| Preferred name | (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl butyrate |
| Trivial Name | cis-3-Hexenyl butanoate |
| Short Description | cis-3-hexenyl butyrate |
| Formula | C10 H18 O2 |
| CAS Number | 16491-36-4 |
| FEMA Number | 3402 |
| Flavis Number | 9.27 |
| ECHA Number | 240-553-7 |
| FDA UNII | O47B839622 |
| Nikkaji Number | J118.157B |
| MDL | MFCD00036540 |
| COE Number | 11859 |
| xLogP3-AA | 2.70 (est) |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 157 cis-3-hexenyl butyrate |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 16491-36-4 ; CIS-3-HEXENYL BUTYRATE |
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| [(Z)-hex-3-enyl] butanoate | |
| NIST Chemistry WebBook: | Search Inchi |
| Canada Domestic Sub. List: | 16491-36-4 |
| Pubchem (cid): | 5352438 |
| Pubchem (sid): | 135017189 |
| Flavornet: | 16491-36-4 |
| Pherobase: | View |
| (IUPAC): | Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf) |
| Videos: | The Periodic Table of Videos |
| tgsc: | Atomic Weights use for this web site |
| (IUPAC): | Periodic Table of the Elements |
| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| HMDB (The Human Metabolome Database): | HMDB33377 |
| FooDB: | FDB011407 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2915.60.0000 |
| Typical G.C. | |
| VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
| ChemSpider: | View |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Molecular weight | 170.25186157227 |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.306 to 7.422 |
| Refractive Index | 1.4275 to 1.435 @ 20 °C |
| Boiling Point | 191 to 192°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.135 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Vapor Density | 1 |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 78.89 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 3.419 est |
| Shelf life | 18 months (or longer if stored properly.) |
| Storage notes | Store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| propylene glycol | Yes |
| water, very slightly | Yes |
| water, 52.1 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
| Odor Type: Green | |
| fresh, apple green apple, fruity, winey, metallic, buttery, green, apple, vegetable, grape | |
| Odor strength | medium |
| Substantivity | 216 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1992) | At 100.00 %. fresh green apple fruity wine metallic buttery |
| Mosciano, Gerard P&F 22, No. 4, 75, (1997) | Fresh, green apple, fruity and vegetative with fleshy grape nuances |
| Flavor Type: Green | |
| fresh, green, oily, waxy, apple, pear, vegetable | |
| Mosciano, Gerard P&F 22, No. 4, 75, (1997) | At 5.00 ppm. Fresh, green, oily, waxy, apple and pear flesh with a vegetative nuance |
| Adds a buttery ripeness to pear, pineapple, berries, apple, papaya, and other tropical fruits. | Sweet green with dairy notes |
| Cis-3-HEXENYL BUTYRATE adds nice strawberry, apple and pear flesh notes to red fruits, tropical fruits and chocolate flavors. | Green, sweet, fruity and buttery notes |
| Cis-3-HEXENYL BUTYRATE NAT, with its wonderful green notes brings a differentiating fresh fruit character to fruit and vegetable flavors. It also adds a dairy twist to green notes in fruit flavors | Green, fruity and dairy notes |
| General comment | Slightly green fruity, winey, pineapple |
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| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Apple , Banana , Berry , Citrus , Coriander , Floral , Grape concord grape , Green , Green grass , Guava , Herbal , Jasmin , Mango , Passion fruit , Pear , Pineapple , Plum , Privet , Raspberry , Stephanotis , Strawberry , Tea green tea , Ylang ylang |
| Flavoring purposes | Coriander , Tomato , Tropical |
| Other purposes | Leaf |
| Cosmetic purposes | Perfuming agents |
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xi - Irritant | |
| R 36/38 - Irritating to skin and eyes. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing. | |
| Hazards identification | |
| 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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| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| oral-rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg (Moreno, 1978b) | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-rabbit LD50 > 5000 mg/kg (Moreno, 1978b) | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| 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 (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl butyrate usage levels up to: | |||
| 8.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): | 160.00 (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: 7 | |||
| Click here to view publication 7 | |||
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm | ||
| baked goods: | - | - | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 0.50000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | - | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 5.00000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 5.00000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | 5.00000 | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 10.00000 | |
| 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: | - | - | |
| soups: | - | - | |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - | |
| sweet sauces: | - | - | |
| 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 2, Revision 1 (FGE.02) : Branched- and straight-chain aliphatic saturated primary alcohols and related esters of primary alcohols and straight-chain carboxylic acids and one straight-chain aldehyde from chemical groups 1 and 2 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 of 18 July 2000) - Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in contact with Food (AFC) View page or View pdf |
| Safety and efficacy of non-conjugated and accumulated unsaturated straight-chain and branched-chain, aliphatic primary alcohols, aldehydes, acids, acetals and esters belonging to chemical group 4 when used as flavourings for all animal species View page or View pdf |
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| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):16491-36-4 |
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| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :5352438 |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WGK Germany:2 |
| [(Z)-hex-3-enyl] butanoate |
| Chemidplus:0016491364 |