TRANS-2-HEXENYL BUTYRATE Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

190 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.885 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

3926 | TRANS-2-HEXENYL BUTYRATE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.4325(lit.)

Flash point:

186 °F

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Odor

at 100.00 %. green fruity apricot ripe banana cortex orchid fermented

Odor Type

green

JECFA Number

1375

LogP

3.64

CAS DataBase Reference

53398-83-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

(E)-2-Hexenyl butyrate (53398-83-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

2

HS Code 

29156000

MSDS

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TRANS-2-HEXENYL BUTYRATE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

(E)-2-Hexenyl butyrate has a green, fruity odor.

Occurrence

Reported found in high bush cranberry,strawberry, chicken fat, black tea, fresh plum, lovage root and chermoya fruit

Uses

trans-2-Hexenyl butyrate is a sex pheromone.

Definition

ChEBI: (E)-2-Hexenyl butyrate is a fatty acid ester.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: green, ripe fruity with apple and fermented banana notes and a fatty nuance, becoming green grassy on dryout

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 1 to 10 ppm: green, oily, fresh fruity with a full mouthfeel

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