2-Hexenyl valerate is a fatty acid ester.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII NQO2JJ740G · registered name 2-HEXENYL PENTANOATE, (2E)- · single chemical substance
2-Hexenyl valerate is a fatty acid 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
TRANS-2-HEXENYL VALERATEINCIPentanoic acid, 2-hexenyl ester, (E)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 56922-74-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 260-439-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40886209
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID70910021
- IUPAC
- (2E)-Hex-2-en-1-yl pentanoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 184.279 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless liquid, Fruity, winey, apple/pear aroma
- Boiling point
- 70.00 °C. @ 1.00 mm Hg · 70 °C (1 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- Soluble in fats, Insoluble in water · Soluble (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.873-0.879
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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 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