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 |  | 3-Hydroxyhexanoic Acid Methyl Ester Basic information |  
  
 |  | 3-Hydroxyhexanoic Acid Methyl Ester Chemical Properties |  
 | Boiling point  | 98 °C(Press: 15 Torr) |  | density  | 1 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |  | FEMA  | 3508 | METHYL 3-HYDROXYHEXANOATE |  | refractive index  | n20/D 1.43(lit.) |  | Fp  | 185 °F |  | storage temp.  | Sealed in dry,Room Temperature |  | pka | 13.95±0.20(Predicted) |  | form  | neat |  | Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet woody ripe fruity pineapple juicy oily |  | Odor Type | fruity |  | JECFA Number | 600 |  | LogP | 0.51 |  | EPA Substance Registry System | Methyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate (21188-58-9) |  
  
| Hazard Codes  | Xi |  | Risk Statements  | 41 |  | Safety Statements  | 26-39 |  | RIDADR  | NA 1993 / PGIII |  | WGK Germany  | 3 |  | HS Code  | 29181990 |  
  
 |  | 3-Hydroxyhexanoic Acid Methyl Ester Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Description | Methyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate is ethereal, wine-like, fruity, and oily. |  | Description | 3-hydroxy Hexanoic acid methyl ester is a hydroxylated fatty acid that is a volatile component and aromatic agent that has been found in Moro and Sanguinello blood orange juices, cape gooseberry flesh, papaya fruit, and pineapple. It is used as a flavoring agent in the food industry. [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1748] |  | Chemical Properties | Methyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate has an ethereal, wine-like, fruity, oily, aroma. |  | Occurrence | Reported found in Valencia orange juice, passion fruit juice, pineapple, strawberry fruit and jam, wood apple,
soursop, mountain papaya and naranjilla fruit. |  | Uses | 3-Hydroxyhexanoic Acid Methyl Ester is an ester found in pineapple juice and is used as a flavoring compound in food. |  | Definition | ChEBI: Methyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate is a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid. |  | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: sweet, fruity, overripe, pineapple and tropical with woody nuances |  
  
 |  | 3-Hydroxyhexanoic Acid Methyl Ester Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
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