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(E)-Crotonic acid

CAS 107-93-7

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

3724-65-0 · 503-64-0

(E)-Crotonic acid chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

(E)-Crotonic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as Crotonic acid · (E)-2-BUTENOIC acid · (2E)-But-2-enoic acid · (E)-but-2-enoic acid · .alpha.-crotonic acid · .beta.-methacrylic acid

Show all 22 names

2-BUTENOIC acid, (2E)- · 2-BUTENOIC acid, (e)- · Crotonic acid, (e)- · Crotonic acid, trans- · (2E)-2-Butenoic acid · 2-​Butenoic acid, (2E)​- · 2E-butenoic acid · 3-Methylacrylic acid · Acrylic acid, 3-methyl- · Butenoic Acid · Kyselina krotonova · Solid crotonic acid · alpha-Butenoic acid · beta-Methylacrylic acid · trans-2-Butenoic acid · trans-Crotonic acid

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. (E)-Crotonic acid 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 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 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 (E)-Crotonic acid 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 2020-08-31

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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 (E)-Crotonic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

Fragrance
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