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Details for: (07.018) Hexan-2,3-dione

FL No 07.018
In register Yes
Flavis name Hexan-2,3-dione
Chemical group number 10
Chemical group name Secondary aliphatic saturated or unsaturated alcohols/ketones/ketals/esters with a second secondary or tertiary oxygenated functional group.
CAS No 3848-24-6
CE No 152
JECFA N0 412
FEMA No 2558
Systematic name Hexane, 2,3-hexanedione
Synonyms Methyl propyl diketone; Acetyl butyryl; Acetyl-n-butyryl
Evaluation No further evaluation needed
Needed Tox
Remarks
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