Ethyl 3-hexenoate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-65.52°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

63-64 °C12 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.896 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.426(lit.)

FEMA 

3342 | ETHYL 3-HEXENOATE

Flash point:

139 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

Odor

at 100.00 %. fruity pineapple green tart candy metallic tropical rhubarb weedy cheesy

Appearance

Colorless to light yellow Liquid

Odor Type

fruity

biological source

synthetic

JECFA Number

335

LogP

2.59

CAS DataBase Reference

2396-83-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

3-Hexenoic acid, ethyl ester(2396-83-0)

EPA Substance Registry System

3-Hexenoic acid, ethyl ester (2396-83-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-10

Safety Statements 

26-36/37/39-24/25

RIDADR 

UN 3272 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard Note 

Irritant

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29161900

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Ethyl 3-hexenoate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Ethyl 3-hexenoate has a green, fruity aroma.

Occurrence

Reported found in pineapple, melon, beer, passion fruit juice, quince, plumcot, prickly pear and kiwifruit.

Uses

flavors and fragrances

Definition

ChEBI: A fatty acid ethyl ester of 3-hexenoic acid.

Preparation

From3-hexenoic acid and dicyclohexylcarbodimide; by fungalfermentation (20°C) of 3-hexenoic acid using Saccharomyces cerevisiae; from trialkylboranes and ethyl-4-bromocrotonate in the presence of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-phenoxide; by pyrolysis of acetates.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: fruity, green, sweet and pineapple-like.

General Description

Ethyl trans-3-hexenoate is an ester. It was evaluated as aroma volatile in the GC effluents of cashew apple water phase phase.

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