CAS Number: | 6126-50-7 | 3D/inchi
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FDA UNII: | KD6QZU1YM7 |
MDL: | MFCD00009713 |
CoE Number: | 2295 |
XlogP3-AA: | 1.20 (est) |
Molecular Weight: | 100.16084000 |
Formula: | C6 H12 O |
NMR Predictor: | Predict (works with chrome or firefox) |
EFSA/JECFA Comments: | JECFA evaluated 4-hexen-1-ol (CASrn as in Register). (Z)- or (E)- isomer not specified by CASrn in Register.
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Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 96.00 to 100.00 % sum of isomers
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 0.84000 to 0.86000 @ 20.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 6.998 to 7.164
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Refractive Index: | 1.43000 to 1.45000 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 80.00 °C. @ 30.00 mm Hg
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Boiling Point: | 158.00 to 159.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.929000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Vapor Density: | >1 ( Air = 1 ) |
Flash Point: | 139.00 °F. TCC ( 59.44 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 1.285 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 1.6e+004 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 0.10 % solution or less |
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Substantivity: | > 8 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
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| pungent green vegetable oily |
Odor Description: at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. | pungent green vegetable oily |
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Flavor Type: metallic |
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| metallic earthy potato cooked pineapple |
Taste Description:
| metallic earthy potato cooked pineapple |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Bedoukian Research |
cis-4-HEXEN-1-OL ≥96.5%, Kosher |
Odor Description: | Very powerful, pungent, green vegetable Lends an intense green topnote to heavier fragrances. |
Taste Description: | Metallic, earthy notes similar to potato and cooked pineapple Green, notes for heavy cream, metallic notes for potato, pineapple, and tomato. |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Bedoukian Research |
cis-4-HEXEN-1-OL
≥96.5%, Kosher Odor: Very powerful, pungent, green vegetable Use: Lends an intense green topnote to heavier fragrances. Flavor: Metallic, earthy notes similar to potato and cooked pineapple Green, notes for heavy cream, metallic notes for potato, pineapple, and tomato. |
M&U International |
4-HEXEN-1-OL, Kosher
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Penta International |
4-HEXEN-1-OL
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Sigma-Aldrich |
4-Hexen-1-ol, ≥96%, predominantly trans, FG
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Certified Food Grade Products |
WholeChem |
4-Hexen-1-ol
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Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View |
European information : |
Most important hazard(s): | None - None found. |
S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
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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: | 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 4-hexenol usage levels up to: | | 0.5000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 2.40 (μg/capita/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: 8 |
Click here to view publication 8 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | 4.00000 |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 2.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | 4.00000 |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | 2.00000 |
fruit ices: | - | 2.00000 |
gelatins / puddings: | - | 2.00000 |
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: | - | 2.00000 |
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 ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 61370 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
WGK Germany: | 3 |
| hex-4-en-1-ol |
Chemidplus: | 0006126507 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
N- | methyl-pyrryl-2 ethyl sulfide | |
| tagete oil rwanda | |
aldehydic |
| fresh carbaldehyde | FR |
amber |
| amber furan | FR |
animal |
iso | butyl quinoline | FR |
balsamic |
| cinnamyl formate | FL/FR |
citrus |
| aldehydic nitrile | FR |
| citronellyl nitrile | FR |
| dodecane nitrile | FR |
| geranyl nitrile | CS |
homo | geranyl nitrile | FR |
4- | methyl-2-(1-methyl propyl)-1,3-oxathiane | |
ethereal |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
| propyl valerate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| neryl acetone | FL/FR |
| octanoic acid | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octenal | FL/FR |
floral |
iso | amyl salicylate | FL/FR |
| dihydrorose oxide | FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2,4- | dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-methanol | FR |
| floral pyran | FR |
| geranium oil africa | FL/FR |
| geranium oil egypt | FL/FR |
| heliotropyl acetate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl salicylate | FL/FR |
| hexyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| hyacinth ether | FR |
| muguet nitrile | FR |
| neryl formate | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl cyclopentanone | FR |
iso | phytol | FL/FR |
| reseda absolute | FR |
laevo- | rose oxide | FL/FR |
| rose pyran | FR |
| tuberolide | FL/FR |
fruity |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
gamma- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
2- | heptyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
| tropical indene | FR |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
green |
iso | butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
2-iso | butyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
2-iso | butyl thiazole | FL/FR |
2-sec- | butyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| chrysanthemum oxide | FL/FR |
| cognac heptanone | FL/FR |
| cortex pyridine | FL/FR |
| cucumber essence | FL/FR |
| geranium thiazole | FL/FR |
| green ether | FL/FR |
| heptanal (aldehyde C-7) | FL/FR |
1- | heptanol | FL/FR |
1- | hepten-3-ol | FL/FR |
| heptyl benzoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-4- | hexen-1-ol | |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl octanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl tiglate | FL/FR |
3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
3- | hexenyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
english | ivy leaf absolute | FR |
2- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
| phenethyl isopropyl ether | FR |
iso | propyl decanoate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl quinoline | FR |
4-iso | propyl quinoline | FL/FR |
| seaweed absolute (fucus vesiculosus et serratus) | FL/FR |
herbal |
6- | acetoxydihydrotheaspirane | FL/FR |
alpha- | amyl cinnamyl formate | FL/FR |
| anethum graveolens herb oil | FL/FR |
| anthemis nobilis flower oil roman | FL/FR |
sweet | basil absolute | FL/FR |
3- | butylidene phthalide | FL/FR |
(+)-alpha- | campholenic aldehyde | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl formate | FL/FR |
cis- | herbal cyclohexane | FR |
| herbal dioxane | FR |
| herbal heptane | FR |
| hop absolute | FL/FR |
| hop oil | FL/FR |
| linalyl formate | FL/FR |
| linalyl octanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-6- | methyl-3-hepten-2-one | FL/FR |
| mistletoe absolute | |
| nonisyl formate | FR |
| ocimene oxirane | FR |
1- | octen-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| origanum oil greece | FL/FR |
| perillaldehyde | FL/FR |
| safranal | FL/FR |
| tagete oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| tagete oil south africa | FL/FR |
| theaspirane | FL/FR |
| thyme absolute | FL/FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil america | FL/FR |
malty |
S- | methyl methioninium chloride | |
minty |
iso | propyl tiglate | FL/FR |
(-)-iso | pulegol | FL/FR |
mossy |
| treemoss absolute | FR |
musk |
(E)-12- | musk decenone | FR |
nutty |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
pine |
| dipentene terpene hydrocarbon byproducts | FR |
spicy |
iso | butyl angelate | FL/FR |
(-)- | cubenol | FL/FR |
| cuminaldehyde | FL/FR |
iso | cyclogeraniol (IFF) | FR |
| cassis pentanone | FL/FR |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
| fish thiol | FL/FR |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
| passiflora acetate | FL/FR |
tropical |
delta- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
vegetable |
| methional | FL/FR |
endo-1,2,3,3- | tetramethyl bicyclo(2.2.1)heptan-2-ol | FR |
| propyl decanoate | FL/FR |
woody |
2- | methyl-3-isopropyl pyrazine | |
alpha- | thujene | |
| verdoxan | FR |
yeasty |
2- | octen-4-one | FL/FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
6- | acetoxydihydrotheaspirane | FL/FR |
alpha- | amyl cinnamyl formate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
2-iso | butyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
4- | butyl thiazole | FL |
2-sec- | butyl thiazole | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl formate | FL/FR |
| epoxy-2-decenal | FL |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
| fig leaf absolute | FL |
| heptyl benzoate | FL/FR |
2- | heptyl butyrate | FL/FR |
(E,E)-2,4- | hexadien-1-ol | FL |
| hexyl nonanoate | FL/FR |
| linalyl formate | FL/FR |
4-( | methyl thio) butanol | FL |
4- | methyl-2-(1-methyl propyl)-1,3-oxathiane | |
(E)-6- | methyl-3-hepten-2-one | FL/FR |
2- | methyl-6-propoxypyrazine | FL |
| mistletoe absolute | |
| neryl acetone | FL/FR |
iso | propyl decanoate | FL/FR |
| propyl decanoate | FL/FR |
2-iso | propyl pyridine | FL |
4-iso | propyl quinoline | FL/FR |
2- | propyl thiazole | FL |
| propyl valerate | FL/FR |
2-iso | propyl-3-(methyl thio) pyrazine | FL |
| seaweed absolute (fucus vesiculosus et serratus) | FL/FR |
| tagete oil rwanda | |
alpha- | thujene | |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
alliaceous |
| allyl disulfide | FL |
3- | mercapto-2-pentanone | FL |
3- | tetrahydrothiophenone | FL |
| tropical thiazole | FL/FR |
celery |
3- | butylidene phthalide | FL/FR |
citrus |
| cognac heptanone | FL/FR |
cooling |
| theaspirane | FL/FR |
creamy |
delta- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
earthy |
2- | methyl-3-isopropyl pyrazine | |
ethereal |
4- | hexen-3-one | FL |
fatty |
2- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | octenal | FL/FR |
fermented |
| methyl thio isovalerate | FL |
floral |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| geranium oil africa | FL/FR |
| geranium oil egypt | FL/FR |
| heliotropyl acetate | FL/FR |
laevo- | rose oxide | FL/FR |
fruity |
| cyclohexyl carboxylic acid | FL/FR |
gamma- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| linalyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| neryl formate | FL/FR |
| tagete oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| tagete oil south africa | FL/FR |
green |
iso | amyl salicylate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl angelate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
2-iso | butyl thiazole | FL/FR |
(+)-alpha- | campholenic aldehyde | FL/FR |
| cassis pentanone | FL/FR |
| chrysanthemum oxide | FL/FR |
| cortex pyridine | FL/FR |
| cucumber essence | FL/FR |
| dihydroxyacetophenone (mixed isomers) | FL |
| geranium thiazole | FL/FR |
| green ether | FL/FR |
| heptanal (aldehyde C-7) | FL/FR |
1- | hepten-3-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | heptenal | FL |
(Z)-4- | hexen-1-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-4- | hexen-1-ol | |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl butyrate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl octanoate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl salicylate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl tiglate | FL/FR |
3- | hexenal | FL/FR |
3- | hexenyl 2-methyl butyrate | FL/FR |
3-(5- | methyl-2-furyl) butanal | FL |
1- | octen-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
4- | penten-1-yl acetate | FL |
1- | penten-3-ol | FL/FR |
(E)-2- | pentenal | FL/FR |
2- | pentyl furan | FL/FR |
2- | propyl pyrazine | FL |
iso | propyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| propylene glycol acetone ketal | FL |
herbal |
| anethum graveolens herb oil | FL/FR |
| anthemis nobilis flower oil roman | FL/FR |
sweet | basil absolute | FL/FR |
| hop absolute | FL/FR |
| hop oil | FL/FR |
| origanum oil greece | FL/FR |
| thyme absolute | FL/FR |
| wormwood oil america | FL/FR |
meaty |
2,6- | dimethyl thiophenol | FL |
metallic |
2,5- | dihydroxy-1,4-dithiane | FL |
N- | methyl-pyrryl-2 ethyl sulfide | |
minty |
(-)-iso | pulegol | FL/FR |
nutty |
2- | ethyl pyrazine | FL/FR |
oily |
iso | phytol | FL/FR |
onion |
| methyl propyl disulfide | FL |
| methyl propyl trisulfide | FL |
soapy |
| octanoic acid | FL/FR |
solvent |
1- | heptanol | FL/FR |
spicy |
| cinnamyl formate | FL/FR |
(-)- | cubenol | FL/FR |
| cuminaldehyde | FL/FR |
| perillaldehyde | FL/FR |
sulfurous |
| allyl sulfide | FL |
| dimethyl sulfide | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate | FL/FR |
| ethyl methyl sulfide | FL |
| fish thiol | FL/FR |
| methyl benzyl disulfide | FL |
S- | methyl methioninium chloride | |
| methyl thiomethyl butyrate | FL |
| potato butanone | FL |
tomato |
| methional | FL/FR |
tropical |
| passiflora acetate | FL/FR |
vegetable |
| methyl 3-(methyl thio) propionate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl valeraldehyde | FL/FR |
2- | octen-4-one | FL/FR |
| radish isothiocyanate | FL |
waxy |
| furfuryl octanoate | FL |
| tuberolide | FL/FR |
woody |
| safranal | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| hex-4-en-1-ol | | hex-4-enyl alcohol | 4- | hexen-1-ol | 4- | hexenyl alcohol |
Articles:
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