16491-36-4

Molecular & Flavor Profile
Common name: 16491-36-4
IUPAC name: [(Z)-hex-3-enyl] butanoate
SMILES: CCCC(=O)OCCC=CCC
CAS: 16491-36-4
Flavor Profile: apple, wine, fresh, fruity, metallic, buttery, green
FEMA Flavor Profile: Not Available
FEMA Number: 3402
Taste: Not Available
Odor: Not Available
Functional Groups: carboxylic acid derivative, carboxylic acid ester, alkene
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External IDs  

PubChem ID: 5352438
FooDB ID: FDB011407
SuperSweet ID: NA
BitterDB ID: NA

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Entities that contain 16491-36-4

  • Lemon Peel Oil
  • Lovage
  • Apple
  • Apricot
  • Grape
  • Guava
  • Mango
  • Orange
  • Passionfruit
  • Peach
  • Plum
  • Plumcot
  • Quince
  • Spineless Monkey Orange
  • Starfruit
  • Strawberry
  • Coriander
  • Tea
  • Turkey Berry
  • Safflower

Physicochemical Properties

  • Molecular weight: 170.252 g/mol
  • HBD count: 0
  • HBA count: 2
  • Number of rotatable bonds: 7
  • Complexity: 139.0
  • Topological Polor Surface Area: 26.3 A^2
  • Monoisotopic Mass: 170.131 g/mol
  • Exact Mass: 170.131 g/mol
  • XlogP: 2.7
  • Charge: 0 C(coulomb)
  • Heavy Atom Count: 12
  • Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Bond Stereocenter Count: 1
  • Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 1
  • Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Isotope Atom Count: 0
  • Covalently Bonded Unit Count: 1
  • InChI: InChI=1S/C10H18O2/c1-3-5-6-7-9-12-10(11)8-4-2/h5-6H,3-4,7-9H2,1-2H3/b6-5-
  • Volume 3D: 148.3

Nomenclature

  • Common name: 16491-36-4
  • IUPAC name: [(Z)-hex-3-enyl] butanoate
  • CAS numbers: 16491-36-4
  • SMILES: CCCC(=O)OCCC=CCC
  • InChI: InChI=1S/C10H18O2/c1-3-5-6-7-9-12-10(11)8-4-2/h5-6H,3-4,7-9H2,1-2H3/b6-5-
  • FlavorDB/FEMA name: cis-3-HEXENYL BUTYRATE
  • Synonyms: β,γ-Hexenyl-n-butyrate; cis-3-Hexenyl butanoate; Leaf butyrate; Butanoic acid, 3-hexenyl ester, (Z)-; cis-Butyric acid, 3-hexenyl ester; (Z)-3-Hexenyl butanoate; cis-3-Hexenyl butyrate; cis-3-Hexen-1-yl butyrate; (Z)-Hex-3-enyl butyrate; Butanoic acid, (3Z)-3-hexen-1-yl ester
  • FL number: 9.27
  • NAS number: 3402
  • CoE number: 11859
  • EINECS number: 240-553-7
  • JECFA number: 157

Description

  • Flavor profile: apple, wine, fresh, fruity, metallic, buttery, green
  • FooDB flavor profile: apple, wine, fresh, fruity, metallic, buttery, green
  • Functional groups: carboxylic acid derivative, carboxylic acid ester, alkene
  • Bitter compound: No
  • Source description: cis-3-Hexenyl butyrate has a green, fruity, somewhat buttery aroma

Regulatory Status

  • JECFA status: Acceptable. No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavoring agent (1997)

Aroma/Taste Threshold Values

  • Aroma threshold values: green, waxy, fruity and sweet with a berry and tropical nuance
  • Taste threshold values: Taste characteristics at 20 ppm; green, fruity, leafy with a fresh apple and pear nuance

Natural Occurence

  • Occurrence summary: Naturally occurring; Reported in 20 FlavorDB source entities
  • Source entity count: 20
  • Representative sources: Lemon Peel Oil, Lovage, Apple, Apricot, Grape, Guava, Mango, Orange, Passionfruit, Peach
  • Documented natural occurrence: Reported found in passion fruit, apricot, orange and lemon peel oil, apple, Concord grape, guava, strawberry, tea, plum, plumcot, starfruit, mango, coriander, quince, lovage, nectarine and spineless monkey orange

Composition

  • Molecular formula: C10H18O2
  • Molecular composition: C: 0.705, H: 0.107, O: 0.188
  • Number of atoms: 12

ADMET Properties

  • ADMET Solubility: -2.667
  • ADMET Solubility Level: 3.0
  • ADMET BBB: 0.34
  • ADMET BBB Level: 1.0
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic: -12.1536
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic prediction md: False
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability: All properties and OPS components are within expected ranges.
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability md: 7.77376
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability mdpvalue: 0.9353319999999999
  • ADMET Absorption Level: 0.0
  • ADMET EXT PPB: -1.27972
  • ADMET EXT PPB prediction: True
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability: All properties and OPS components are within expected ranges.
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability md: 8.41431
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability mdpvalue: 0.9998309999999999
  • ADMET unknown AlogP98: 0.0
  • ADMET AlogP98: 2.94
  • ADMET PSA 2D: 26.23

2D/3D Properties

  • Number of atoms: 12
  • Molecular formula: C10H18O2
  • Molecular composition: C: 0.705, H: 0.107, O: 0.188
  • Molecular mass: 170.13099999999997 g/mol
  • Energy: 3.72 Kcal/M
  • AlogP: 2.94
  • LogD: 2.94
  • Molecular Solubilty: -2.826
  • Number of aromatic bonds: 0
  • Number of aromatic rings: 0
  • Number of H acceptor: 2
  • Number of H acceptor lipinski: 2
  • Number of H donor: 0
  • Number of H donor lipinski: 0
  • Number of H bonds: 0
  • Number of rings: 0
  • Surface area(SA): 217.24 A^2
  • Molecular SASA(Solvent accessible SA): 397.086 A^2
  • Radius of gyration: 2.00299 A
  • Molecular 3D SASA: 370.259 A^2

Consumption

  • Consumption: 91.67 lb
  • Individual intake: 0.00007768 mg/kg/day
  • Trade association guidelines: 0.415 mg
  • IOFI: Nature Identical

Specifications

  • Specifications: (JECFA, 1997); Appearance; Colorless to pale-yellow liquid; Refractive index; 1.420–1.435 (20°C); Assay (min); 95%; Solubility; Soluble in alcohol and propylene ; glycol; miscible with most oils; ; insoluble in water; Boiling point; 192°C; Specific gravity; 0.860–0.899 (25°C)

Reported Uses

  • Reported uses (ppm): (FEMA, 1994)
  • Food category usual/max:
    Food categoryUsual (ppm)Max (ppm)
    Alcoholic beverages0.100.50
    Gelatins, puddings1.103.00
    Baked goods1.302.60
    Hard candy1.0015.00
    Breakfast cereals7.0014.00
    Jams, jellies1.302.60
    Chewing gum0.160.25
    Nonalcoholic beverages0.302.00
    Confectionary, frosting1.202.40
    Soft candy1.0015.00
    Frozen dairy1.005.00

Synthesis

  • Synthesis: By esterification of cis-3-hexenol with n-butyric acid under azeotropic conditions

Physical-Chemical Characteristics

  • Empirical formula / MW: C10H18O2/170.25

Details of "Molecular & Flavor Profile" and physicochemical properties were obtained from PubChem Substance & Compound Databases, FooDB, Flavornet, SuperSweet, and BitterDB. 2D/3D and ADMET properties were obtained with Discovery Studio.