(E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl hexanoate is a carboxylic ester.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 7YL4OO10LS · registered name GERANYL HEXANOATE · single chemical substance
(E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl hexanoate is a carboxylic ester.
Source: PubChem
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
GERANYL HEXANOATEINCIHexanoic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl ester, (E)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 10032-02-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 233-102-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20881398
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID00909549
- IUPAC
- (2E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl hexanoate
- Molecular formula
- C16H28O2
- Molecular weight
- 252.398 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless liquid with a rose-geranium, pineapple, banana odour
- Boiling point
- 240 °C
- Solubility
- (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.890 (15.5 °C)
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
Related literature
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search
- 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