2-hexenyl isovalerate is a fatty ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of isovaleric acid with the hydroxy group of 2-hexen-1-ol.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 8J63B79Z9Z · registered name 2-HEXENYL ISOVALERATE (2E)- · single chemical substance
2-hexenyl isovalerate is a fatty ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of isovaleric acid with the hydroxy group of 2-hexen-1-ol. It has a role as a volatile oil component. It is functionally related to a 2-hexen-1-ol and an isovaleric acid.
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
- 68698-59-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 272-088-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70887486
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40910275
- IUPAC
- (2E)-Hex-2-en-1-yl 3-methylbutanoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 184.279 g/mol
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.
- Fragrance2
- Flavouring and nutrient1
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
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata