Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 99.00 to 100.00 % sum of isomers
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.87100 to 0.87600 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 7.248 to 7.289
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Refractive Index: | 1.43100 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 57.00 to 61.00 °C. @ 2.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 245.00 to 246.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.026000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 176.00 °F. TCC ( 80.00 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 4.532 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 6.351 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Description:
| tropical |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Bedoukian Research |
HEXYL 2-METHYL-3-PENTENOATE (HIGH CIS) 97.0% min. |
Odor Description: | A delicately tropical aroma reminiscent of melon or muscat grape with peppery back notes. Can be used as a fixative for lily of the valley, rose, hyacinth formulations. |
Taste Description: | tropical A good base for tropicals and a good modifier for melon, grape, apple and pineapple flavors. |
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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: |
gavage-rat LD50 [sex: M/F] > 5000 mg/kg (Elleman, 1979)
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavor and fragrance agents |
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search |
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice |
Recommendation for hexyl (E)-2-methyl-3-pentenoate usage levels up to: | | 2.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 0.024 (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: 13 |
Click here to view publication 13 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.40000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | 0.40000 |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | 0.40000 |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | 0.40000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 0.40000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | 0.40000 |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | 0.40000 |
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 ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 6366072 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| hexyl (E)-2-methylpent-3-enoate |
Chemidplus: | 0058625959 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
acidic |
2- | ethyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| maltyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
citrus |
2,4- | dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-methanyl acetate | FR |
| grapefruit mercaptan | FL/FR |
coconut |
delta- | octalactone | FL/FR |
earthy |
3- | octanol | FL/FR |
ethereal |
iso | propyl formate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| allyl octanoate | FL/FR |
2,4- | decadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | dodecadienal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
fermented |
| propyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
floral |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| geranyl propionate | FL/FR |
| methoxycitronellal | FR |
| methoxymelonal | FL/FR |
| muguet carbaldehyde | FR |
beta- | ocimene | FL/FR |
| phenethyl acetate | FL/FR |
| rose butanoate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| allyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| allyl propionate | FL/FR |
| amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl propionate | FL/FR |
| berry pentadienoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl valerate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
| diethyl sebacate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| geranyl methyl tiglate | |
3- | mercaptohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
| plum crotonate | FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tropical indene | FR |
| tropical ionone | FL/FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
| tropical trithiane | FL/FR |
green |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| green heptenal | FR |
| heptanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl lactate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl pyruvate | FL/FR |
3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
| melon acetal | FL/FR |
| melon nonenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl octine carbonate | FL/FR |
(Z,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
| terpinyl propionate | FL/FR |
hay |
para- | methyl phenoxyacetaldehyde | FR |
herbal |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
melon |
| melon carboxaldehyde | FR |
| melon heptenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| watermelon ketone | FR |
mushroom |
3- | octen-2-ol | FL/FR |
phenolic |
2'- | hydroxyacetophenone | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| buchu mercaptan | FL/FR |
| cassis pentanone | FL/FR |
| grapefruit menthane | FL/FR |
| lychee mercaptan acetate | FL/FR |
| mango thiol | FL/FR |
| passiflora acetate | FL/FR |
1- | phenethyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
S- | tropical 2-thiobutyrate | FL/FR |
terpenic |
gamma- | terpinene | FL/FR |
tropical |
| genet absolute | FL/FR |
| hotrienol | FL/FR |
| tropical 3-thiobutyrate | FL/FR |
2- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
waxy |
| ethyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| nonyl acetate | FL/FR |
yeasty |
2- | octen-4-one | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
iso | amyl 3-methyl thiopropionate | FL |
| costus root absolute | FL |
| costus root resinoid | FL |
| ethyl 3-octenoate | FL |
(Z)-3- | hepten-1-ol | FL/FR |
S-( | methyl thio) hexanoate | FL |
1- | phenethyl mercaptan | FL/FR |
| propyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
S- | tropical 2-thiobutyrate | FL/FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
acidic |
2- | ethyl butyric acid | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
| allyl propionate | FL/FR |
| dipropyl trisulfide | FL |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
citrus |
| grapefruit mercaptan | FL/FR |
coconut |
delta- | octalactone | FL/FR |
cooling |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
fatty |
| allyl octanoate | FL/FR |
2,4- | decadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | decadienal | FL |
2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
floral |
| citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hotrienol | FL/FR |
| tropical ionone | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| amyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl propionate | FL/FR |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| berry pentadienoate | FL/FR |
| butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl valerate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
| diethyl sebacate | FL/FR |
| ethyl 2-octenoate | FL/FR |
| geranyl methyl tiglate | |
3- | mercaptohexyl hexanoate | FL |
| methoxymelonal | FL/FR |
| methyl (E)-3-nonenoate | FL |
| methyl 2-methyl valerate | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-nonenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl formate | FL/FR |
| propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| rose butanoate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tropical trithiane | FL/FR |
green |
| allyl butyrate | FL/FR |
iso | amyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| cassis pentanone | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | dodecadienal | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| heptanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl lactate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl pyruvate | FL/FR |
3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| melon acetal | FL/FR |
| melon heptenal | FL/FR |
| melon nonenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl octine carbonate | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,6- | nonadienal | FL |
(E)-2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonenal | FL/FR |
beta- | ocimene | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | octadienal | FL |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
| terpinyl propionate | FL/FR |
hay |
| genet absolute | FL/FR |
honey |
| phenethyl acetate | FL/FR |
jammy |
| maltyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
juicy |
| lychee mercaptan acetate | FL/FR |
meaty |
3- | mercapto-2-butanone | FL |
melon |
| propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
mushroom |
3- | octen-2-ol | FL/FR |
musty |
3- | octanol | FL/FR |
naphthyl |
2'- | hydroxyacetophenone | FL/FR |
oily |
| tetrahydrofurfuryl propionate | FL |
orris |
| costus root oil | FL |
sulfurous |
| buchu mercaptan | FL/FR |
| grapefruit menthane | FL/FR |
| mango thiol | FL/FR |
| methyl 2-(methyl thio) butyrate | FL |
1- | methyl thio-2-propanone | FL |
| methyl thiomethyl butyrate | FL |
| tropical 3-thiobutyrate | FL/FR |
terpenic |
gamma- | terpinene | FL/FR |
tropical |
3- | mercaptohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | mercaptohexyl butyrate | FL |
| passiflora acetate | FL/FR |
2- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
vegetable |
2- | octen-4-one | FL/FR |
waxy |
| ethyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| geranyl propionate | FL/FR |
(Z,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| nonyl acetate | FL/FR |
winey |
| methyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| hexyl (3E)-2-methylpent-3-enoate | | hexyl (E)-2-methyl-3(4)-pentenoate | | hexyl (E)-2-methylpent-3-en-1-oate | | hexyl (E)-2-methylpent-3-enoate | | hexyl 2-methyl-3-pentenoate (high cis) | | hexyl 2-methyl-3&4-pentenoate (mixture) | | hexyl-2-methylpent-(3 and 4)-enoate | (E)-2,3- | methyl pentenoic acid hexyl ester | 3- | pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-, hexyl ester, (3E)- | 3- | pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-, hexyl ester, (E)- |
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