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Details for: (09.517) Methyl citronellate

FL No 09.517
In register Yes
Flavis name Methyl citronellate
Chemical group number 01
Chemical group name Straight-chain primary aliphatic alcohols/aldehydes/acids, acetals and esters with esters containing saturated alcohols and acetals containing saturated aldehydes. No aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety as a component of an ester or acetal.
CAS No 2270-60-2
CE No 10781
JECFA N0 354
FEMA No 3361
Systematic name Methyl 3,7-dimethyloct-6-enoate
Synonyms Methyl-3,7-dimethyl-oct-6-enoate
Evaluation No further evaluation needed
Needed Tox
Remarks 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.
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