| FL No |
10.053 |
| In register |
Yes |
| Flavis name |
3-Methyloctano-1,4-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 |
39212-23-2 |
| CE No |
10535 |
| JECFA N0 |
437 |
| FEMA No |
3803 |
| Systematic name |
2(3H)-Furanone, 5-butyldihydro-4-methyl- |
| Synonyms |
beta-Methyl-gamma-octalactone; 4-Butyl-3-methyl-1,4-butyrolactone; 5-butyldihydro-4-methylfuran-2(3H)-one |
| Evaluation |
No further evaluation needed |
| Needed Tox |
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| Remarks |
JECFA evaluated 4-hydroxy-3-methyloctanoic acid gamma-lactone (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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