1-(3,3-Dimethyl-2-norbornyl)-2-propanone

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H20O

    SMILES
    CC(=O)CC1C2CCC(C2)C1(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 89.52%
    Fruity 60.91%
    Sweet 50.98%
    Berry 45.32%
    Cedar 44.96%
    Dry 44.95%
    Balsamic 43.96%
    Floral 43.25%
    Amber 43.04%
    Orris 40.97%

     

    Flavor
    Woody 68.45%
    Sweet 61.89%
    Herbal 44.8%
    Fruity 36.68%
    Camphor 34.91%
    Wood 33.89%
    Pine 33.56%
    Minty 33.42%
    Dry 32.81%
    Mint 30.53%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.0

    pKa est.
    8.28 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    180.29 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    248°C

    Flash point

    • 86.34 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL11466770
    • OYRLECIRSNTZEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 1-(3,3-DIMETHYL-2-NORBORNYL)-2-PROPANONE
    • 1-(3,3,-DIMETHYL-2-NORBORNYL)-2-PROPANONE
  • Applications

    The compound 1-(3,3-Dimethyl-2-norbornyl)-2-propanone is primarily used as an intermediate in organic synthesis, providing a bulky, rigid norbornyl ketone scaffold for further transformations in pharmaceutical and agrochemical development. It may be evaluated as a fragrance ingredient or odorant in perfumery, potentially functioning as a fixative in specialized formulations. In materials chemistry, it serves as a precursor or functionalized building block for specialty polymers or coatings. It is also considered as a chemical intermediate for other synthetic routes within the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and materials sectors, with use limited by local regulations and formulation constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1334.71
    methanol 1286.96
    isopropanol 1771.37
    water 23.92
    ethyl acetate 1451.96
    n-propanol 1331.97
    acetone 1834.62
    n-butanol 1144.71
    acetonitrile 1812.08
    DMF 1915.06
    toluene 934.18
    isobutanol 1138.44
    1,4-dioxane 2493.3
    methyl acetate 1626.7
    THF 2393.46
    2-butanone 1606.27
    n-pentanol 548.49
    sec-butanol 1094.55
    n-hexane 78.12
    ethylene glycol 534.86
    NMP 778.38
    cyclohexane 202.54
    DMSO 1016.97
    n-butyl acetate 789.71
    n-octanol 447.57
    chloroform 3426.33
    n-propyl acetate 613.03
    acetic acid 673.38
    dichloromethane 2522.53
    cyclohexanone 1443.03
    propylene glycol 862.85
    isopropyl acetate 1000.13
    DMAc 1201.97
    2-ethoxyethanol 849.34
    isopentanol 967.3
    n-heptane 85.26
    ethyl formate 1029.39
    1,2-dichloroethane 1415.94
    n-hexanol 918.58
    2-methoxyethanol 1901.0
    isobutyl acetate 474.19
    tetrachloromethane 616.2
    n-pentyl acetate 453.03
    transcutol 1655.48
    n-heptanol 436.67
    ethylbenzene 465.26
    MIBK 776.34
    2-propoxyethanol 1573.03
    tert-butanol 1633.1
    MTBE 1221.12
    2-butoxyethanol 787.39
    propionic acid 901.27
    o-xylene 575.52
    formic acid 313.8
    diethyl ether 1015.81
    m-xylene 646.96
    p-xylene 669.15
    chlorobenzene 1014.41
    dimethyl carbonate 601.3
    n-octane 50.92
    formamide 575.37
    cyclopentanone 1648.99
    2-pentanone 1144.81
    anisole 942.85
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 938.14
    gamma-butyrolactone 1733.53
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1716.52
    pyridine 1629.88
    3-pentanone 864.35
    furfural 1555.35
    n-dodecane 50.24
    diethylene glycol 1149.97
    diisopropyl ether 375.76
    tert-amyl alcohol 928.69
    acetylacetone 1295.25
    n-hexadecane 56.68
    acetophenone 671.37
    methyl propionate 1117.47
    isopentyl acetate 753.76
    trichloroethylene 2417.69
    n-nonanol 381.12
    cyclohexanol 882.39
    benzyl alcohol 724.22
    2-ethylhexanol 438.41
    isooctanol 341.6
    dipropyl ether 483.86
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 821.78
    ethyl lactate 417.39
    propylene carbonate 1117.11
    n-methylformamide 1272.22
    2-pentanol 787.34
    n-pentane 126.02
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1088.53
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 995.58
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 609.63
    mesitylene 397.0
    ε-caprolactone 1156.62
    p-cymene 309.35
    epichlorohydrin 1941.69
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1792.58
    2-aminoethanol 956.2
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1454.36
    sulfolane 1131.79
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 70.14
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1530.27
    n-hexyl acetate 656.07
    isooctane 75.22
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 791.57
    sec-butyl acetate 501.32
    tert-butyl acetate 881.53
    decalin 96.01
    glycerin 859.07
    diglyme 1403.14
    acrylic acid 776.1
    isopropyl myristate 309.35
    n-butyric acid 1139.73
    acetyl acetate 917.64
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 272.55
    ethyl propionate 655.65
    nitromethane 1659.8
    1,2-diethoxyethane 733.36
    benzonitrile 1038.53
    trioctyl phosphate 212.1
    1-bromopropane 977.77
    gamma-valerolactone 2171.21
    n-decanol 288.21
    triethyl phosphate 263.5
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 548.07
    propionitrile 1492.64
    vinylene carbonate 1206.91
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1121.47
    DMS 680.83
    cumene 330.59
    2-octanol 315.19
    2-hexanone 609.05
    octyl acetate 368.71
    limonene 354.75
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1257.03
    ethyl orthosilicate 246.92
    tributyl phosphate 247.63
    diacetone alcohol 901.74
    N,N-dimethylaniline 526.73
    acrylonitrile 1726.37
    aniline 1004.5
    1,3-propanediol 1219.44
    bromobenzene 1042.04
    dibromomethane 1622.86
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1943.98
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 430.62
    tetrabutyl urea 285.77
    diisobutyl methanol 311.65
    2-phenylethanol 812.67
    styrene 521.5
    dioctyl adipate 336.65
    dimethyl sulfate 657.88
    ethyl butyrate 574.76
    methyl lactate 707.59
    butyl lactate 400.98
    diethyl carbonate 430.45
    propanediol butyl ether 673.17
    triethyl orthoformate 388.75
    p-tert-butyltoluene 322.35
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 587.57
    morpholine 2302.1
    tert-butylamine 1058.29
    n-dodecanol 223.14
    dimethoxymethane 1341.94
    ethylene carbonate 1031.4
    cyrene 464.0
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 673.28
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 523.64
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 900.13
    4-methylpyridine 1588.0
    dibutyl ether 388.02
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 311.65
    DEF 852.8
    dimethyl isosorbide 876.37
    tetrachloroethylene 1152.79
    eugenol 577.83
    triacetin 619.79
    span 80 517.75
    1,4-butanediol 455.37
    1,1-dichloroethane 1976.92
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 465.13
    methyl formate 1057.57
    2-methyl-1-butanol 808.88
    n-decane 75.58
    butyronitrile 1268.78
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 419.21
    1-chlorooctane 280.34
    1-chlorotetradecane 117.77
    n-nonane 71.52
    undecane 59.86
    tert-butylcyclohexane 97.32
    cyclooctane 74.6
    cyclopentanol 991.78
    tetrahydropyran 1827.44
    tert-amyl methyl ether 677.96
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 907.19
    1-hexene 296.13
    2-isopropoxyethanol 667.8
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 511.52
    methyl butyrate 743.73

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Recommendation
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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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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
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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
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