Cis-3-Hexenol

IT occurs in essential oils, flowers (lily, tulip), fruits (apple, cherry) and used in fruity flavours and green note fragrance compounds for all purposes having olfactory note: strong, fresh, natural, green; taste: fat, stinging, fresh. It is used in Food, Flavours, Cosmetics, Confectionery and Perfume Indusrtries.

On ditution Leaf Alcohol has an odor characterstic of grass and fresh green leaves. It give a strong odor but not as pungent.

It is used in high quality perfume compositions, where a note of grss and green leaves is desired.

 

Physico Chemical Properties

 

Specification	Limit
Mol. Weight	100.16
FORMULA	C6 H12 O
OTHER NAME	CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL, Leaf Alcohol
BOILING POINT	156-167
CAS NO.	928-96-1
FEMA NO.	2563
Physical Appearance	Colourless, clear mobil oil
Odour/Flavour	A characterstic aromatic GREEN LEAFY odour
Specific Gravity	0.840 TO 0.850
Refractive Index	1.435 TO 1.445
Optical Rotation	+1 TO -1
Acidity/Alkalinity	Neutral to Litmus
Storage	Keep in cool place