Ingredient Dictionary

1-HEXEN-3-OL

1-Hexen-3-ol is a secondary alcohol.

Definition

1-Hexen-3-ol is a secondary alcohol.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII Q5O8U05965 · registered name 1-HEXEN-3-OL · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

1-HEXEN-3-OLINCI

CAS No.chemical registry number: 4798-44-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 225-355-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID1022219
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID502219

IUPAC: Hex-1-en-3-ol
Molecular formula: C6H12O
Molecular weight: 100.161 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Clear, colourless liquid, meat-like · liquid
Boiling point: 133.5-134 °C
Solubility: 25.2 mg/mL at 25 °C · insoluble in water, soluble in oils
Density: 0.830-0.836
Colour: colourless
Melting/freezing point: ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 134~135 ℃
Flash point: 35 ℃
Relative density: 0.83 g/cm3
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 1.61 (est.)
Molecular weight: 100.16 (est.)

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 5 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Fragrance3
Flavouring and nutrient2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

Efficacy of three attractant blends tested in combination with carbon dioxide against natural populations of mosquitoes and biting flies at the Lower Suwannee Wildlife Refuge. · 2012 · Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association