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trans-3-Hexenyl acetate

CAS 3681-82-1

trans-3-Hexenyl acetate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

trans-3-Hexenyl acetate in plain language

What it is

Also known as 3-HEXENYL acetate, (3E)- · (3E)-Hex-3-en-1-yl acetate · 3-HEXEN-1-OL, 1-ACETATE, (3E)- · (3E)-Hexenyl acetate · (E)-3-HEXEN-1-OL acetate · (E)-3-HEXEN-1-YL acetate

Show all 16 names

(E)-3-hexenyl acetate · (E)-Hex-3-enyl acetate · 3-HEXENYL acetate, trans- · 3-Hexen-1-ol, 1-acetate · 3-Hexen-1-ol, acetate · 3-Hexen-1-ol, acetate, (3E)- · 3-hexen-1-ol, acetate, (e)- · Acetic acid TRANS-3-HEXENYL ester · Npfvooaxdobmce-snawjcmrsa-n · TRANS-3-HEXEN-1-OL acetate

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.

  • Fragrance
  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. trans-3-Hexenyl acetate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for trans-3-Hexenyl acetate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 8, 2019

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed trans-3-Hexenyl acetate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

4

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouring
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