1-HEPTEN-3-OL Chemical Properties

Melting point:

26°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

153-156 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.836 g/mL at 20 °C 0.836 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.433(lit.)

FEMA 

4129 | (+/-)-1-HEPTEN-3-OL

Flash point:

129 °F

pka

14.49±0.20(Predicted)

Specific Gravity

0.836

Odor

at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. oily green metallic acrylate tomato spicy

Odor Type

green

JECFA Number

1842

BRN 

1720340

Stability:

Stable. Flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

LogP

2.11

CAS DataBase Reference

4938-52-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

1-Hepten-3-ol (4938-52-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

10-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

16-26-36/37/39

RIDADR 

UN 1987 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

F 

10-23

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

MSDS

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1-HEPTEN-3-OL Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid; green strong aroma at high concentration, but fatty, buttery aroma at low dilution.

Occurrence

Reported found in banana, beer, patchouli oil, China (0.01%), green pepper and red pepper

Uses

1-Hepten-3-ol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in meat products, packaged vegetables, food products, wine, and fruit samples by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques.

Aroma threshold values

High strength odor, green type; recommend smelling in a 1.00% solution or less.

Taste threshold values

Sweet, green, plastic, metallic, weedy taste at 1 ppm in water.

General Description

1-Hepten-3-ol, an allylic alcohol, belongs to the class of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It is commonly detected as a constituent of Hyacinthus orientalis L. flowers.

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