Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 7N2Z33Q5NJ · registered name 2-METHYL-3-PENTENOIC ACID · mixture
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
2-METHYLPENT-3-ENOIC ACIDINCI3-Pentenoic acid, 2-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 37674-63-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 253-610-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00865878
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID70814237
- IUPAC
- 2-Methylpent-3-enoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C6H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 114.144 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- clear, colourless liquid
- Boiling point
- 85 °C (10 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and most fixed oils · (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.960-0.966
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata