cis-3-hexenol
Tom Jones used to sing about “the green green grass of home”. With its intense, grassy odor, Cis-3-hexenol would have made Tom equally nostalgic and sentimental.
Because of this extremely powerful odor, traces of cis-3-hexenol would be enough to create strong green top notes in perfumes and flavors. It’s often used along with geranium oil, galbanum, oakmoss, lavender and mint oils in various fragrances.
Facts & figures
| Molecular formula | C6H12O |
| Molecular weight | 100.16g/mol |
| Other names | (z)-3-hexenol |
| Physical form | Colorless liquid |
| Odor | Powerful, grassy green |
| FEMA no. | 2563 |
| Bioling point | 156°C |
| Solubility | Soluble in alcohol, propyl glycol, most fixed oils |
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