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Ethyl tiglate

CAS 5837-78-5

Ethyl tiglate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ethyl tiglate in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2-BUTENOIC acid, 2-METHYL-, ethyl ester, (2E)- · 2-BUTENOIC acid, 2-METHYL-, ethyl ester, (e)- · Crotonic acid, 2-METHYL-, ethyl ester, (e)- · Ethyl TRANS-2-METHYL-2-BUTENOATE · Ethyl (2E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate · Ethyl ester tiglic acid

Show all 17 names

ethyl (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate · (E)-2-Methyl-2-butenoic acid ethyl ester · (E)-ethyl 2-methylbut-2-enoate · Ethyltiglate · Ethyl (2E)-2-methyl-2-butenoate · Ethyl (E)-2-methyl-2-butenoate · Ethyl (E)-2-methylcrotonate · Ethyl 2-methyl-2-butenoate, (E)- · Ethyl 2-methylcrotonate · Ethyl alpha-methylcrotonate · Ethyl trans-2-methylcrotonate

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. Ethyl tiglate 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, 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 Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.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 Ethyl tiglate 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 Ethyl tiglate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

4

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouring
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