TRANS,CIS-2,6-NONADIEN-1-OL Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

96-100 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.873 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.468(lit.)

FEMA 

2780 | 2,6-NONADIEN-1-OL

Flash point:

203 °F

pka

14.67±0.10(Predicted)

Odor

at 0.10 % in dipropylene glycol. green cucumber vegetable

Odor Type

green

JECFA Number

1184

LogP

2.71

EPA Substance Registry System

2,6-Nonadien-1-ol (7786-44-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

38

Safety Statements 

26-36-38

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

RA5394000

MSDS

• Language:English Provider:SigmaAldrich
• Language:English Provider:ACROS

TRANS,CIS-2,6-NONADIEN-1-OL Usage And Synthesis

Description

2,6-Nonadien-l-ol has a powerful, green, vegetable odor. May be prepared from naturally occurring 3-hexen-l-ol (leaf alcohol) to yield the natural trans-2-cis form or from synthetic hexenol to yield the trans-2-trans form.

Chemical Properties

2,6-Nonadien-1-ol has a powerful, green, vegetable odor.

Occurrence

Originally isolated in the oils of violet leaf and violet flowers (hence, the name “violet leaf alcohol”); also in cucumber, cornmint oil, prickly pear and malt

Uses

trans,cis-2,6-Nonadien-1-ol can be used as antimicrobial compositions for personal care products.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: melon, watermelon, violet, mushroom-like with apple and rosy nuances.

Synthesis

Prepared from naturally occurring 3-hexen-1-ol (leaf alcohol) to yield the natural trans-2-cis form or from synthetic hexanol to yield the trans-2-trans form

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