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Details for: (08.059) 2-Methylpent-4-enoic acid

FL No 08.059
In register Yes
Flavis name 2-Methylpent-4-enoic acid
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 1575-74-2
CE No 10148
JECFA N0 355
FEMA No 3511
Systematic name 4-Pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-
Synonyms
Evaluation No further evaluation needed
Needed Tox
Remarks JECFA evaluated 2-methyl-4-pentenoic-acid (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