1-Butoxyethan-1-ol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    25495-83-4

    Molecular formula
    C6H14O2

    SMILES
    CCCCOC(C)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 78.36%
    Ethereal 70.42%
    Alcoholic 69.78%
    Fruity 63.45%
    Cognac 56.82%
    Fermented 49.71%
    Winey 44.41%
    Pungent 43.2%
    Apple 38.73%
    Vegetable 38.12%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 52.41%
    Green 46.67%
    Fruity 43.4%
    Alcoholic 42.79%
    Fruit 41.05%
    Fusel 39.85%
    Oil 35.77%
    Ether 33.79%
    Vegetable 33.5%
    Bitter 32.31%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.2

    pKa est.
    9.03 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    118.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    151°C

    Flash point

    • 49.21 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-Butoxyethan-1-ol
    • 25495-83-4
    • DTXSID00591408
    • RefChem:228999
    • DTXCID00542172
    • 1-butoxyethanol
    • 19089-45-3
    • SCHEMBL113503
    • SCHEMBL430719
    • SCHEMBL1498138
    • SCHEMBL6835983
    • SCHEMBL7737399
    • SCHEMBL8769331
    • SCHEMBL10934385
    • SCHEMBL11209729
    • SCHEMBL11217280
    • SCHEMBL27343770
    • 19089-45-3

  • Applications

    1-Butoxyethan-1-ol is a versatile industrial solvent used primarily in coatings and paints to dissolve resins, pigments, and additives; it is also employed in printing inks and in adhesive formulations; it appears in cleaning formulations and industrial degreasers; it serves as a processing solvent in polymer and plastics formulations; and it acts as an intermediate in chemical synthesis, for example in the production of surfactants and plasticizers.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2439.49
    methanol 2937.42
    isopropanol 1792.91
    water 18.42
    ethyl acetate 325.59
    n-propanol 1579.28
    acetone 682.04
    n-butanol 1431.36
    acetonitrile 598.35
    DMF 805.47
    toluene 111.8
    isobutanol 991.7
    1,4-dioxane 1065.96
    methyl acetate 326.19
    THF 1381.21
    2-butanone 383.69
    n-pentanol 730.58
    sec-butanol 1202.56
    n-hexane 179.9
    ethylene glycol 664.12
    NMP 607.83
    cyclohexane 250.43
    DMSO 1082.3
    n-butyl acetate 321.5
    n-octanol 370.97
    chloroform 1153.87
    n-propyl acetate 200.37
    acetic acid 1392.27
    dichloromethane 943.23
    cyclohexanone 679.84
    propylene glycol 938.28
    isopropyl acetate 183.42
    DMAc 485.72
    2-ethoxyethanol 712.17
    isopentanol 772.66
    n-heptane 159.55
    ethyl formate 329.94
    1,2-dichloroethane 403.85
    n-hexanol 871.3
    2-methoxyethanol 1439.59
    isobutyl acetate 131.53
    tetrachloromethane 213.37
    n-pentyl acetate 204.78
    transcutol 1166.94
    n-heptanol 334.6
    ethylbenzene 78.05
    MIBK 163.66
    2-propoxyethanol 837.94
    tert-butanol 1412.45
    MTBE 457.23
    2-butoxyethanol 436.21
    propionic acid 838.4
    o-xylene 96.32
    formic acid 516.61
    diethyl ether 496.39
    m-xylene 84.3
    p-xylene 115.51
    chlorobenzene 198.41
    dimethyl carbonate 79.35
    n-octane 45.41
    formamide 416.85
    cyclopentanone 638.5
    2-pentanone 331.28
    anisole 185.74
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 456.14
    gamma-butyrolactone 659.17
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 939.14
    pyridine 499.76
    3-pentanone 193.65
    furfural 584.31
    n-dodecane 35.39
    diethylene glycol 692.04
    diisopropyl ether 113.61
    tert-amyl alcohol 942.13
    acetylacetone 261.11
    n-hexadecane 38.07
    acetophenone 161.13
    methyl propionate 240.53
    isopentyl acetate 242.22
    trichloroethylene 632.03
    n-nonanol 289.61
    cyclohexanol 931.08
    benzyl alcohol 237.79
    2-ethylhexanol 393.95
    isooctanol 222.66
    dipropyl ether 348.46
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 172.36
    ethyl lactate 160.2
    propylene carbonate 341.53
    n-methylformamide 529.62
    2-pentanol 743.86
    n-pentane 195.64
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 605.2
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 220.12
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 321.47
    mesitylene 60.98
    ε-caprolactone 552.9
    p-cymene 85.86
    epichlorohydrin 580.8
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 385.98
    2-aminoethanol 1167.44
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 718.79
    sulfolane 705.95
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 62.41
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 874.46
    n-hexyl acetate 322.21
    isooctane 42.06
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 469.56
    sec-butyl acetate 128.43
    tert-butyl acetate 172.73
    decalin 64.03
    glycerin 929.32
    diglyme 672.14
    acrylic acid 633.01
    isopropyl myristate 129.35
    n-butyric acid 986.99
    acetyl acetate 186.94
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 140.34
    ethyl propionate 155.83
    nitromethane 796.77
    1,2-diethoxyethane 325.0
    benzonitrile 280.28
    trioctyl phosphate 121.35
    1-bromopropane 388.83
    gamma-valerolactone 772.07
    n-decanol 200.04
    triethyl phosphate 107.37
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 269.52
    propionitrile 524.06
    vinylene carbonate 332.23
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 621.23
    DMS 154.39
    cumene 67.76
    2-octanol 229.68
    2-hexanone 235.92
    octyl acetate 172.03
    limonene 172.0
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 832.0
    ethyl orthosilicate 110.33
    tributyl phosphate 136.02
    diacetone alcohol 300.68
    N,N-dimethylaniline 137.67
    acrylonitrile 494.73
    aniline 286.59
    1,3-propanediol 1272.48
    bromobenzene 172.65
    dibromomethane 660.38
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 616.21
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 178.06
    tetrabutyl urea 169.58
    diisobutyl methanol 166.33
    2-phenylethanol 247.41
    styrene 103.72
    dioctyl adipate 194.63
    dimethyl sulfate 133.06
    ethyl butyrate 211.49
    methyl lactate 222.05
    butyl lactate 219.22
    diethyl carbonate 133.54
    propanediol butyl ether 478.67
    triethyl orthoformate 166.07
    p-tert-butyltoluene 84.66
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 196.38
    morpholine 1389.96
    tert-butylamine 930.42
    n-dodecanol 151.72
    dimethoxymethane 381.32
    ethylene carbonate 287.08
    cyrene 240.54
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 204.93
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 193.76
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 199.68
    4-methylpyridine 406.59
    dibutyl ether 274.1
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 166.33
    DEF 397.37
    dimethyl isosorbide 394.07
    tetrachloroethylene 462.12
    eugenol 212.57
    triacetin 250.45
    span 80 417.42
    1,4-butanediol 511.36
    1,1-dichloroethane 492.28
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 458.89
    methyl formate 292.59
    2-methyl-1-butanol 747.43
    n-decane 58.98
    butyronitrile 637.08
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 269.47
    1-chlorooctane 155.21
    1-chlorotetradecane 65.82
    n-nonane 62.17
    undecane 43.54
    tert-butylcyclohexane 61.88
    cyclooctane 58.34
    cyclopentanol 1034.36
    tetrahydropyran 1102.32
    tert-amyl methyl ether 308.89
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 513.02
    1-hexene 363.34
    2-isopropoxyethanol 414.7
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 286.73
    methyl butyrate 259.78

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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