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(E)-2-hexen-1-yl formate
(E)-2-hexenyl formate

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Name:[(E)-hex-2-enyl] formate
CAS Number: 53398-78-0Picture of molecule3D/inchi
ECHA EINECS - REACH Pre-Reg:258-512-7
FDA UNII: 9FKH3Z2E3A
Nikkaji Web:J118.130K
CoE Number:11858
XlogP3-AA:2.00 (est)
Molecular Weight:128.17104000
Formula:C7 H12 O2
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EFSA/JECFA Comments:
The chemical name should be changed to Hex-(2E)-enyl formate, in accordance with the CAS number and the specifcations provided (Documentation provided to EFSA nr: 1) 95% (2E)-isomer
Category:flavor and fragrance agents
 
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JECFA Food Flavoring:1376 (E)-2-hexenyl formate
DG SANTE Food Flavourings:09.397 (E)-hex-2-enyl formate
FEMA Number:3927 (E)-2-hexenyl formate
FDA:No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances
FDA Mainterm (SATF):53398-78-0 ; (E)-2-HEXENYL FORMATE
 
Physical Properties:
Appearance:colorless clear liquid (est)
Assay: 94.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: No
Specific Gravity:0.91500 to 0.92500 @ 25.00 °C.
Pounds per Gallon - (est).: 7.614 to 7.697
Refractive Index:1.42000 to 1.42400 @ 20.00 °C.
Boiling Point: 42.00 °C. @ 1.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point: 75.00 °C. @ 40.00 mm Hg
Vapor Pressure:1.971000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Flash Point: 110.00 °F. TCC ( 43.33 °C. )
logP (o/w): 2.128 (est)
Soluble in:
 alcohol
 water, 1607 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
Insoluble in:
 water
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Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Type: green
fruity green rummy
Odor Description:at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fruity green rum
Flavor Type: rummy
rummy
Taste Description: rum
Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found).
Bedoukian Research
trans-2-HEXENYL FORMATE ≥93.0%, Kosher
Odor Description:Slightly fruity, diffusive, rum-like odor with a green finish
Blends well with cinnamates and can be used as a sweet topnote for herbaceous fragrances.
Taste Description:rum
Finds use in honey, butterscotch, butter rum and ripe banana
 
Cosmetic Information:
None found
 
Suppliers:
BOC Sciences
For experimental / research use only.
(E)-2-Hexen-1-ol formate
Parchem
(E)-2-hexen-1-yl formate
Chemical Sources Association
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Safety Information:
European information :
Most important hazard(s):
Xi - Irritant
R 10 - Flammable.
R 38 - Irritating to skin.
S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children.
S 16 - Keep away from sources of ignition - No Smoking.
S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice.
S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing.
 
Hazards identification
 
Classification of the substance or mixture
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)
None found.
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements
 
Pictogram
 
Hazard statement(s)
None found.
Precautionary statement(s)
None found.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
Not determined
Dermal Toxicity:
Not determined
Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined
 
Safety in Use Information:
Category:
flavor and fragrance agents
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice
Recommendation for (E)-2-hexen-1-yl formate usage levels up to:
  5.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
 
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU): 0.012 (μg/capita/day)
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA): 7.00 (μg/capita/day)
Modified Theoretical Added Maximum Daily Intake (mTAMDI): 1700 (μg/person/day)
Threshold of Concern:1800 (μg/person/day)
Structure Class: I
Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS).
The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library
publication number: 19
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 average usual ppmaverage maximum ppm
baked goods: 7.0000011.00000
beverages(nonalcoholic): 2.500004.00000
beverages(alcoholic): --
breakfast cereal: --
cheese: --
chewing gum: 0.500001.00000
condiments / relishes: --
confectionery froastings: --
egg products: --
fats / oils: --
fish products: --
frozen dairy: 4.000007.00000
fruit ices: --
gelatins / puddings: 5.000007.00000
granulated sugar: --
gravies: --
hard candy: 8.000009.00000
imitation dairy: --
instant coffee / tea: --
jams / jellies: 0.500001.00000
meat products: --
milk products: --
nut products: --
other grains: --
poultry: --
processed fruits: --
processed vegetables: --
reconstituted vegetables: --
seasonings / flavors: --
snack foods: --
soft candy: 6.000009.00000
soups: --
sugar substitutes: --
sweet sauces: --
 
Food categories according to Commission Regulation EC No. 1565/2000 (EC, 2000) in FGE.06 (EFSA, 2002a). According to the Industry the "normal" use is defined as the average of reported usages and "maximum use" is defined as the 95th percentile of reported usages (EFSA, 2002i).
Note: mg/kg = 0.001/1000 = 0.000001 = 1/1000000 = ppm.
 average usage mg/kgmaximum usage mg/kg
Dairy products, excluding products of category 02.0 (01.0): 5.7000012.00000
Fats and oils, and fat emulsions (type water-in-oil) (02.0): 1.5000014.25000
Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet (03.0): --
Processed fruit (04.1): --
Processed vegetables (incl. mushrooms & fungi, roots & tubers, pulses and legumes), and nuts & seeds (04.2): 5.000005.03000
Confectionery (05.0): 5.5000014.46000
Chewing gum (05.3): 6.0200020.87000
Cereals and cereal products, incl. flours & starches from roots & tubers, pulses & legumes, excluding bakery (06.0): 4.8000011.55000
Bakery wares (07.0): 5.0000017.00000
Meat and meat products, including poultry and game (08.0): 0.900002.98000
Fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (MCE) (09.0): --
Eggs and egg products (10.0): --
Sweeteners, including honey (11.0): --
Salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products, etc. (12.0): 2.000005.00000
Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (13.0): --
Non-alcoholic ("soft") beverages, excl. dairy products (14.1): 2.000004.43000
Alcoholic beverages, incl. alcohol-free and low-alcoholic counterparts (14.2): 1.000002.00000
Ready-to-eat savouries (15.0): 2.500004.50000
Composite foods (e.g. casseroles, meat pies, mincemeat) - foods that could not be placed in categories 01.0 - 15.0 (16.0): --
 
Safety References:
European Food Safety Athority(EFSA):Flavor usage levels; Subacute, Subchronic, Chronic and Carcinogenicity Studies; Developmental / Reproductive Toxicity Studies; Genotoxicity Studies...

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reference(s):

EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF)
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 200, Revision 1 (FGE.200 Rev.1): 74 a,ß-unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes and precursors from chemical subgroup 1.1.1 of FGE.19
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 71 Revision 1 (FGE.71Rev1): consideration of aliphatic, linear, a,ß-unsaturated alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and related esters evaluated by JECFA (63rd and 69th meeting) structurally related to flavouring substances evaluated in FGE.05Rev3
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EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):53398-78-0
EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :5352972
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data
WISER:UN 1993
WGK Germany:2
[(E)-hex-2-enyl] formate
Chemidplus:0053398780
 
References:
 [(E)-hex-2-enyl] formate
NIST Chemistry WebBook:Search Inchi
Pubchem (cid):5352972
Pubchem (sid):135061333
 
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FooDB:FDB017569
Export Tariff Code:2915.13.0000
VCF-Online:VCF Volatile Compounds in Food
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Potential Blenders and core components note
For Odor
alcoholic
3-
hexanol
FL/FR
balsamic
iso
amyl benzoate
FL/FR
iso
amyl pyruvate
FL/FR
burnt
rum ether
FL/FR
buttery
2,3-
heptane dione
FL/FR
chemical
iso
butyl formate
FL/FR
citrus
2-
heptanol
FL/FR
cocoa
2-
methyl butyraldehyde
FL/FR
ethereal
butyl acetate
FL/FR
cyclohexyl formate
FL/FR
decyl propionate
FL/FR
ethyl acetate
FL/FR
ethyl pyruvate
FL/FR
1-
hexen-3-ol
FL/FR
methyl acetate
FL/FR
(E)-
methyl tiglate
FL/FR
2-
methyl valeraldehyde
FL/FR
iso
propyl acetate
FL/FR
propyl formate
FL/FR
fatty
methyl (E)-2-hexenoate
FL/FR
fermented
ethyl crotonate
FL/FR
floral
benzyl acetoacetate
FL/FR
boronia absolute
FL/FR
ethyl hydrocinnamate
FL/FR
geranyl acetate
FL/FR
fruity
acetoin acetate
FL/FR
allyl amyl glycolate
FR
allyl butyrate
FL/FR
allyl isovalerate
FL/FR
allyl salicylate
FR
iso
amyl acetate
FL/FR
iso
amyl butyrate
FL/FR
amyl butyrate
FL/FR
iso
amyl isovalerate
FL/FR
iso
amyl nonanoate
FL/FR
iso
amyl octanoate
FL/FR
iso
amyl propionate
FL/FR
butyl butyrate
FL/FR
butyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
iso
butyl propionate
FL/FR
cherry pentenoate
FL/FR
cyclohexanone diethyl acetal
FL/FR
cyclohexyl isovalerate
FL/FR
cyclohexyl propionate
FL/FR
2-
cyclopentyl cyclopentanone
FL/FR
diethyl malonate
FL/FR
dimethyl succinate
FL/FR
ethyl (E)-3-hexenoate
FL/FR
ethyl 2-cyclohexyl propionate
FR
ethyl 2-hexenoate
FL/FR
ethyl 2-octenoate
FL/FR
ethyl 3-acetoxyhexanoate
FL/FR
ethyl 3,5,5-trimethyl hexanoate
FR
ethyl acetoacetate
FL/FR
2-
ethyl butyl acetate
FL/FR
ethyl heptanoate
FL/FR
ethyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
ethyl propionate
FL/FR
fruity carboxylate
FR
furfuryl acetate
FL/FR
heptanal cyclic ethylene acetal
FR
3-
hexanone
FL/FR
2-
hexen-1-ol
FL/FR
(E)-3-
hexen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl isobutyrate
FL/FR
hexyl (E)-tiglate
FL/FR
hexyl acetate
FL/FR
methyl 3-nonenoate
FL/FR
methyl 4-methyl valerate
FL/FR
methyl heptanoate
FL/FR
methyl propionate
FL/FR
nerolidyl isobutyrate
FR
octen-1-yl cyclopentanone
FL/FR
2-
pentyl butyrate
FL/FR
2-
pentyl furan
FL/FR
2-
phenyl propyl butyrate
FL/FR
pineapple pentenoate
FL/FR
prenyl acetate
FL/FR
prenyl formate
FL/FR
prenyl hexanoate
FL/FR
iso
propyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
iso
propyl octanoate
FL/FR
rhubarb undecane
FR
styryl acetate
FL/FR
tetrahydrofurfuryl acetate
FL/FR
tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate
FL/FR
tropical indene
FR
tropical thiazole
FL/FR
green
alpha-
decalactone
FL/FR
heptyl acetate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl hexanoate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl hexanoate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl phenyl acetate
FL/FR
3-
hexenyl acetate
FL/FR
hexyl octanoate
FL/FR
manzanate (Givaudan)
FL/FR
phenoxyethyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
propylene acetal
FL/FR
violet dienyne
FR
herbal
2-
pentyl acetate
FL/FR
honey
allyl phenyl acetate
FL/FR
rummy
rum extract
FL/FR
sulfurous
ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate
FL/FR
tonka
saffron resinoid
FL/FR
tropical
beta-
cyclocitral
FL/FR
waxy
iso
amyl decanoate
FL/FR
ethyl nonanoate
FL/FR
octyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
woody
verdoxan
FR
For Flavor
No flavor group found for these
iso
amyl pyruvate
FL/FR
butter nut rum flavor
FL
sec-
butyl acetate
FL
cyclohexanone diethyl acetal
FL/FR
2-
cyclopentyl cyclopentanone
FL/FR
alpha-
decalactone
FL/FR
decyl propionate
FL/FR
diethyl maleate
FL
ethyl 2-hexenoate
FL/FR
ethyl 3-acetoxyhexanoate
FL/FR
ethyl hydrocinnamate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl phenyl acetate
FL/FR
2-
hexenal
FL
2-
hexenal diethyl acetal
FL
3-
hexenyl acetate
FL/FR
hexyl (E)-2-hexenoate
FL
methyl (E)-2-hexenoate
FL/FR
(E)-
methyl tiglate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
methyl-2-octenal
FL
2-
methyl-2-octenal
FL
3-
methyl-3-pentanol
FL
(E,E)-3,5-
octadien-2-one
FL
prenyl formate
FL/FR
prenyl hexanoate
FL/FR
propylene acetal
FL/FR
styryl acetate
FL/FR
benzyl acetoacetate
FL/FR
alcoholic
alcoholic
3-
hexanol
FL/FR
alliaceous
tropical thiazole
FL/FR
brown
tetrahydrofurfuryl acetate
FL/FR
burnt
rum ether
FL/FR
buttery
2,3-
heptane dione
FL/FR
caramellic
butter rum toffee flavor
FL
cooling
manzanate (Givaudan)
FL/FR
dairy
2-
pentyl acetate
FL/FR
earthy
1-
hexen-3-yl acetate
FL
estery
ethyl acetoacetate
FL/FR
furfuryl acetate
FL/FR
ethereal
butyl acetate
FL/FR
ethyl acetate
FL/FR
ethyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
methyl acetate
FL/FR
iso
propyl acetate
FL/FR
fruity
acetoin acetate
FL/FR
allyl isovalerate
FL/FR
iso
amyl acetate
FL/FR
iso
amyl benzoate
FL/FR
amyl butyrate
FL/FR
iso
amyl octanoate
FL/FR
iso
amyl propionate
FL/FR
boronia absolute
FL/FR
butyl butyrate
FL/FR
butyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
iso
butyl propionate
FL/FR
cherry pentenoate
FL/FR
cyclohexyl isovalerate
FL/FR
cyclohexyl propionate
FL/FR
diethyl malonate
FL/FR
dimethyl succinate
FL/FR
ethyl (E)-2-octenoate
FL
ethyl (E)-3-hexenoate
FL/FR
ethyl 2-octenoate
FL/FR
2-
ethyl butyl acetate
FL/FR
ethyl heptanoate
FL/FR
ethyl propionate
FL/FR
furfuryl propionate
FL
2-
heptanol
FL/FR
3-
hexanone
FL/FR
2-
hexen-1-ol
FL/FR
(E)-3-
hexen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl isobutyrate
FL/FR
hexyl acetate
FL/FR
methyl (E)-3-nonenoate
FL
methyl 3-nonenoate
FL/FR
methyl 4-methyl valerate
FL/FR
methyl heptanoate
FL/FR
methyl propionate
FL/FR
octen-1-yl cyclopentanone
FL/FR
2-
pentyl butyrate
FL/FR
pineapple pentenoate
FL/FR
prenyl acetate
FL/FR
iso
propyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
propyl formate
FL/FR
iso
propyl octanoate
FL/FR
tetrahydrofurfuryl butyrate
FL/FR
fusel
2-
methyl butyraldehyde
FL/FR
green
allyl butyrate
FL/FR
iso
amyl isovalerate
FL/FR
cyclohexyl formate
FL/FR
geranyl acetate
FL/FR
heptyl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl hexanoate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl hexanoate
FL/FR
1-
hexen-3-ol
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexenal diethyl acetal
FL
hexyl (E)-tiglate
FL/FR
hexyl octanoate
FL/FR
methyl 2-undecynoate
FL
2-
pentyl furan
FL/FR
phenoxyethyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
honey
allyl phenyl acetate
FL/FR
oily
tetrahydrofurfuryl propionate
FL
rummy
iso
butyl formate
FL/FR
ethyl crotonate
FL/FR
ethyl pyruvate
FL/FR
rum
FL
rum extract
FL/FR
jamaican
rum flavor
FL
rum flavor
FL
spicy
spiced
butter rum flavor
FL
cinnamon nut butter rum flavor
FL
2-
phenyl propyl butyrate
FL/FR
sulfurous
ethyl methyl mercaptopropionate
FL/FR
sweet
saffron resinoid
FL/FR
tropical
beta-
cyclocitral
FL/FR
vegetable
2-
methyl valeraldehyde
FL/FR
waxy
iso
amyl butyrate
FL/FR
iso
amyl decanoate
FL/FR
ethyl nonanoate
FL/FR
octyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
winey
iso
amyl nonanoate
FL/FR
woody
quercus alba chips extract
FL
 
Potential Uses:
FRbanana
FLbutter rum
FRbutterscotch
FRfruit
FRherbal
FRhoney
FRspice
 
Occurrence (nature, food, other):note
 tea black tea
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Synonyms:
(2E)-hex-2-en-1-yl formate
(E)-hex-2-enyl formate
[(E)-hex-2-enyl] formate
2-hexen-1-ol, formate, (2E)-
2-hexen-1-yl formate
trans-2-hexen-1-yl formate
(E)-2-hexenyl formate
(Z)-2-hexenyl formate
trans-2-hexenyl formate
 
 
Notes:
Blends well with cinnamates. Flavouring ingredient
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