| 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 |
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| Remarks |
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| 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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