About this material
Cis-3-Hexenyl Benzoate combines leafy freshness with a mild woody-balsamic foundation.
Its green character is smoother and less piercing than a freshly cut-grass note, offering an elegant connection between botanical brightness and the fuller texture of a floral heart.
Its restrained floral shading and soft resinous depth make it especially useful when a green accord needs elegance rather than raw intensity.
The result can feel botanical, polished and quietly naturalistic without becoming rustic.
The material suggests greenery viewed at close range: crushed blades, flexible stems and the softer shadow beneath leaves.
Its woody-balsamic undertone gives this botanical image depth, so the effect can continue beyond a fleeting green opening.
Odour profile
The odour is green, herbaceous and woody, with subtle floral and balsamic facets.
A slightly oily smoothness rounds the leafy character, helping the material sit comfortably beside fruit, flowers, herbs and mossy woods.
The first impression is leafy and herbaceous, but not aggressively sharp.
It has a supple, almost waxed smoothness that tempers the green note and allows quieter floral details to remain visible.
As it develops, mild wood, balsam and soft flower nuances broaden the profile.
This gradual movement from leaf to stem and wooded depth makes the material feel more composed than a simple burst of cut grass.
Using Cis-3-Hexenyl Benzoate in perfumery
Cis-3-Hexenyl Benzoate can extend green notes through floral bouquets, fougères, chypres and modern woodland compositions.
It is useful for rounding sharper leaf materials, adding a stem-like contour to florals and giving fruit accords a more believable skin-and-foliage dimension.
In floral perfumery, it can add the impression of stems and surrounding foliage to rose, jasmine, violet and muguet effects.
That green framework can make a bouquet feel freshly gathered rather than isolated from the plant.
It is also valuable in fig, blackcurrant, orchard-fruit and woodland concepts, where it supplies a believable leafy context.
Beside moss, vetiver and cedar, it can extend freshness into a quieter, more persistent green drydown.
Creative pairings
Explore Cis-3-Hexenyl Benzoate with violet leaf, galbanum, clary sage, lavender, rose, jasmine, blackcurrant effects, fig leaf, cedarwood, vetiver, mossy materials and soft balsams.
It brings calm persistence to compositions built around green texture.
For a vivid garden effect, place it with violet leaf, galbanum, blackcurrant, rose and jasmine.
For a more shadowed direction, explore clary sage, fig leaf, cedarwood, vetiver, mossy notes and balsams, preserving its smooth botanical character.
Scent character
Highlights from the material’s listed odour profile.
Note position
Base note
Material character
A closer lookOdour strength
Listed qualitative strength
Tenacity / substantivity
> 8 hour(s) at 100%
Listed reference conditions
Fragrance development
Base note
Illustrative note development · no measured evaporation data
Molecular identity
C13H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 204.26 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- [(Z)-hex-3-enyl] benzoate
More compound properties
Computed and structural reference properties for the named compound. These are not measured supplier specifications or properties of a complete dilution, mixture or batch.
- XLogP (computed)
- 4
- Exact mass (Da)
- 204.115029749
- Monoisotopic mass (Da)
- 204.115029749
- Topological polar surface area (Ų)
- 26.3
- Complexity
- 203
- Formal charge
- 0
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 2
- Rotatable bonds
- 6
- Heavy atoms
- 15
- Isotope atoms
- 0
- Atom stereocentres
- 0
- Bond stereocentres
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- SMILES
- CC/C=C\CCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C13H16O2/c1-2-3-4-8-11-15-13(14)12-9-6-5-7-10-12/h3-7,9-10H,2,8,11H2,1H3/b4-3-
- InChIKey
- BCOXBEHFBZOJJZ-ARJAWSKDSA-N
Reference data checked 2026-10-27.
This molecular reference matches the catalogue’s recorded CAS and formula. It does not confirm the supplied grade, purity, stereochemistry, isomer proportions, composition, impurities or unlisted constituents.
Fragrance allergen reference
Generic regulatory reference only. This is not a supplier allergen declaration, measured composition, allergen-free claim or finished-product labelling assessment.
Raw-material reference based on recorded CAS numbers. A CAS match identifies a reference entry; it does not verify the supplied grade, composition, purity or finished-product compliance. Naturals, bases and mixtures require composition review.
European Union / Northern Ireland
No direct listed-entry CAS match in this jurisdiction’s held reference set. This does not mean the material is allergen-free. Constituents, grouped entries and natural-material composition may require further review.
Finished-cosmetic declaration thresholds: greater than 0.001% leave-on; greater than 0.01% rinse-off. Apply the current target-market rules to the actual complete formulation; no concentration is inferred here.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 · Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 with 11 November 2025 corrigendum; checked 2026-10-26.
Held EU transition dates: placing noncompliant products on the market until 2026-07-31; making them available until 2028-07-31. Check applicability and current law for the intended market. 2025 corrigendum.
Great Britain
No direct listed-entry CAS match in this jurisdiction’s held reference set. This does not mean the material is allergen-free. Constituents, grouped entries and natural-material composition may require further review.
Finished-cosmetic declaration thresholds: greater than 0.001% leave-on; greater than 0.01% rinse-off. Apply the current target-market rules to the actual complete formulation; no concentration is inferred here.
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III (Great Britain) · legislation.gov.uk current text checked 2026-10-26.
Current supplier composition or allergen declarations are required to assess naturals, bases, mixtures and actual concentrations. Reference data checked 2026-10-26; bundle 2026-10-27. Supplementary private documents remain separate.
Product specification
| CAS number | 25152-85-6 |
|---|---|
| Odour description (decreasing) | Green, Leafy, Floral, Orchid, Balsamic, Fatty, Woody |
| Odour strength | Medium |
| Perfumery use | Smooth leafy floral effects, green hearts, orchid-like accords and woody-balsamic transitions.Listed perfumery guidance; this is not an IFRA limit. |
| Typical use percentage | 0.1% - 1.3% |
| Substantivity | > 8 hour(s) at 100% |
| Solvent | None |
| Flash point | 110 °C |
| Physical state | Liquid |
| Physical form | Colourless, clear mobile liquid |
| Synonyms | cis-3-Hexenyl Benzoate; (Z)-Hex-3-en-1-yl Benzoate |
| Molecular formula | C₁₃H₁₆O₂ |
| Molecular weight | 204.27 g/mol |
Safety & handling
Not Hazardous According To EC 1272/2008
Important: For professional formulation use. Review the Safety Data Sheet before handling, storage or use.
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Documentation Supply PolicyIFRA formulation guide
Generic reference only — not an IFRA certificate, compliance decision or use recommendation. The Responsible Person and qualified safety assessor must assess the actual finished formula using current applicable IFRA Standards, supplementary documentation where available and the CPSR.
Raw-material reference based on recorded CAS numbers. A CAS match identifies a reference entry; it does not verify the supplied grade, composition, purity or finished-product compliance. Naturals, bases and mixtures require composition review.
Source: 51st Amendment overview, held source checked 2026-10-21. Bundle 2026-10-27. Individual Standards prevail over the overview.
No direct IFRA overview entry matched the recorded CAS in this held dataset. This does not mean unrestricted use, absence of relevant Standards or compliance. Constituent restrictions may still apply.
IFRA source overview · Individual IFRA Standards and supplementary documentation
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Creative ideas to explore
Creative directions, not tested formulas.Leaf and blossom
With rose and garden floralsExplore a green floral sketch around a clear flower reference. Compare the leafy accent with the flower alone and decide whether the scene suggests a cut stem, a growing garden or a greener abstraction you want to develop.
Peel and leaf
With bergamot and herbal directionsUse citrus as a bright setting for the green material, then try an herbal alternative as a separate variation. Keeping those contrasts apart makes it easier to choose between a peel-focused idea and a leafy cologne.
A shaded wood
With transparent woods and soft muskSketch a green wood direction with a restrained backdrop. Follow the leafy character as the study develops, comparing a wood-only reference to decide whether the scene suggests fresh branches, shaded timber or a softer woodland impression.






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