Cis-3-Hexenyl cis-3-hexenoate is a fatty acid ester.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII KNS0IV43AT · registered name HEX-3Z-ENYL HEX-3Z-ENOATE · single chemical substance
Cis-3-Hexenyl cis-3-hexenoate is a fatty acid ester.
Source: PubChem
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
- 61444-38-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 262-797-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40886441
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401025770
- IUPAC
- (3Z)-Hex-3-en-1-yl (3Z)-hex-3-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C12H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 196.29 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless liquid, with a green grass, green tomato odour
- Boiling point
- 60.00 °C. @ 0.50 mm Hg · 112 °C (12 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- insoluble in water, soluble in fixed oils · (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.897-0.903
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 8 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.
- Fragrance6
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 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 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
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 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