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beta-Damascenone

CAS 23726-93-4

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

23696-85-7 · 36649-63-5

beta-Damascenone chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

beta-Damascenone in plain language

What it is

Also known as .beta.-damascenone · 4-(2,6,6-TRIMETHYL CYCLOHEXA-1,3-DIENYL) BUT-2-EN-4-ONE · (e)-.beta.-damascenone · (E)-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)but-2-en-1-one · .beta.-damascenon, trans- · Damascenone

Show all 21 names

Damascenone,.beta.- · Trans-.beta.-damascenon · Trans-damascenone · (E)-1-(2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-1,3-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-YL)-2-BUTEN-1-ONE · (E)-1-(2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-1-CYCLOHEXA-1,3-DIENYL)BUT-2-EN-1-ONE · 1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one · 1-(2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)but-2-en-1-one · 2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-trans-crotonoyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene · 2-BUTEN-1-ONE, 1-(2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-1,3-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-YL)- · 4-(2,6,6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXA-1,3-DIENYL)BUT-2-EN-4-ONE · Damascenone, trans- · trans-2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-(2-butenoyl)cyclohexa-1,3-diene · trans-2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-crotonylcyclohexa-1,3-diene · trans-beta-Damascenone · β-Damascenone

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. beta-Damascenone 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 beta-Damascenone 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 2020-03-19

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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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Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

thegoodscentscompany.com

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 beta-Damascenone in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Fragrance
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