| FL No |
05.074 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
2,6-Dimethylhept-5-enal |
| Chemical group number |
04 |
| Chemical group name |
Non-conjugated and accumulated unsaturated straight-chain and branched-chain aliphatic primary alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetals and esters with esters containing unsaturated alcohols and acetals containing unsaturated alcohols or aldehydes. No aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety as a component of an ester or acetal. |
| CAS No |
106-72-9 |
| CE No |
2006 |
| JECFA N0 |
349 |
| FEMA No |
2389 |
| Systematic name |
5-Heptenal, 2,6-dimethyl- |
| Synonyms |
Melonal; 2,6-Dimethyl-2-hepten-7-al |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
JECFA evaluated 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal (CASrn as in Register). (R)- or (S)-enantiomer not specified by CASrn in Register |
| Ref short |
JECFA, 2000a |
| Reference |
JECFA, 2000a. Evaluation of certain food additives. Fifty-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Geneva, 9-18 June 1998. WHO Technical Report Series, no. 891. Geneva. |
| Structure |
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