2,4-DECADIENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

255.67°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.9128

refractive index 

1.4874 (estimate)

FEMA 

3859 | METHYL (E)-2-(Z)-4- DECADIENOATE

storage temp. 

Amber Vial, Refrigerator, Under inert atmosphere

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)

form 

Oil

color 

Colourless

Odor

at 100.00 %. fruity waxy pear lemon

Odor Type

fruity

JECFA Number

1191

LogP

3.99

EPA Substance Registry System

2,4-Decadienoic acid, methyl ester, (2E,4Z)- (4493-42-9)

2,4-DECADIENOIC ACID METHYL ESTER Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Methyl (E)-2-(Z)-4-decadienoate has a fruity, waxy, pear-like odor with a slight lemon connotation.

Occurrence

Reported found in pears, pear brandy and spineless monkey orange.

Uses

(2E,4Z)-2,4-Decadienoic Acid Methyl Ester is used in the syntheses of Methyl (R,E)-2,4,5-tetradecatrienoate and Methyl (2E,4Z)-2,4-decadienoate, the pheromone components of the male dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say).

Synthesis Reference(s)

Synthetic Communications, 18, p. 77, 1988 DOI: 10.1080/00397918808057822
Tetrahedron Letters, 27, p. 603, 1986 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)84052-6

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