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Hexanoic acid, 2-methylbutyl ester

CAS 2601-13-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hexanoic acid, 2-methylbutyl ester in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2-Methylbutyl hexanoate · 2-Methylbutyl caproate · Zwmqvdonbujjll-uhfffaoysa-n

What it does

Used in consumer products as a flavouring.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Hexanoic acid, 2-methylbutyl ester 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.
    • 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.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Hexanoic acid, 2-methylbutyl ester yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-03-12

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Hexanoic acid, 2-methylbutyl ester in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Flavouring
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