1-Hexen-3-Ol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    4798-44-1

    Molecular formula
    C6H12O

    SMILES
    CCCC(C=C)O
    OH

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 789.0
    • Carbowax: 1303.0

  • Odor profile

    green 86.02%
    fruity 62.78%
    earthy 60.19%
    pungent 53.21%
    metallic 52.82%
    vegetable 52.25%
    mushroom 52.18%
    ethereal 47.17%
    sweet 39.21%
    herbal 37.58%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.5 Well soluble in IAA, DEP, MMB

    Molecular weight
    100.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 3.3102 hPa @ 20°C
    • 4.822 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    136°C

    Solubility expt.

    • 25.2 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • insoluble in water; soluble in oils
    • Miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 1-HEXEN-3-OL
    • Hex-1-en-3-ol
    • 4798-44-1
    • Propylvinylcarbinol
    • 3-Hydroxy-1-hexene
    • 1-Vinylbutanol
    • Propyl vinyl carbinol
    • 1-Vinylbutan-1-ol
    • 1-Hexene-3-ol
    • FEMA No. 3608
NaN -Infinity

IFRA Standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Linden blossom flower Tilia cordata Mill. (Tilia glabra Vent.), fam. Tiliaceae 0.05%
Acinos suaveolens (Turkey) Acinos suaveolens (Sibt. et Smith) G. Don f., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.11%
Genet absolute 2 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 0.01%
Clover, white flower (Austria) Trifolium repens L., fam Liguminosae (Papilionaceae) 1.7%
Clover, red flower (Austria) 85085-25-2 Trifolium pratense L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 1.3%
Grapefruit (Italy) 6 8016-20-4 Citrus paradisi MacFayden, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Ocimum gratissimum (Cameroon) 2 Ocimum gratissimum L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.1%
Eucalyptus globulus (Spain) 2a old leaves 8016-26-0 Eucalyptus globulus Labill., fam. Myrtaceae 0.01%
Eucalyptus globulus (Spain) 2b young leaves 8016-26-0 Eucalyptus globulus Labill., fam. Myrtaceae 0.1%
Turmeric (India) 5a rhizome 8024-37-1 Curcuma longa L., cv. Roma (C. domestica Val.), fam. Zingiberaceae 0.1%
Cinnamon leaf (India) 5 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.1%
Pepper, black (India) 4 8006-82-4 Piper nigrum L., fam. Piperaceae 0.01%
Mango (Cameroon) headspace of ripe fruit 90063-86-0 Mangifera indica L., fam. Anacardiaceae 0.01%