CAS Number: | 4440-65-7 | 3D/inchi
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ECHA EINECS - REACH Pre-Reg: | 224-659-0 |
FDA UNII: | 3300F8DZ5A |
CoE Number: | 5192 |
XlogP3-AA: | 1.10 (est) |
Molecular Weight: | 98.14490000 |
Formula: | C6 H10 O |
NMR Predictor: | Predict (works with chrome, Edge or firefox) |
Also(can) Contains: | (E)-3-hexenal |
| (Z)-3-hexenal |
EFSA/JECFA Comments: | At least 80% (total of cis- and trans-isomers); secondary component 18-20% trans-2-hexenal. (EFSA)
CASrn does not specify stereoisomers. According to JECFA: Min. assay value is "80 (total of cis & trans isomers)" and secondary compounds "trans-2-hexenal". Stereoisomeric composition and composition of mixture to be specified. |
Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 80.00 to 100.00 % sum of isomers
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Boiling Point: | 57.00 °C. @ 28.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 127.00 to 128.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 11.202000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Vapor Density: | >1 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | 135.00 °F. TCC ( 57.22 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.432 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 5261 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: green |
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Odor Strength: | high , recommend smelling in a 1.00 % solution or less |
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Substantivity: | > 4 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
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| leafy green tomato melon apple |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | leafy green stem tomato melon apple |
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| sharp leafy green vegetable tomato melon tropical |
Odor Description: at 1.00 %. | Sharp penetrating leafy green, vegetative stemmy with unripe tomato, melon and tropical nuances Mosciano, Gerard P&F 25, No. 5, 72, (2000) |
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Flavor Type: green |
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| aromatic green waxy vegetable green melon tomato cinnamon spicy |
Taste Description: at 1.00 - 10.00 ppm. | Strong, aromatic green, with waxy vegatative green melon and tomato nuances. And a hint of cinnamon spice Mosciano, Gerard P&F 25, No. 5, 72, (2000) |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Bedoukian Research |
3-HEXENAL MIXTURE (50% IN TRIACETIN) ≥80.0% (sum of isomers), Kosher |
Odor Description: | Substantive and powerful fresh green apple note, with banana, pumpkin and parsley undertones A good modifier that imparts natural topnotes to fruity floral types. |
Taste Description: | Sharp, green, grassy Excellent topnote for a variety of flavors especially seedy notes for raspberry, fresh notes to apple, other fruits, and berries, and adds fresh green notes to tomato and other vegetables. |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Bedoukian Research |
3-HEXENAL MIXTURE (50% IN TRIACETIN)
≥80.0% (sum of isomers), Kosher Odor: Substantive and powerful fresh green apple note, with banana, pumpkin and parsley undertones Use: A good modifier that imparts natural topnotes to fruity floral types. Flavor: Sharp, green, grassy Excellent topnote for a variety of flavors especially seedy notes for raspberry, fresh notes to apple, other fruits, and berries, and adds fresh green notes to tomato and other vegetables. |
BOC Sciences |
For experimental / research use only. |
3-Hexenal
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M&U International |
3-HEXENAL MIXTURE
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Parchem |
3-hexenal mixture (50% in Triacetin)
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Penta International |
3-HEXENAL (50% IN TRIACETIN) (CIS,TRANS MIXTURE)
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Taytonn ASCC |
3-Hexenal Mixture (50% in Triacetin)
Odor: Fruity, Grass, Green |
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: |
oral-rat LD50 3000 mg/kg Excellent topnote for a variety of flavors especially seedy notes for raspberry, fresh notes to apple, other fruits, and berries, and adds fresh green notes to tomato and other vegetables.
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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 3-hexenal usage levels up to: | | 0.5000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 24.70 (μg/capita/day) |
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): | 53.00 (μg/capita/day) |
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): | ND (μg/person/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
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: 19 |
Click here to view publication 19 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | 4.00000 | 7.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | 1.00000 | 3.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | 0.20000 | 1.00000 |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | 1.00000 | 3.00000 |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | 2.00000 | 3.00000 |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | - |
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: | 3.50000 | 5.00000 |
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): |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 62 (FGE.62) Consideration of linear and branched-chain aliphatic unsaturated, unconjugated alcohols, aldehydes, acids, and related esters evaluated by JECFA (61st meeting) structurally related to esters of branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and of one secondary alcohol, and branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids evaluated by EFSA in FGE.05 (2005) and to straight- and branched-chain aliphatic unsaturated primary alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and esters evaluated by EFSA in FGE.06 (2004) (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 62 Rev1 (FGE.62 Rev1): Consideration of of linear and branched-chain aliphatic unsaturated, unconjugated alcohols, aldehydes, acids, and related esters evaluated by JECFA (61st and 68th meeting) structurally related to branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids and esters of these with aliphatic saturated alcohols evaluated by EFSA in FGE.05Rev2 (2010) and to straight- and branched-chain aliphatic unsaturated primary alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and esters evaluated by EFSA in FGE.06Rev1 (2008) View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 4440-65-7 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 23234 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WISER: | UN 1989 |
WGK Germany: | 2 |
| hex-3-enal |
Chemidplus: | 0004440657 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
cheesy |
cheesy |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
citrus |
| neroli ketone | FR |
| petitgrain combava oil | FR |
(E)-2- | tetradecenal | FL/FR |
dairy |
| methyl butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| allyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| decanol | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | octenal | |
(E)-2- | octenal | FL/FR |
floral |
| allyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
(S)- | citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
| geranium pyran | FR |
| geranium specialty | FR |
| geranyl acetate | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-furoate | FL/FR |
| hydroxycitronellal | FL/FR |
(Z)- | methyl epi-jasmonate | FL/FR |
| methyl jasmonate | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute morocco | FL/FR |
| neroli oil bigarde | FL/FR |
| rose butanoate | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl cyclohexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| amyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| butyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
alpha- | heptyl cinnamaldehyde | |
| hexanal propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| methyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
| propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
green |
| acetaldehyde butyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde di-(Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde dipropyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| artichoke leaf | |
| bromstyrol | CS |
2-iso | butyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| carrot leaf oil (daucus carota ssp.maximus) | FR |
| cilantro leaf oil | FL/FR |
3,5,6-neo | cyclocitral | FR |
| diphenyl oxide | FL/FR |
| dodecanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
| galbanum decatriene | FL/FR |
| galbanum oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| galbanum oleoresin | FL/FR |
| geranium absolute | FL/FR |
| geranium thiazole | FL/FR |
| heptanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
1- | heptanol | FL/FR |
1- | hepten-3-ol | FL/FR |
| heptyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-4- | hexen-1-ol | |
3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-crotonate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl benzoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl formate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl lactate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl methyl carbonate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
| hexoxyacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FR |
| hexyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| hexyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| lawsonia inermis leaf oil CO2 extract | FR |
(Z)- | leaf acetal | FL/FR |
| leafy acetal | FL/FR |
| leafy oxime | FR |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
| melon nonenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptine carbonate | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| octanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| octanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
3- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
iso | propyl phenyl propionaldehyde | FR |
| rosa damascena leaf absolute | FR |
| rosacyanthin | FR |
| rose leaf absolute (rosa centifolia) | FL/FR |
| styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
| violet leaf oil (viola odorata) | FL/FR |
herbal |
sweet | basil absolute | FL/FR |
| herbal heptane | FR |
| lovage tincture | FL/FR |
| rosemary oleoresin | FL/FR |
honey |
| methyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
malty |
S- | methyl methioninium chloride | |
melon |
| melon carboxaldehyde | FR |
(Z)-6- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| watermelon ketone | FR |
minty |
iso | pulegyl formate | FL/FR |
pine |
| plectranthus glandulosus hook f. leaf oil cameroon | FR |
spicy |
| carrot weed oil | FL/FR |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
| mango thiol | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanol | FL/FR |
tropical |
2- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
vegetable |
| methional | FL/FR |
waxy |
| allyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| nonyl acetate | FL/FR |
| octanol | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
| acetaldehyde di-(Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetal | FL/FR |
| allyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| amyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
alpha- | heptyl cinnamaldehyde | |
| heptyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
3- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl (E)-crotonate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexenal | FL |
2- | hexenal | FL |
| hexyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-3-heptanone | FL |
3- | methyl-3-pentanol | FL |
1,5- | octadien-3-ol | FL |
(Z)-2- | octenal | |
iso | pulegyl formate | FL/FR |
aromatic |
| leafy acetal | FL/FR |
cheesy |
2- | heptanone | FL/FR |
citrus |
| cilantro leaf oil | FL/FR |
cooling |
| manzanate (Givaudan) | FL/FR |
dairy |
| methyl butyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| allyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-4-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl benzoate | FL/FR |
2,4- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
2- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
2- | nonenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octenal | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octenoic acid | FL |
(E,E)-2,4- | undecadienal | FL |
fermented |
| methyl thio isovalerate | FL |
floral |
(S)- | citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | methyl epi-jasmonate | FL/FR |
| methyl jasmonate | FL/FR |
| methyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| mimosa absolute morocco | FL/FR |
| neroli oil bigarde | FL/FR |
fruity |
| allyl cyclohexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| butyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| cyclohexyl propionate | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E)-2-decenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| furfuryl valerate | FL |
2- | furyl pentyl ketone | FL |
| hexanal propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| hexyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| propyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| rose butanoate | FL/FR |
| styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
green |
| acetaldehyde butyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde dipropyl acetal | FL/FR |
| acetaldehyde ethyl phenethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| artichoke leaf | |
2-iso | butyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| carrot weed oil | FL/FR |
| diphenyl oxide | FL/FR |
| dodecanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
| galbanum decatriene | FL/FR |
| galbanum oil terpeneless | FL/FR |
| galbanum oleoresin | FL/FR |
| geranium absolute | FL/FR |
| geranium thiazole | FL/FR |
| geranyl acetate | FL/FR |
| heptanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
1- | hepten-3-ol | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | hexadienal | FL |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-2- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-4- | hexen-1-ol | |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl formate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl lactate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl methyl carbonate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | hexen-1-yl valerate | FL/FR |
(E)-3- | hexenoic acid | FL |
| hexyl 2-furoate | FL/FR |
| hexyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| hexyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)- | leaf acetal | FL/FR |
| melon nonenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl heptine carbonate | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(E,Z)-2,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3,6- | nonadien-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-6- | nonenal | FL/FR |
| octanal diethyl acetal | FL/FR |
| octanal dimethyl acetal | FL/FR |
(Z)-5- | octen-1-yl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
3- | phenyl propionaldehyde | FL/FR |
iso | phorone | FL |
| rose leaf absolute (rosa centifolia) | FL/FR |
| violet leaf oil (viola odorata) | FL/FR |
herbal |
sweet | basil absolute | FL/FR |
| lovage tincture | FL/FR |
| rosemary oleoresin | FL/FR |
melon |
| propyl 2,4-decadienoate | FL/FR |
metallic |
2,5- | dihydroxy-1,4-dithiane | FL |
3-( | methyl thio) hexanol | FL/FR |
onion |
| methyl propyl disulfide | FL |
solvent |
1- | heptanol | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl sulfide | FL |
| mango thiol | FL/FR |
S- | methyl methioninium chloride | |
| potato butanone | FL |
tomato |
| methional | FL/FR |
tropical |
2- | tropical oxathiane | FL/FR |
vegetable |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| allyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| decanol | FL/FR |
| hydroxycitronellal | FL/FR |
(Z,Z)-3,6- | nonadien-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | nonen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| nonyl acetate | FL/FR |
| octanol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | tetradecenal | FL/FR |
winey |
| methyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| hex-3-enal | (Z+E)-3- | hexen-1-al | 3- | hexen-1-al | trans+cis-3- | hexen-1-al | (Z+E)-3- | hexenal |
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