E-4-Hexen-1-ol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

22.55°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

152.63°C (estimate)

Density 

0.8513

refractive index 

1.4402

FEMA 

3430 | 4-HEXEN-1-OL

Odor

at 0.10 % in propylene glycol. pungent green vegetable oily

Odor Type

green

JECFA Number

318

LogP

1.54

E-4-Hexen-1-ol Usage And Synthesis

Description

4-Hexen-l-ol has a pungent oily odor. May be synthesized by treating cis- and frans-3-chloro-2-methyl-tetrahydropyrone with sodium in ether.

Chemical Properties

4-Hexen-1-ol has a pungent oily odor.

Occurrence

The cis- and trans-forms occur in banana, the cis-form in passion fruit; also reported in beans, butter and olive

Definition

ChEBI: 4-Hexen-1-ol, (E)- is an aliphatic alcohol.

Preparation

By treating cis- and trans-3-chloro-2-methyl-tetrahydropyrone with sodium in ether.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: green, tomato, fresh with herbal vegetable nuances