Category: flavoring agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Assay: | 97.00 to 100.00 %
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Melting Point: | 36.00 to 37.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 201.00 to 203.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.054000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 239.00 °F. TCC ( 115.00 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.677 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, slightly | | 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: |
Not determined
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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: | flavoring agents |
Recommendation for 2-hexenoic acid usage levels up to: | | not for fragrance use.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 240.00 (μg/capita/day) |
Threshold of Concern: | 1800 (μg/person/day) |
Structure Class: | I |
Safety References:
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
The FEMA GRAS assessment of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes and related substances used as flavor ingredients. View pdf |
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 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 |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 71: Consideration of aliphatic, linear, alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic acids and related esters View page or View pdf |
Flavouring Group Evaluation 72 (FGE.72): Consideration of aliphatic, branched-chain saturated and unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, acids, and related esters evaluated by the JECFA (61st meeting) structurally related to branched- and straight-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids. Esters of these and straight-chain aliphatic saturated alcohols evaluated by EFSA in FGE.05Rev2 (2010) 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 |
Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 5, Revision 3 (FGE.05Rev3): Branched- and straight-chain unsaturated aldehydes, dienals, unsaturated and saturated carboxylic acids and related esters with saturated and unsaturated aliphatic alcohols and a phenylacetic acid related ester from chemical groups 1, 2, 3, 5 and 15 View page or View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA): | 1191-04-4 |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 14486 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| hex-2-enoic acid |
Chemidplus: | 0001191044 |
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 |
(Z)-3- | hexenoic acid | 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-2-enoic acid | | hex-2-enoic acids |
Articles:
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