| FL No |
07.009 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
Methyl-alpha-ionone |
| Chemical group number |
08 |
| Chemical group name |
Secondary alicyclic saturated and unsaturated alcohols/ketones/ketals/esters with ketals containing alicyclic alcohols or ketones and esters containing secondary alicyclic alcohols. Esters may contain aliphatic acyclic or alicyclic acid component. |
| CAS No |
7779-30-8 |
| CE No |
143 |
| JECFA N0 |
398 |
| FEMA No |
2711 |
| Systematic name |
1-(2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)pent-1-en-3-one |
| Synonyms |
alpha-Cetone; 5-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-4-penten-3-one; Raldeine; alpha,Cyclocitrylidenemethyl ethyl ketone |
| Evaluation |
FGE.19 |
| Needed Tox |
|
| Remarks |
JECFA evaluated methyl-alpha-ionone (CASrn 127-42-4 corresponding to (1E), (1R)) |
| 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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