Chemical Properties
clear colorless to pink-beige liquid
Chemical Properties
Colorless liquid; green diffusive aroma.
Occurrence
Reported found in asparagus, bilberry, blueberry, crayfish, kiwi fruit, petitgrain grapefruit oil, angelica seed
oil (0.30%).
Uses
cis-2-Penten-1-ol is used in the preparation of 1-bromo-pent-2-ene by reacting with phosphorus tribromide and pyridine. Further, it is a banana flavored compound.
Definition
ChEBI: (Z)-2-penten-1-ol is a 2-penten-1-ol in which the double bond has (Z)-configuration. It is a volatile compound found in green tea, virgin olive oil, and broccoli. It is also used as a fragrance ingredient cosmetics, shampoos and soaps as well as in non-cosmetic products such as household cleaners and detergents. It has a role as a human metabolite, a fragrance, a plant metabolite, an insect attractant, a flavouring agent and a mammalian metabolite. It is a 2-penten-1-ol and a volatile organic compound.
Aroma threshold values
Medium strength odor, green type; recommend smelling in a 10.00% solution or less.
General Description
cis-2-Penten-1-ol is also known as banana flavoured compound. It was found to reduce the efficiency of sex pheromone lures in trapping male moths in a proof long-range field trapping experiment. Kinetics of gas-phase reactions of NO3 radical with cis-2-penten-1-ol was investigated using relative rates technique.
