acetal;Enanthal dimethyl acetal;Oenanthal dimethyl acetal |
| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2001 (Session 57) |
| Status of specification |
Full |
| Information required |
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| Chemical name |
1,1-Dimethoxyheptane |
| JECFA number |
947 |
| CAS number |
10032-05-0 |
| FEMA number |
2541 |
| COE number |
2015 |
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| Molecular weight |
160.26 |
| Chemical formula |
C9H20O2 |
| Physical form/odour |
colourless oily liquid with a green, herbaceous, somewhat nutty odour |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents, oils |
| Solubility in ethanol |
miscible at room temperature |
| Boiling point (°C) |
164-165°; 60° (1 mm Hg) |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
1 |
| Refractive index |
1.405-1.415 |
| Specific gravity |
0.844-0.849 |
| Other requirements |
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| ID Test |
IR |
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