| FL No |
10.031 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
6-Pentyl-2H-pyran-2-one |
| 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 |
27593-23-3 |
| CE No |
10967 |
| JECFA N0 |
245 |
| FEMA No |
3696 |
| Systematic name |
2-Pyrone, 6-pentyl- |
| Synonyms |
6-Pentyl-alpha-pyrone; 2H-Pyran-2-one, 6-pentyl- |
| Evaluation |
FGE.19 |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
Postponed pending consideration of other alpha-, beta-unsaturated compounds (JECFA, 1999b). |
| 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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