| FL No |
10.003 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
Hexadec-6-eno-1,16-lactone |
| Chemical group number |
09 |
| Chemical group name |
Primary aliphatic saturated or unsaturated alcohols/aldehydes/ acids/acetals/esters with a second primary, secondary or tertiary oxygenated functional group including aliphatic lactones. |
| CAS No |
7779-50-2 |
| CE No |
180 |
| JECFA N0 |
240 |
| FEMA No |
2555 |
| Systematic name |
6-Hexadecenoic acid, 16-hydroxy-, lactone |
| Synonyms |
Ambrettolide; omega-6-hexadecenlactone; 16-Hydroxy-7-hexadecenoic acid lactone; Cyclohexadecen-7-olide; 6-Hexadecenolide |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
JECFA evaluated omega-6-hexadecenlactone (CASrn as in Register). (R)- or (S)-enantiomer not specified by Register CASrn |
| Ref short |
JECFA, 1999b |
| Reference |
JECFA, 1999b. Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants. Forty-ninth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Rome, 17-26 June 1997. WHO Technical Report Series, no. 884. Geneva. |
| Structure |
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