1-(1-Ethoxyethoxy)octane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    54889-49-5

    Molecular formula
    C12H26O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCOC(C)OCC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 87.24%
    Citrus 71.49%
    Floral 66.01%
    Fruity 64.81%
    Fresh 60.74%
    Waxy 55.68%
    Fatty 54.23%
    Herbal 53.61%
    Orange 47.93%
    Oily 47.76%

     

    Flavor
    Green 64.1%
    Fruity 62.29%
    Waxy 44.34%
    Sweet 39.94%
    Floral 39.63%
    Herbal 37.81%
    Earthy 37.39%
    Mushroom 36.19%
    Fatty 34.04%
    Rose 33.25%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.2

    pKa est.
    7.69 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    202.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    226°C

    Flash point

    • 82.07 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-Methyl-3,5-dioxatridecane
    • 54889-49-5
    • 1-(1-Ethoxyethoxy)octane
    • Octane, 1-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-
    • 1-ethoxy-1-octoxyethane
    • 1-(1-Ethoxyethoxy)octane #
    • DTXSID90338940
    • NQUWVHRLYOEDBH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • DB-306040
    • 54889-49-5

  • Applications

    1-(1-Ethoxyethoxy)octane (CAS 54889-49-5) is commonly used as a solvent for coatings, inks, and adhesives, helping dissolve oils and resins in formulation systems; it can also serve as a processing aid or plasticizer in polymer formulations, improving flow and flexibility of plastics; it is used as an industrial cleaning/degreasing solvent in maintenance and surface-cleaning formulations; it may be employed as an intermediate or solvent in organic synthesis; it can act as a formulation solvent in lubricants and other specialty cleaners.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 15339.76
    methanol 11393.41
    isopropanol 14239.6
    water 0.35
    ethyl acetate 15549.66
    n-propanol 14523.97
    acetone 16542.53
    n-butanol 14468.22
    acetonitrile 11151.63
    DMF 6131.21
    toluene 5808.59
    isobutanol 11527.69
    1,4-dioxane 17306.4
    methyl acetate 9902.21
    THF 19811.14
    2-butanone 13303.72
    n-pentanol 10398.07
    sec-butanol 14655.01
    n-hexane 13267.11
    ethylene glycol 763.17
    NMP 5365.13
    cyclohexane 16662.79
    DMSO 10794.78
    n-butyl acetate 15219.54
    n-octanol 4169.71
    chloroform 24099.93
    n-propyl acetate 11422.59
    acetic acid 6800.53
    dichloromethane 23379.71
    cyclohexanone 19512.52
    propylene glycol 1538.19
    isopropyl acetate 10544.37
    DMAc 5207.85
    2-ethoxyethanol 7399.76
    isopentanol 12235.18
    n-heptane 6540.54
    ethyl formate 6161.36
    1,2-dichloroethane 15979.83
    n-hexanol 10786.04
    2-methoxyethanol 9086.7
    isobutyl acetate 5988.96
    tetrachloromethane 6284.13
    n-pentyl acetate 8115.92
    transcutol 15867.25
    n-heptanol 3596.99
    ethylbenzene 3136.84
    MIBK 6921.75
    2-propoxyethanol 9144.5
    tert-butanol 16723.44
    MTBE 20358.2
    2-butoxyethanol 4370.08
    propionic acid 6406.03
    o-xylene 3140.12
    formic acid 948.58
    diethyl ether 27808.34
    m-xylene 3207.6
    p-xylene 4303.5
    chlorobenzene 6357.56
    dimethyl carbonate 1280.73
    n-octane 1629.85
    formamide 1433.81
    cyclopentanone 11366.71
    2-pentanone 12778.84
    anisole 4152.7
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 14671.98
    gamma-butyrolactone 9071.73
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 7207.21
    pyridine 12359.93
    3-pentanone 8711.96
    furfural 5801.35
    n-dodecane 711.28
    diethylene glycol 3054.69
    diisopropyl ether 7533.21
    tert-amyl alcohol 14925.01
    acetylacetone 8066.98
    n-hexadecane 840.88
    acetophenone 3361.67
    methyl propionate 7114.87
    isopentyl acetate 11149.94
    trichloroethylene 18795.54
    n-nonanol 3324.79
    cyclohexanol 15534.84
    benzyl alcohol 2998.27
    2-ethylhexanol 7895.23
    isooctanol 3089.68
    dipropyl ether 15393.08
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 4932.05
    ethyl lactate 2126.82
    propylene carbonate 5328.38
    n-methylformamide 3572.2
    2-pentanol 11848.9
    n-pentane 8372.81
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 8721.43
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 6568.5
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2559.93
    mesitylene 2259.72
    ε-caprolactone 14179.13
    p-cymene 2307.91
    epichlorohydrin 12414.23
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 16485.75
    2-aminoethanol 2620.56
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 6395.27
    sulfolane 8784.2
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 2139.52
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 22847.54
    n-hexyl acetate 8596.61
    isooctane 1497.98
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4066.08
    sec-butyl acetate 7548.35
    tert-butyl acetate 9471.91
    decalin 3227.64
    glycerin 1366.77
    diglyme 8652.12
    acrylic acid 3199.44
    isopropyl myristate 2474.42
    n-butyric acid 13161.97
    acetyl acetate 6392.87
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1345.85
    ethyl propionate 8080.33
    nitromethane 8577.71
    1,2-diethoxyethane 13902.65
    benzonitrile 5164.26
    trioctyl phosphate 1223.12
    1-bromopropane 19408.89
    gamma-valerolactone 11655.18
    n-decanol 2099.79
    triethyl phosphate 2329.89
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 5008.65
    propionitrile 10077.28
    vinylene carbonate 4418.56
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 6982.38
    DMS 3146.69
    cumene 1986.08
    2-octanol 3120.41
    2-hexanone 10864.46
    octyl acetate 2768.44
    limonene 5232.89
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 14863.93
    ethyl orthosilicate 2812.94
    tributyl phosphate 1862.8
    diacetone alcohol 5756.3
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2482.54
    acrylonitrile 7279.77
    aniline 5696.1
    1,3-propanediol 4742.05
    bromobenzene 7656.87
    dibromomethane 20345.17
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 17107.21
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4532.99
    tetrabutyl urea 2283.35
    diisobutyl methanol 3845.89
    2-phenylethanol 3254.85
    styrene 4219.4
    dioctyl adipate 2800.1
    dimethyl sulfate 1729.52
    ethyl butyrate 9847.42
    methyl lactate 1711.32
    butyl lactate 3465.51
    diethyl carbonate 4470.57
    propanediol butyl ether 2967.32
    triethyl orthoformate 5890.26
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2118.44
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2300.5
    morpholine 21859.38
    tert-butylamine 14518.35
    n-dodecanol 1565.81
    dimethoxymethane 5944.96
    ethylene carbonate 5261.73
    cyrene 1658.38
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 6334.98
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 9012.92
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 4956.56
    4-methylpyridine 12111.3
    dibutyl ether 12276.28
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3845.89
    DEF 10846.21
    dimethyl isosorbide 3883.24
    tetrachloroethylene 12070.75
    eugenol 1856.43
    triacetin 3973.13
    span 80 3003.55
    1,4-butanediol 1955.05
    1,1-dichloroethane 18887.67
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 8335.37
    methyl formate 2244.63
    2-methyl-1-butanol 11714.21
    n-decane 1556.55
    butyronitrile 13426.11
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4396.55
    1-chlorooctane 4238.29
    1-chlorotetradecane 1277.58
    n-nonane 1931.36
    undecane 976.94
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2715.4
    cyclooctane 3716.36
    cyclopentanol 11206.69
    tetrahydropyran 33755.39
    tert-amyl methyl ether 12278.77
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 4155.28
    1-hexene 21441.07
    2-isopropoxyethanol 5824.5
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1398.01
    methyl butyrate 11206.49

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction