| FL No |
10.051 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
5-Hexyl-5-methyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-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 |
7011-83-8 |
| CE No |
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| JECFA N0 |
250 |
| FEMA No |
3786 |
| Systematic name |
2(3H)-Furanone, 5-hexyldihydro-5-methyl- |
| Synonyms |
Methyl gamma-decalactone; Dihydrojasmone lactone; 5-hexyldihydro-5-methylfuran-2(3H)-one |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
|
| Remarks |
JECFA evaluated gamma-methyldecalactone (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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