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Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl ester

CAS 3681-73-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl ester in plain language

What it is

Also known as (2E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl hexadecanoate · (E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl-hexadecanoate · (E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl palmitate · (e)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienylhexadecanoate · Crfqqfdskwnziz-yydjuvgssa-n · Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl ester

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. Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl 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 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 →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl 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 2020-03-19

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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

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 Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl ester in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Fragrance
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