(Z)-2-penten-1-ol is a 2-penten-1-ol in which the double bond has (Z)-configuration.
Definition
(Z)-2-penten-1-ol is a 2-penten-1-ol in which the double bond has (Z)-configuration. It is a volatile compound found in green tea, virgin olive oil, and broccoli. It is also used as a fragrance ingredient cosmetics, shampoos and soaps as well as in non-cosmetic products such as household cleaners and detergents. It has a role as an insect attractant, a flavouring agent, a fragrance, a mammalian metabolite, a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a volatile organic compound and a 2-penten-1-ol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII QNC2NB53MJ · registered name 2-PENTEN-1-OL, (2Z)- · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1576-95-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 216-415-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30878754
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID30995374
- IUPAC
- (2Z)-Pent-2-en-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C5H10O
- Molecular weight
- 86.134 g/mol
Measured properties
- Boiling point
- 138.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Appearance
- liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- Initial boiling point and range
- 138 ℃
- Flash point
- 48 ℃
- Water solubility
- 45720 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 0.85
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.12
- Molecular weight
- 86.132
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 3 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
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 1 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata