| CAS Number: | 4219-24-3 | 3D/inchi
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| ECHA EINECS - REACH Pre-Reg: | 224-157-1 |
| Beilstein Number: | 1745294 |
| CoE Number: | 2256 |
| XlogP3-AA: | 1.20 (est) |
| Molecular Weight: | 114.14410000 |
| Formula: | C6 H10 O2 |
| NMR Predictor: | Predict (works with chrome or firefox) |
| EFSA/JECFA Comments: | JECFA evaluated 3-hexenoic acid (CASrn as in Register). (Z)- or (E)-isomer not specified by CASrn in Register. |
Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
| Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
| Assay: | 95.00 to 100.00 %
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
| Specific Gravity: | 0.95800 to 0.97100 @ 25.00 °C.
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| Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.972 to 8.080
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| Refractive Index: | 1.49300 to 1.49600 @ 20.00 °C.
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| Melting Point: | 10.00 to 12.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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| Boiling Point: | 208.00 to 209.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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| Vapor Pressure: | 0.083000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
| Flash Point: | 223.00 °F. TCC ( 106.11 °C. )
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| logP (o/w): | 1.344 (est) |
| Soluble in: |
| | alcohol | | | water, 7069 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
| Insoluble in: |
| | water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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| Hazards identification |
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| Classification of the substance or mixture |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
| None found. |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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| Pictogram | |
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| Hazard statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Precautionary statement(s) |
| None found. |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 1840 mg/kg (Senior & Sherratt, 1969)
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 1840 mg/kg Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Vol. 21, Pg. 85, 1969.
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| Dermal Toxicity: |
subcutaneous-mouse LD50 1840 mg/kg Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Vol. 21, Pg. 85, 1969.
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| Inhalation Toxicity: |
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
| Category: | flavoring agents |
| Recommendation for 3-hexenoic acid usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 9.40 (μg/capita/day) |
| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |
| publication number: 4 |
| Click here to view publication 4 |
| | average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
| baked goods: | - | 10.00000 |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 10.00000 |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - |
| cheese: | - | - |
| chewing gum: | - | 10.00000 |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - |
| egg products: | - | - |
| fats / oils: | - | - |
| fish products: | - | - |
| frozen dairy: | - | 10.00000 |
| fruit ices: | - | 10.00000 |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | 10.00000 |
| granulated sugar: | - | - |
| gravies: | - | - |
| hard candy: | - | 10.00000 |
| imitation dairy: | - | - |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
| jams / jellies: | - | - |
| meat products: | - | - |
| milk products: | - | 50.00000 |
| nut products: | - | - |
| other grains: | - | - |
| poultry: | - | - |
| processed fruits: | - | - |
| processed vegetables: | - | - |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
| snack foods: | - | - |
| soft candy: | - | - |
| soups: | - | - |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - |
| sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
| European Food Safety Athority(EFSA): | Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies... |
| European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s): |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 6 (FGE.06): Straight-and branched-chain aliphatic unsatured primary alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and esters from chemical groups 1 and 4 View page or View pdf |
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to Flavouring Group Evaluation 5: Esters of 23 branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and of one secondary alcohol, and 24 branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids from chemical groups 1, 2, and 5 View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 6, Revision 1 (FGE.06Rev1) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 1 (FGE.05Rev1):Esters of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and of one secondary alcohol, and branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids from chemical groups 1, 2, and 5 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) [1] - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 2 (FGE.05Rev2): Branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids and esters of these with aliphatic saturated alcohols from chemical groups 1, 2, 3 and 5 View page or View pdf |
| EPI System: | View |
| AIDS Citations: | Search |
| Cancer Citations: | Search |
| Toxicology Citations: | Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 4219-24-3 |
| EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 20200 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| | hex-3-enoic acid |
| Chemidplus: | 0004219243 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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| For Odor |
| acidic |
| iso | butyric acid | FL/FR |
| | cyclohexyl acetic acid | FL/FR |
| 2- | ethyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl-2-pentenoic acid | FL/FR |
| aldehydic |
| | acetyl nonyryl | FL/FR |
| | citrus carbaldehyde | FR |
| | tridecanal | FL/FR |
| iso | valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
| balsamic |
| | cinnamic acid | FL/FR |
| | terpinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | valerian rhizome absolute | FL/FR |
| | valerophenone | |
| burnt |
| | rum ether | FL/FR |
| buttery |
| | acetoin | FL/FR |
| | acetyl butyryl | FL/FR |
| | acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
| | butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
| 2,3- | heptane dione | FL/FR |
| caramellic |
| alpha,alpha- | dimethyl anisyl acetone | FL/FR |
| | levulinic acid | FL/FR |
| cheesy |
| | butyric acid | FL/FR |
| | heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
| S-( | methyl thio) butyrate | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl valeric acid | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl-2-hexenoic acid | FR |
| iso | valeric acid | FL/FR |
| | valeric acid | FL/FR |
| chemical |
| | propyl propionate | FL/FR |
| citrus |
| | citronellal / methyl anthranilate schiff's base | FR |
| (Z)-7- | decenal | FR |
| (E+Z)-4,8- | dimethyl-3,7-nonadien-2-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| | lemon oil c.p. california | FL/FR |
| | lime oil distilled mexico | FL/FR |
| | nonanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| | octanal glycol acetal | FR |
| bitter | orange peel oil brazil | FL/FR |
| sweet | orange peel oil c.p. brazil | FL/FR |
| | tetrahydrocitral | FL/FR |
| | trimethyl cyclohexene | FR |
| coconut |
| | coconut decanone methyl | FR |
| delta- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| delta- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
| delta- | octalactone | FL/FR |
| gamma- | octalactone | FL/FR |
| para- | vanillic acid | FL/FR |
| | acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| | ethyl pyruvate | FL/FR |
| (E)- | methyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| fatty |
| (Z)- | dairy lactone | FL/FR |
| | decanoic acid | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
| | hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
| 4- | methyl octanoic acid | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| | octanoic acid | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| fermented |
| | butyl laevo-lactate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl (E)-2-crotonate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl crotonate | FL/FR |
| | hexanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| floral |
| | benzyl lactate | FL/FR |
| gamma- | damascone | FR |
| | dimethyl benzyl carbinol | FL/FR |
| 2,4- | dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-methanol | FR |
| | neryl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| beta- | ocimene | FL/FR |
| | amyl formate | FL/FR |
| | cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
| | ethyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl lactate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| | filbert hexenone | FL/FR |
| 4- | heptanone | FL/FR |
| (E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| | hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| | methyl (Z)-5-octenoate | FL/FR |
| | methyl 4-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| (Z)-6- | nonenal dimethyl acetal | FR |
| | pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
| | prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| iso | propenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| iso | propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | propyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| | sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| green |
| | acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| | benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| | butyl lactate | FL/FR |
| iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
| | cilantro leaf oil | FL/FR |
| 3,5,6-neo | cyclocitral | FR |
| iso | cyclocitral (IFF) | FL/FR |
| | geranic acid | FL/FR |
| 3- | heptanone | FL/FR |
| (Z)-4- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (Z)-4- | heptenal | FL/FR |
| | heptyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| | hexanal (aldehyde C-6) | FL/FR |
| (E)-3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | hexenal | FL/FR |
| 2,4- | ivy carbaldehyde | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | octen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| 1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
| 2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
| 3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
| | violet decenol | FR |
| herbal |
| | rue oil | FL/FR |
| honey |
| | phenoxyacetic acid | FL/FR |
| | phenyl pyruvic acid | FL/FR |
| jammy |
| | ethyl 2-methyl-2-pentenoate | FR |
| medicinal |
| meta- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
| mushroom |
| 1- | octen-3-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
| musk |
| | musk lactone | FR |
| nutty |
| | nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| pungent |
| 4- | methyl-2-pentanol | FL/FR |
| spicy |
| | cumin seed oil | FL/FR |
| waxy |
| | decanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
| | nonanoic acid | FL/FR |
| 2- | nonanol | FL/FR |
| | octyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| delta- | tetradecalactone | FL/FR |
| 2- | tridecanone | FL/FR |
| | undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
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| For Flavor |
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| No flavor group found for these |
| | benzyl lactate | FL/FR |
| | cinnamic acid | FL/FR |
| alpha,alpha- | dimethyl anisyl acetone | FL/FR |
| (E+Z)-4,8- | dimethyl-3,7-nonadien-2-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| 2,5- | dithiahexane | FL |
| 2,3- | epoxydecanal | FL |
| 2,3- | epoxyheptanal | FL |
| | ethyl cyclohexyl carboxylate | FL |
| 2- | ethyl-2-heptenal | FL |
| (E,E)-2,4- | heptadien-1-ol | FL |
| (E)-2- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | heptenoic acid | FL |
| | heptyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| | hexanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | hexenal | FL |
| 3- | methyl crotonic acid | FL |
| 5- | methyl hexanoic acid | FL |
| S- | methyl thiopropionate | FL |
| (E)- | methyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| 4- | methyl valeric acid | FL |
| 4- | methyl-2-pentanol | FL/FR |
| 3- | methyl-3-pentanol | FL |
| 2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
| 4- | pentenyl isothiocyanate | FL |
| | phenoxyacetic acid | FL/FR |
| | prenyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| | propyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| 2-iso | propyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL |
| | sodium 4-methyl-2-oxovalerate | FL |
| | tetrahydrocitral | FL/FR |
| | valerophenone | |
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| 3-( | methyl thio) methyl thiophene | FL |
| acetic |
| | formic acid | FL |
| acidic |
| iso | butyric acid | FL/FR |
| 2- | ethyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
| | levulinic acid | FL/FR |
| | valeric acid | FL/FR |
| aldehydic |
| | acetyl nonyryl | FL/FR |
| burnt |
| | rum ether | FL/FR |
| buttery |
| | butyl laevo-lactate | FL/FR |
| | butyroin | FL |
| 2,3- | heptane dione | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl valeric acid | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | pentenoic acid | FL |
| caramellic |
| | pyruvaldehyde | FL |
| | pyruvic acid | FL |
| cheesy |
| | hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
| iso | valeric acid | FL/FR |
| chemical |
| meta- | dimethyl hydroquinone | FL/FR |
| citrus |
| | cilantro leaf oil | FL/FR |
| | lemon oil c.p. california | FL/FR |
| | lime oil distilled mexico | FL/FR |
| sweet | orange peel oil c.p. brazil | FL/FR |
| cocoa |
| | butyraldehyde | FL |
| coconut |
| delta- | decalactone | FL/FR |
| delta- | octalactone | FL/FR |
| corn chip |
| 2- | acetyl-2-thiazoline | FL |
| creamy |
| | acetoin | FL/FR |
| | acetoin butyrate | FL |
| | acetyl butyryl | FL/FR |
| | butyl butyryl lactate | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl-4-pentenoic acid | FL |
| | octyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| para- | vanillic acid | FL/FR |
| dairy |
| | methyl (Z)-5-octenoate | FL/FR |
| 4- | pentenoic acid | FL |
| eggy |
| iso | propyl mercaptan | FL |
| ethereal |
| | acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| 4- | hexen-3-one | FL |
| iso | propenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| fatty |
| (Z)- | dairy lactone | FL/FR |
| (E,E)-2,4- | heptadienal | FL |
| 4- | methyl octanoic acid | FL/FR |
| | nonanoic acid | FL/FR |
| (Z)-3- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | octenoic acid | FL |
| 2- | tridecanone | FL/FR |
| (E,E)-2,4- | undecadienal | FL |
| fermented |
| | methyl thio isovalerate | FL |
| floral |
| | terpinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| fruity |
| | acetyl isovaleryl | FL |
| | amyl formate | FL/FR |
| | cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
| | ethyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl 3-oxohexanoate | FL |
| | ethyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl lactate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| | filbert hexenone | FL/FR |
| 4- | heptanone | FL/FR |
| (E)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| | methyl 4-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl allyl butyrate | FL |
| 2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
| | neryl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| bitter | orange peel oil brazil | FL/FR |
| | pineapple pentenoate | FL/FR |
| iso | propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| | sorbyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| iso | valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
| | valerian rhizome absolute | FL/FR |
| green |
| | acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| | benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| | butyl lactate | FL/FR |
| iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
| iso | cyclocitral (IFF) | FL/FR |
| | geranic acid | FL/FR |
| | heptanal 2,3-butane diol acetal | FL |
| (Z)-4- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | heptenal | FL |
| (Z)-4- | heptenal | FL/FR |
| | hexanal (aldehyde C-6) | FL/FR |
| (E)-3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | hexenal | FL/FR |
| | hexyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| 2,4- | ivy carbaldehyde | FL/FR |
| 4- | methyl-2-pentenal | FL |
| | nonanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| beta- | ocimene | FL/FR |
| (E)-2- | octen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| 1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
| 3,5,5- | trimethyl hexanol | FL/FR |
| herbal |
| | rue oil | FL/FR |
| ketonic |
| 3- | heptanone | FL/FR |
| lactonic |
| delta- | heptalactone | FL/FR |
| gamma- | octalactone | FL/FR |
| meaty |
| 2- | methyl 3-(methyl thio) furan | FL |
| medicinal |
| | dimethyl benzyl carbinol | FL/FR |
| mushroom |
| 1- | octen-3-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
| musty |
| | ethyl (E)-2-crotonate | FL/FR |
| S-( | methyl thio) butyrate | FL/FR |
| nutty |
| | nutty quinoxaline | FL/FR |
| oily |
| 2- | methyl hexanoic acid | FL/FR |
| phenolic |
| | phenyl pyruvic acid | FL/FR |
| pungent |
| | acetaldehyde | FL |
| rummy |
| | ethyl crotonate | FL/FR |
| | ethyl pyruvate | FL/FR |
| soapy |
| | decanoic acid | FL/FR |
| | octanoic acid | FL/FR |
| sour |
| | acetic acid | FL |
| | butyric acid | FL/FR |
| 2,4- | dimethyl-2-pentenoic acid | FL |
| 3- | methyl valeric acid | FL |
| 2- | methyl-2-pentenoic acid | FL/FR |
| spicy |
| | cumin seed oil | FL/FR |
| sulfurous |
| | methyl 4-(methyl thio) butyrate | FL |
| sweet |
| | cyclohexyl acetic acid | FL/FR |
| toasted |
| | acetyl propionyl | FL/FR |
| tropical |
| | propyl propionate | FL/FR |
| waxy |
| | decanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| | heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
| 2- | methyl heptanoic acid | FL/FR |
| 2- | nonanol | FL/FR |
| delta- | tetradecalactone | FL/FR |
| | tridecanal | FL/FR |
| | undecanoic acid | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| | hex-3-enoic acid | | | hex-3-enoic acids | | 3- | hexenoic acids | | | hydrosorbic acid |
Articles:
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