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Details for: (13.148) 3-Methyl-2(3-methylbut-2-enyl)furan

FL No 13.148
In register Yes
Flavis name 3-Methyl-2(3-methylbut-2-enyl)furan
Chemical group number 14
Chemical group name Furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms.
CAS No 15186-51-3
CE No
JECFA N0 1494
FEMA No 4174
Systematic name Furan, 3-methyl-2-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-
Synonyms 2-(3-Methyl-2-butenyl)-3-methylfuran
Evaluation FGE.67
Needed Tox
Remarks The procedure could not be applied to this furan-substituted substance due to concern with respect to available genotoxicity data, formation of possible toxic metabolites and structural similarity to furan which is carcinogenic (JECFA, 2006b).
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