1-(4-Methylcyclohexen-1-yl)ethanone

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H14O

    SMILES
    CC1CCC(=CC1)C(=O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 62.67%
    Herbal 58.05%
    Mint 57.3%
    Woody 45.63%
    Fruity 41.87%
    Fresh 36.41%
    Camphoreous 35.19%
    Sweet 33.47%
    Ketonic 33.3%
    Hay 31.27%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 47.1%
    Sweet 44.62%
    Minty 38.69%
    Mint 30.27%
    Spicy 28.27%
    Phenolic 26.63%
    Herbal 26.29%
    Caramel 25.86%
    Spice 25.5%
    Woody 25.04%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    8.8 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    138.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    202°C

    Flash point

    • 78.51 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL1780881
  • Applications

    1-(4-Methylcyclohexen-1-yl)ethanone is used primarily as an aroma chemical and fragrance intermediate, commonly evaluated for perfumery applications to contribute green, floral, or minty characteristics depending on formulation, and it may serve as a building block for synthesizing related cyclohexenyl ketone derivatives. It can be employed in cosmetics and personal care products as a fragrance component, and in household formulations such as cleaners and air fresheners to help define scent profiles. In industrial manufacturing, it is often used as an intermediate or starting material for further chemical transformations to generate specialty fragrance compounds. It may also be used as an odorant or fragrance additive in coatings and inks, subject to formulation limits and local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 719.91
    methanol 418.89
    isopropanol 690.69
    water 0.81
    ethyl acetate 740.87
    n-propanol 563.35
    acetone 778.9
    n-butanol 564.42
    acetonitrile 1060.14
    DMF 657.44
    toluene 410.44
    isobutanol 420.03
    1,4-dioxane 1618.97
    methyl acetate 621.63
    THF 1353.53
    2-butanone 670.37
    n-pentanol 294.22
    sec-butanol 463.72
    n-hexane 75.33
    ethylene glycol 71.48
    NMP 537.43
    cyclohexane 185.58
    DMSO 535.38
    n-butyl acetate 631.33
    n-octanol 225.82
    chloroform 2398.09
    n-propyl acetate 325.9
    acetic acid 447.83
    dichloromethane 1992.54
    cyclohexanone 959.02
    propylene glycol 129.21
    isopropyl acetate 360.3
    DMAc 377.4
    2-ethoxyethanol 271.96
    isopentanol 445.0
    n-heptane 74.91
    ethyl formate 419.48
    1,2-dichloroethane 914.18
    n-hexanol 535.36
    2-methoxyethanol 539.49
    isobutyl acetate 190.51
    tetrachloromethane 323.37
    n-pentyl acetate 280.65
    transcutol 1717.95
    n-heptanol 204.51
    ethylbenzene 181.13
    MIBK 288.23
    2-propoxyethanol 578.33
    tert-butanol 668.23
    MTBE 505.24
    2-butoxyethanol 309.07
    propionic acid 392.37
    o-xylene 211.52
    formic acid 103.48
    diethyl ether 683.87
    m-xylene 239.18
    p-xylene 237.92
    chlorobenzene 556.37
    dimethyl carbonate 132.13
    n-octane 27.79
    formamide 195.72
    cyclopentanone 861.88
    2-pentanone 555.5
    anisole 350.42
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 510.71
    gamma-butyrolactone 903.45
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 459.2
    pyridine 971.13
    3-pentanone 352.72
    furfural 724.33
    n-dodecane 24.87
    diethylene glycol 315.26
    diisopropyl ether 170.55
    tert-amyl alcohol 416.08
    acetylacetone 465.01
    n-hexadecane 29.24
    acetophenone 271.45
    methyl propionate 382.2
    isopentyl acetate 463.92
    trichloroethylene 1665.52
    n-nonanol 182.71
    cyclohexanol 529.96
    benzyl alcohol 263.6
    2-ethylhexanol 288.08
    isooctanol 159.57
    dipropyl ether 337.88
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 423.73
    ethyl lactate 122.5
    propylene carbonate 519.63
    n-methylformamide 332.74
    2-pentanol 353.53
    n-pentane 86.28
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 436.47
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 425.41
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 342.65
    mesitylene 144.84
    ε-caprolactone 730.03
    p-cymene 142.26
    epichlorohydrin 1068.63
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1006.29
    2-aminoethanol 190.8
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 700.45
    sulfolane 648.81
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 39.1
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1088.32
    n-hexyl acetate 427.82
    isooctane 37.75
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 499.35
    sec-butyl acetate 213.46
    tert-butyl acetate 330.43
    decalin 64.51
    glycerin 149.68
    diglyme 814.46
    acrylic acid 281.98
    isopropyl myristate 159.75
    n-butyric acid 671.63
    acetyl acetate 339.08
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 156.02
    ethyl propionate 269.07
    nitromethane 726.88
    1,2-diethoxyethane 622.2
    benzonitrile 530.27
    trioctyl phosphate 109.24
    1-bromopropane 660.69
    gamma-valerolactone 1034.25
    n-decanol 135.45
    triethyl phosphate 130.53
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 197.19
    propionitrile 685.63
    vinylene carbonate 495.95
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 466.56
    DMS 274.57
    cumene 125.79
    2-octanol 146.2
    2-hexanone 338.6
    octyl acetate 202.84
    limonene 226.74
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 612.27
    ethyl orthosilicate 130.67
    tributyl phosphate 141.66
    diacetone alcohol 323.6
    N,N-dimethylaniline 196.59
    acrylonitrile 643.98
    aniline 445.18
    1,3-propanediol 332.19
    bromobenzene 605.32
    dibromomethane 1404.07
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1121.24
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 251.03
    tetrabutyl urea 161.98
    diisobutyl methanol 158.9
    2-phenylethanol 326.52
    styrene 240.97
    dioctyl adipate 218.72
    dimethyl sulfate 173.2
    ethyl butyrate 357.96
    methyl lactate 140.88
    butyl lactate 194.82
    diethyl carbonate 228.59
    propanediol butyl ether 296.64
    triethyl orthoformate 220.84
    p-tert-butyltoluene 137.71
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 262.18
    morpholine 1548.11
    tert-butylamine 471.97
    n-dodecanol 106.76
    dimethoxymethane 413.66
    ethylene carbonate 411.65
    cyrene 228.07
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 388.39
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 356.04
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 489.71
    4-methylpyridine 873.41
    dibutyl ether 299.14
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 158.9
    DEF 442.02
    dimethyl isosorbide 524.24
    tetrachloroethylene 667.17
    eugenol 242.43
    triacetin 340.55
    span 80 326.54
    1,4-butanediol 100.34
    1,1-dichloroethane 1110.0
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 263.9
    methyl formate 238.3
    2-methyl-1-butanol 390.05
    n-decane 41.11
    butyronitrile 796.05
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 221.22
    1-chlorooctane 161.82
    1-chlorotetradecane 66.83
    n-nonane 40.31
    undecane 31.05
    tert-butylcyclohexane 57.43
    cyclooctane 50.75
    cyclopentanol 504.31
    tetrahydropyran 1352.95
    tert-amyl methyl ether 287.86
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 539.69
    1-hexene 258.18
    2-isopropoxyethanol 214.1
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 130.89
    methyl butyrate 356.68

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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