Food safety and quality: details

Flavouring	1-p-Menthen-9-yl acetate
Synonym(s)	9-Acetoxy-1-p-menthene;p-Menth-1-en-9-yl acetate
Latest JECFA evaluation	2002 (Session 59)
Status of specification	Full
Information required
Chemical name	p-Menth-1-en-9-yl acetate
JECFA number	972
CAS number	17916-91-5
FEMA number	3566
COE number	10748
FLAVIS number
Molecular weight	196.28
Chemical formula	C12H20O2
Physical form/odour	Colourless liquid; Warm herbaceous, spicy odour
Solubility	Insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents and oils
Solubility in ethanol	Miscible at room temperature
Boiling point (°C)	228-232°
Assay min %	97%
Acid value max	1
Refractive index	1.441-1.448
Specific gravity	0.931-0.937
Other requirements
ID Test	NMR
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