1-Butoxy-1-(3-methylbutoxy)hexane
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C15H32O2SMILES
CCCCCC(OCCCC)OCCC(C)C
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Odor profile
Fragrance Green 96.77% Cognac 70.16% Alcoholic 63.52% Apple 63.15% Oily 58.8% Fermented 53.9% Ethereal 42.72% Cocoa 40.63% Vegetable 39.0% Malty 36.4% Flavor Green 66.16% Fruity 60.67% Herbal 35.58% Floral 33.67% Mushroom 33.22% Tropical 32.88% Oily 31.7% Earthy 30.97% Waxy 29.05% Fatty 28.35% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
5.4pKa est.
6.9 (neutral)Molecular weight
244.41 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
SlowBoiling point est.
264°CFlash point
- 101.15 ˚C est.
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Applications
1-Butoxy-1-(3-methylbutoxy)hexane is a dialkyl ether with nonpolar solvent properties, used as a solvent and processing aid across multiple industries. Typical applications include serving as a solvent for coatings, inks, and adhesives; a processing solvent or softening agent in polymer and plastics formulations; a solvent in industrial cleaning formulations for degreasing; a solvent and carrier in cosmetics and personal care products; a fragrance solvent or carrier in perfumery; and a specialty solvent for electronics cleaning formulations. Subject to local regulations and formulation limits.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 29751.78 methanol 18685.81 isopropanol 28748.72 water 1.17 ethyl acetate 39044.18 n-propanol 24970.65 acetone 39875.5 n-butanol 28513.06 acetonitrile 20650.76 DMF 14602.22 toluene 12295.87 isobutanol 23720.4 1,4-dioxane 33495.18 methyl acetate 20020.63 THF 40019.69 2-butanone 26428.22 n-pentanol 18500.8 sec-butanol 28099.53 n-hexane 24041.15 ethylene glycol 1222.27 NMP 13227.0 cyclohexane 40992.09 DMSO 19687.13 n-butyl acetate 41738.5 n-octanol 11470.88 chloroform 46888.19 n-propyl acetate 27450.65 acetic acid 19331.78 dichloromethane 43505.62 cyclohexanone 45467.87 propylene glycol 2765.97 isopropyl acetate 29333.2 DMAc 12236.45 2-ethoxyethanol 12662.96 isopentanol 28801.84 n-heptane 17515.7 ethyl formate 15257.57 1,2-dichloroethane 33038.61 n-hexanol 22724.83 2-methoxyethanol 16818.76 isobutyl acetate 15715.58 tetrachloromethane 12656.42 n-pentyl acetate 23018.61 transcutol 35335.86 n-heptanol 10785.66 ethylbenzene 8029.15 MIBK 18221.79 2-propoxyethanol 17390.11 tert-butanol 35894.51 MTBE 43561.23 2-butoxyethanol 12131.54 propionic acid 13695.77 o-xylene 7885.69 formic acid 2275.65 diethyl ether 46860.66 m-xylene 7653.36 p-xylene 11826.15 chlorobenzene 15399.43 dimethyl carbonate 3679.96 n-octane 5218.73 formamide 3298.45 cyclopentanone 26558.03 2-pentanone 30830.84 anisole 9440.88 cyclopentyl methyl ether 27335.58 gamma-butyrolactone 22534.19 1-methoxy-2-propanol 14769.72 pyridine 25157.89 3-pentanone 19347.0 furfural 14115.28 n-dodecane 2247.4 diethylene glycol 5802.18 diisopropyl ether 19057.64 tert-amyl alcohol 32455.24 acetylacetone 24120.87 n-hexadecane 2666.9 acetophenone 8883.87 methyl propionate 16011.55 isopentyl acetate 33560.55 trichloroethylene 43648.58 n-nonanol 9482.79 cyclohexanol 32880.72 benzyl alcohol 6853.21 2-ethylhexanol 19968.87 isooctanol 9417.51 dipropyl ether 33795.34 1,2-dichlorobenzene 12217.79 ethyl lactate 4986.04 propylene carbonate 15785.63 n-methylformamide 7629.36 2-pentanol 25669.9 n-pentane 16377.74 1-propoxy-2-propanol 19350.56 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 16596.2 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 6243.57 mesitylene 5872.47 ε-caprolactone 34059.22 p-cymene 6610.71 epichlorohydrin 27078.37 1,1,1-trichloroethane 39152.41 2-aminoethanol 4102.36 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 14617.74 sulfolane 18658.36 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 5299.11 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 42713.3 n-hexyl acetate 26874.24 isooctane 4351.96 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 10196.99 sec-butyl acetate 19802.39 tert-butyl acetate 25221.89 decalin 8574.74 glycerin 2605.41 diglyme 22652.8 acrylic acid 7501.78 isopropyl myristate 8040.67 n-butyric acid 35232.27 acetyl acetate 19127.39 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 3622.46 ethyl propionate 20097.59 nitromethane 22785.86 1,2-diethoxyethane 29489.39 benzonitrile 12249.56 trioctyl phosphate 3784.47 1-bromopropane 34693.62 gamma-valerolactone 30190.8 n-decanol 6128.45 triethyl phosphate 5781.09 4-methyl-2-pentanol 13493.11 propionitrile 17114.99 vinylene carbonate 11887.37 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 15219.27 DMS 8692.11 cumene 5471.87 2-octanol 9515.88 2-hexanone 23651.31 octyl acetate 8976.71 limonene 13929.69 1,2-dimethoxyethane 28535.11 ethyl orthosilicate 6915.82 tributyl phosphate 5493.14 diacetone alcohol 15244.8 N,N-dimethylaniline 6063.52 acrylonitrile 12167.09 aniline 10987.14 1,3-propanediol 9851.06 bromobenzene 17994.03 dibromomethane 38084.97 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 38995.09 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 11837.5 tetrabutyl urea 6686.74 diisobutyl methanol 10911.26 2-phenylethanol 7757.2 styrene 9770.06 dioctyl adipate 7862.74 dimethyl sulfate 4341.07 ethyl butyrate 28373.7 methyl lactate 4160.76 butyl lactate 10316.07 diethyl carbonate 12379.49 propanediol butyl ether 7773.64 triethyl orthoformate 15769.25 p-tert-butyltoluene 5975.15 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 6748.33 morpholine 38788.2 tert-butylamine 29338.75 n-dodecanol 4500.86 dimethoxymethane 12703.95 ethylene carbonate 14872.49 cyrene 3582.38 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 18465.5 2-ethylhexyl acetate 26293.95 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 12237.68 4-methylpyridine 26170.55 dibutyl ether 30861.83 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 10911.26 DEF 24222.11 dimethyl isosorbide 8818.33 tetrachloroethylene 28447.13 eugenol 5042.46 triacetin 11279.84 span 80 7556.83 1,4-butanediol 3707.71 1,1-dichloroethane 39130.15 2-methyl-1-pentanol 17026.07 methyl formate 5547.28 2-methyl-1-butanol 23850.29 n-decane 5158.49 butyronitrile 28737.94 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 12208.29 1-chlorooctane 12993.58 1-chlorotetradecane 3954.65 n-nonane 6311.71 undecane 3136.11 tert-butylcyclohexane 6924.21 cyclooctane 10368.73 cyclopentanol 21210.37 tetrahydropyran 62754.61 tert-amyl methyl ether 25136.97 2,5,8-trioxanonane 9415.35 1-hexene 35524.79 2-isopropoxyethanol 10938.42 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 4129.8 methyl butyrate 28944.07 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |