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(E)-2-hexen-1-ol

Named in 1 VERIFIED claim about 1 Atlas entry: Cherry.

Where the evidence names it

Cherry

Major component · the claim says “were the major free volatiles”

In three sweet cherry cultivars, 97 compounds were identified; hexanal, (E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, benzyl alcohol and benzaldehyde were the major free volatiles, and (E)-β-ionone, hexanal, decanal and (E)-2-hexenal had the highest odour activity values.

Scope: Three sweet cherry cultivars; levels, and so their contribution to aroma, varied between them. CLM-CHERRY-001 ↗

Identifiers

PubChem
CID 5318042 (2-Hexen-1-ol)
Formula
C6H12O
InChIKey
ZCHHRLHTBGRGOT-SNAWJCMRSA-N
Wikidata
Q1622275
ChEBI
CHEBI:141205

Checked against PubChem and Wikidata on 2026-10-03 (identifier check run 37117518739). Every name SmellBook uses must resolve to the same single PubChem compound.

WHAT THIS MEANS

SmellBook lists a molecule only where a VERIFIED claim names it, in the role and scope that claim states. A molecule reported in a smell's evidence is not the whole smell: most smells come from many compounds together, and the studies measured particular samples, such as one cultivar, an essential oil or a cooked product.

Permanent identifier smellbook:molecule:e-2-hexen-1-ol · Graph record (JSON)

Cite as SmellBook. (2026). (E)-2-hexen-1-ol (molecule). SmellBook knowledge graph, Strategy Phase 389. smellbook:molecule:e-2-hexen-1-ol. https://smellbook.com/molecules/e-2-hexen-1-ol

Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since Strategy Phase 389.