| FL No |
07.051 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
3-Hydroxybutan-2-one |
| 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 |
513-86-0 |
| CE No |
749 |
| JECFA N0 |
405 |
| FEMA No |
2008 |
| Systematic name |
2-Butanone, 3-hydroxy- |
| Synonyms |
Acetoin; AMC; Acetyl methyl carbinol; 2,3-Butanolone; Dimethylketol; 3-Hydroxy-2-butanone; Gamma-hydroxy-beta-oxobutane |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
|
| Remarks |
JECFA evaluated acetoin (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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