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4-hexenol
General Material Information
| Preferred name | 4-hexenol |
| Trivial Name | 4-Hexen-1-ol |
| Short Description | 4-hexen-1-ol |
| Formula | C6 H12 O |
| CAS Number | 6126-50-7 |
| FEMA Number | 3430 |
| Flavis Number | 2.074 |
| FDA UNII | KD6QZU1YM7 |
| MDL | MFCD00009713 |
| COE Number | 2295 |
| xLogP3-AA | 1.20 (est) |
| NMR Predictor | External link |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 318 4-hexen-1-ol |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 6126-50-7 ; 4-HEXEN-1-OL |
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Other Information
| (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): | Search |
| FooDB: | FDB011501 |
| Export Tariff Code: | 2905.29.9000 |
| VCF-Online: | VCF Volatile Compounds in Food |
| ChemSpider: | View |
Suppliers
| Bedoukian Research | M&U International |
| Penta International | Sigma-Aldrich |
| WholeChem | M&U International LLC |
| Penta International Corporation |
PhysChem Properties
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Molecular weight | 100.16084289551 |
| Specific gravity | @ 20 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 6.998 to 7.164 |
| Refractive Index | 1.43 to 1.45 @ 20 °C |
| Boiling Point | 158 to 159°C @ 760 mm Hg |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.929 mmHg @ 25 °C |
| Vapor Density | 1 |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 59.44 °C TCC |
| logP (o/w) | 1.285 est |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, 1.6e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
Organoleptic Properties
| Odor Type: Green | |
| pungent, green, vegetable, oily | |
| Odor strength | high , recommend smelling in a 0.10 % solution or less |
| Substantivity | > 8 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| General comment | At 0.10 % in propylene glycol. pungent green vegetable oily |
| Flavor Type: Metallic | |
| metallic, earthy, potato, cooked, pineapple | |
| General comment | Metallic earthy potato cooked pineapple |
| Green, notes for heavy cream, metallic notes for potato, pineapple, and tomato. | Metallic, earthy notes similar to potato and cooked pineapple |
Occurrences
| (data available) |
Potential Uses
| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Banana , Green , Hay new mown hay , Passion fruit |
| Flavoring purposes | Milk , Onion , Potato , Tomato |
Safety Information
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. | |
| 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 | |
| Pictogram | |
| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
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. | |||
| 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 |
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| 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 |