PYRUVIC ACID CIS-3-HEXEN-1-YL ESTER Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

98 °C / 12mmHg

Density 

0.99

refractive index 

1.4410 to 1.4430

FEMA 

3934 | 3-HEXENYL 2-OXOPROPIONATE

Flash point:

108 °C

form 

clear liquid

color 

Light orange to Yellow to Green

Odor

at 100.00 %. green oily melon rind banana peel cucumber skin tea

Odor Type

green

JECFA Number

1846

LogP

1.85

CAS DataBase Reference

68133-76-6

EPA Substance Registry System

(Z)-3-Hexenyl pyruvate (68133-76-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

43

Safety Statements 

36/37

HS Code 

2918.30.9000

PYRUVIC ACID CIS-3-HEXEN-1-YL ESTER Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

(Z)-3-Hexenyl pyruvate has a green, spicy, caramellic odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in celery leaves and stalks

Definition

ChEBI: Cis-3-Hexenyl pyruvate is an oxo carboxylic acid.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: green, oily and fatty with a cucumber vegetative and fruity melon rind like nuance and a slight hint of a floral green tea.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 1 to 15 ppm: oily green cucumber vegetative and fruit-like with nuances of apple, berry and cherry as well as watermelon

PYRUVIC ACID CIS-3-HEXEN-1-YL ESTER(68133-76-6)Related Product Information

• Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
• Pyruvic acid
• CIS-3-HEXENYL OXY-ACETALDEHYDE
• Ethyl pyruvate
• CIS-3-HEXENYL ACETATE
• CIS-3-HEXENYL PROPIONATE
• cis-3-Hexenyl formate
• PYRUVIC ACID CIS-3-HEXEN-1-YL ESTER