Density 970 kg/m³ Chemical formula C7H12O2 | Pubchem 6443739 Flash point 132 °C (270 °F; 405 K) | |
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Melting point −3.4 °C (25.9 °F; 269.8 K) Boiling point 225.2 °C (437.4 °F; 498.3 K) | ||
trans-3-Methyl-2-hexenoic acid (TMHA) is an unsaturated short-chain fatty acid that occurs in sweat secreted by the axillary (underarm) apocrine glands of Caucasians and some Asians.
Hexanoic acids such as TMHA have an hircine odor. Of the fatty acids contributing to Caucasian men's underarm odor, TMHA has the most prominent odor.
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