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 Category:flavoring agents 
  
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information: 
  
Physical Properties: 
| Appearance: | pale yellow to yellow clear liquid (est) |  
| Assay: |  95.00 to 100.00 
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed:  | No |  
| Boiling Point: |  155.86 °C. @  760.00 mm Hg (est)
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| Vapor Pressure: | 2.970000 mmHg @  25.00 °C. (est) |  
| Flash Point: |  143.00 °F. TCC (   61.70 °C. ) (est)
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| logP (o/w): |   1.381 (est) |  
| Soluble in: |  
|   | alcohol |  |   | water, 8135 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |  
| Insoluble in: |  
|   | water |  
 
  
Organoleptic Properties: 
| Odor Type: green |  
Odor Strength:high , recommend smelling in a 1.00 % solution or less |  
| Substantivity: > 1 hour(s) at 100.00 % |  
| fatty sweet green aldehydic spicy  |  
| Odor Description:at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fatty sweet green aldehydic spicy |  
| Flavor Type: green |  
| green  creamy   |  
| Taste Description: green creamy |  
| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |  
| Bedoukian Research |  
| 2,4-HEXADIEN-1-AL |  
Odor Description:Fatty, sweet, green aldehydic odor with a spicy finish This material should NOT be used as a fragrance ingredient due to the absence of data necessary to perform an adequate safety evaluation per IFRA Safety Standards in Annex 1 of the Code of Practice. |  
Taste Description:Sweet, green, creamy Citrus flavors, especially orange and tangerine. Can also be used for spicy notes in graham crackers. |  
 
  
Cosmetic Information: 
  
Suppliers: 
| Bedoukian Research |  
| 2,4-HEXADIEN-1-AL
 Odor: Fatty, sweet, green aldehydic odor with a spicy finish Use: This material should NOT be used as a fragrance ingredient due to the absence of data necessary to perform an adequate safety evaluation per IFRA Safety Standards in Annex 1 of the Code of Practice. Flavor: Sweet, green, creamy Citrus flavors, especially orange and tangerine. Can also be used for spicy notes in graham crackers.  |  
| CJ Latta & Associates |  
| 2,4-HEXADIENAL
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Safety Information: 
| Preferred SDS: View |  
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| Hazards identification |  
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|  Classification of the substance or mixture |  
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |  
| None found. |  
|  GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |  
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| Pictogram |  |  
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| Hazard statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Precautionary statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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| Dermal Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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| Inhalation Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information: 
| Category:  |  | flavoring agents |  
| IFRA Critical Effect:  |  |  Insufficient data |  
|   | View the IFRA Standard |  
| Recommendation for 2,4-hexadienal usage levels up to:  |  |   | PROHIBITED: Should not be used as a fragrance ingredient.
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Safety References: 
  
References: 
  
Other Information: 
  
Potential Blenders and core components  note 
| For Odor |  
| aldehydic |  
octanal (aldehyde C-8) FL/FR |  
2- tridecenal FL/FR |  
| balsamic |  
guaiyl acetate FL/FR |  
| citrus |  
citral FL/FR |  
2- tetradecenal FL/FR |  
tetrahydrocitral FL/FR |  
| fatty |  
3- decen-2-one FL/FR |  
(E,Z)-2,6- dodecadienal FL/FR |  
methyl 2-hexenoate FL/FR |  
6- methyl-5-hepten-2-one propylene glycol acetal FL/FR |  
(E)-2- nonenal FL/FR |  
2- nonenal FL/FR |  
2- octenal FL/FR |  
| floral |  
ocean propanal FL/FR |  
clementine  petitgrain oil FL/FR |  
| fruity |  
iso amyl octanoate FL/FR |  
methyl 2-methyl butyrate FL/FR |  
methyl 3-nonenoate FL/FR |  
octen-1-yl cyclopentanone FL/FR |  
octyl butyrate FL/FR |  
(E)-2- undecenal FL/FR |  
| green |  
cilantro leaf oil FL/FR |  
iso cyclocitral (IFF) FL/FR |  
heptanal (aldehyde C-7) FL/FR |  
(Z)-4- heptenal FL/FR |  
2- heptyl furan FL/FR |  
hexanal (aldehyde C-6) FL/FR |  
(Z)-3- hexenal FL/FR |  
3,5- ivy carbaldehyde FL/FR |  
ivy carbaldehyde FL/FR |  
2,4- ivy carbaldehyde FL/FR |  
(E,Z)-3,6- nonadien-1-ol FL/FR |  
(E)-2- nonen-1-ol FL/FR |  
(Z)-2- nonen-1-ol FL/FR |  
(E)-2- octen-1-yl acetate FL/FR |  
olive oil absolute FL/FR |  
| herbal |  
3- octyl acetate FL/FR |  
| spicy |  
cumin seed absolute FL/FR |  
| waxy |  
allyl nonanoate FL/FR |  
decanal diethyl acetal FL/FR |  
9- decenoic acid FL/FR |  
heptyl octanoate FL/FR |  
2,4- nonadien-1-ol FL/FR |  
propyl decanoate FL/FR |  
| For Flavor |  
| No flavor group found for these |  
                                 
9- decen-2-one FL |  
2- decyl furan FL |  
epoxy-2-decenal FL |  
furfuryl hexanoate FL |  
guaiyl acetate FL/FR |  
(E,E)-2,4- heptadien-1-ol FL |  
hexanal butane-2,3-diol acetal FL |  
hexyl (E)-2-hexenoate FL |  
ivy carbaldehyde FL/FR |  
3,5- ivy carbaldehyde FL/FR |  
methyl 2-hexenoate FL/FR |  
6- methyl octanal FL |  
6- methyl-5-hepten-2-one propylene glycol acetal FL/FR |  
2- octenal FL/FR |  
propyl decanoate FL/FR |  
2- propyl pyridine FL |  
2- tetradecenal FL/FR |  
tetrahydrocitral FL/FR |  
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(±)-3-( methyl thio) heptanal FL |  
| aldehydic |  
| aldehydic |  
octanal (aldehyde C-8) FL/FR |  
2- tridecenal FL/FR |  
| citrus |  
cilantro leaf oil FL/FR |  
citral FL/FR |  
clementine  petitgrain oil FL/FR |  
| fatty |  
2,4- decadienal FL |  
(E,E)-2,4- heptadienal FL |  
2- heptyl furan FL/FR |  
2,4- nonadien-1-ol FL/FR |  
2,4- nonadienal FL |  
(Z)-2- nonen-1-ol FL/FR |  
2- nonenal FL/FR |  
| floral |  
ocean propanal FL/FR |  
| fruity |  
iso amyl octanoate FL/FR |  
methyl (E)-3-nonenoate FL |  
methyl 2-methyl butyrate FL/FR |  
methyl 3-nonenoate FL/FR |  
octen-1-yl cyclopentanone FL/FR |  
| green |  
avocado flavor FL |  
iso cyclocitral (IFF) FL/FR |  
3- decen-2-one FL/FR |  
dihydroxyacetophenone (mixed isomers) FL |  
(E,Z)-2,6- dodecadienal FL/FR |  
heptanal (aldehyde C-7) FL/FR |  
(Z)-4- heptenal FL/FR |  
(E)-2- heptenal FL |  
hexanal (aldehyde C-6) FL/FR |  
(Z)-3- hexenal FL/FR |  
2- hexyl pyridine FL |  
2,4- ivy carbaldehyde FL/FR |  
(E,Z)-3,6- nonadien-1-ol FL/FR |  
(E)-2- nonen-1-ol FL/FR |  
(E)-2- nonenal FL/FR |  
2,4- octadienal FL |  
(E,E)-2,4- octadienal FL |  
(E)-2- octen-1-yl acetate FL/FR |  
3- octyl acetate FL/FR |  
| oily |  
olive oil absolute FL/FR |  
| pungent |  
acetaldehyde FL |  
| spicy |  
cumin seed absolute FL/FR |  
| waxy |  
allyl nonanoate FL/FR |  
decanal diethyl acetal FL/FR |  
9- decenoic acid FL/FR |  
heptyl octanoate FL/FR |  
octyl butyrate FL/FR |  
(E)-2- undecenal FL/FR |  
 
  
Potential Uses: 
  
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note 
  
Synonyms: 
|   | hexa-2,4-dienal |  | 2,4- | hexadien-1-al |  
 
  
Articles:
| PubMed:Comprehensive analysis of the catalytic and structural properties of a mu-class glutathione s-transferase from Fasciola gigantica. |  
| PubMed:Degradation of Diphenyl Ether in Sphingobium phenoxybenzoativorans SC_3 Is Initiated by a Novel Ring Cleavage Dioxygenase. |  
| PubMed:Multi-trait analysis of post-harvest storage in rocket salad (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) links sensorial, volatile and nutritional data. |  
| PubMed:PARTICIPATION OF Y89 AND Y97 IN THE CONJUGATING ACTIVITY OF Drosophila melanogaster GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE D3 (DmGSTD3). |  
| PubMed:Use of TD-GC-TOF-MS to assess volatile composition during post-harvest storage in seven accessions of rocket salad (Eruca sativa). |  
| PubMed:Change of volatile compounds in fresh fish meat during ice storage. |  
| PubMed:exo-Selective asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction of 2,4-dienals and nitroalkenes by trienamine catalysis. |  
| PubMed:Laboratory investigation on the role of organics in atmospheric nanoparticle growth. |  
| PubMed:Volatile composition of four southern highbush blueberry cultivars and effect of growing location and harvest date. |  
| PubMed:Human aldo-keto reductases 1B1 and 1B10: a comparative study on their enzyme activity toward electrophilic carbonyl compounds. |  
| PubMed:Synthesis and biological evaluation of (+/-)-dinemasone C and analogues. |  
| PubMed:The fate of benzene-oxide. |  
| PubMed:Aldo-keto reductase family 1 B10 protein detoxifies dietary and lipid-derived alpha, beta-unsaturated carbonyls at physiological levels. |  
| PubMed:Effect of soybean volatile compounds on Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin production. |  
| PubMed:A kinetic and mechanistic study of the amino acid catalyzed aldol condensation of acetaldehyde in aqueous and salt solutions. |  
| PubMed:Characterization of Taenia solium cysticerci microsomal glutathione S-transferase activity. |  
| PubMed:The atmospheric photolysis of E-2-hexenal, Z-3-hexenal and E,E-2,4-hexadienal. |  
| PubMed:Volatile emissions from Aesculus hippocastanum induced by mining of larval stages of Cameraria ohridella influence oviposition by conspecific females. |  
| PubMed:Metabolism of trans, trans-muconaldehyde, a cytotoxic metabolite of benzene, in mouse liver by alcohol dehydrogenase Adh1 and aldehyde reductase AKR1A4. |  
| PubMed:Syntheses of (-)-TAN-2483A, (-)-massarilactone B, and the fusidilactone B ring system. Revision of the structures of and syntheses of (+/-)-Waol A (FD-211) and (+/-)-Waol B (FD-212). |  
| PubMed:Purification, characterization and kinetic properties of the Taenia solium glutathione S-transferase isoform 26.5 kDa. |  
| PubMed:NTP toxicology and carcinogensis Studies of 2,4-hexadienal (89% trans,trans isomer, CAS No. 142-83-6; 11% cis,trans isomer) (Gavage Studies). |  
| PubMed:Volatile constituents from the leaves of Callicarpa japonica Thunb. and their antibacterial activities. |  
| PubMed:Particle growth by acid-catalyzed heterogeneous reactions of organic carbonyls on preexisting aerosols. |  
| PubMed:Alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds: induction of oxidative DNA damage in mammalian cells. |  
| PubMed:Forestomach tumor induction by 2,4-hexadienal in F344N rats and B6C3F1 mice. |  
| PubMed:Synthesis of (-)-TAN-2483A. Revision of the structures and syntheses of (+/-)-FD-211 (waol A) and (+/-)-FD-212 (waol B). |  
| PubMed:Short term feeding of hexadienal to postnatal rats: effects on stomach aldehyde dehydrogenase. |  
| PubMed:Thresholds of carcinogenicity of flavors. |  
| PubMed:Identification of aroma compounds in Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese by gas chromatography/olfactometry. |  
| PubMed:The influence of the solvents DMSO and ethanol on the genotoxicity of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes in the SOS chromotest. |  
| PubMed:Glutathione S-transferase pi expression in forestomach carcinogenesis process induced by gavage-administered 2,4-hexadienal in the F344 rat. |  
| PubMed:DNA-damaging potential and glutathione depletion of 2-cyclohexene-1-one in mammalian cells, compared to food relevant 2-alkenals. |  
| PubMed:Structure-activity relationships in the induction of DNA-protein cross-links by hematotoxic ring-opened benzene metabolites and related compounds in HL60 cells. |  
| PubMed:Appearance of cross linked proteins in human atheroma and rat pre-fibrotic liver detected by a new monoclonal antibody. |  
| PubMed:Reactive ring-opened aldehyde metabolites in benzene hematotoxicity. |  
| PubMed:Neighboring Group Effects in Intramolecular Aldol Condensations. Rate Enhancement by gamma Substituents(1). |  
| PubMed:Chemistry and antimicrobial activity of caryoynencins analogs. |  
| PubMed:Iron-stimulated ring-opening of benzene in a mouse liver microsomal system. Mechanistic studies and formation of a new metabolite. |  
| PubMed:The hematotoxic effects of 6-hydroxy-trans,trans-2,4-hexadienal, a reactive metabolite of trans,trans-muconaldehyde, in CD-1 mice. |  
| PubMed:Interaction of trans,trans-muconaldehyde with bovine serum albumin. |  
| PubMed:Mutagenicity of trans,trans-muconaldehyde and its metabolites in V79 cells. |  
| PubMed:Reaction of (E,E)-muconaldehyde and its aldehydic metabolites, (E,E)-6-oxohexadienoic acid and (E,E)-6-hydroxyhexa-2,4-dienal, with glutathione. |  
| PubMed:Identification and characterization of deoxyguanosine adducts of mutagenic beta-alkyl-substituted acrolein congeners. |  
| PubMed:Pathways of trans,trans-muconaldehyde metabolism in mouse liver cytosol: reversibility of monoreductive metabolism and formation of end products. |  
| PubMed:Cell spreading on collagen that has been exposed to reactive aldehydes. |  
| PubMed:Mutagenicity of beta-alkyl substituted acrolein congeners in the Salmonella typhimurium strain TA100 and genotoxicity testing in the SOS chromotest. |  
| PubMed:Pseudo malonaldehyde activity in the thiobarbituric acid test. |  
 
  
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