1-Ethoxy-1-(3-methylbutoxy)hexane

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C13H28O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCC(OCC)OCCC(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 97.53%
    Cognac 70.4%
    Alcoholic 64.03%
    Apple 62.61%
    Fermented 51.58%
    Oily 51.08%
    Ethereal 49.76%
    Vegetable 44.79%
    Cocoa 39.29%
    Fruity 38.91%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 68.71%
    Green 67.37%
    Tropical 36.0%
    Mushroom 30.35%
    Herbal 29.98%
    Earthy 29.84%
    Oily 29.01%
    Fatty 28.85%
    Floral 28.26%
    Waxy 27.7%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.5

    pKa est.
    7.39 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    216.36 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    232°C

    Flash point

    • 85.47 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    1-Ethoxy-1-(3-methylbutoxy)hexane may be used as a nonpolar solvent and processing aid in coatings and inks; it can serve as a solvent in cleaning formulations; it may act as a plasticizer or processing additive for certain polymers to improve flexibility and handling; it can be an organic synthesis intermediate; it is occasionally evaluated for use in fragrance and personal care formulations as a solvent or fixative. Use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 27842.41
    methanol 19153.62
    isopropanol 26616.23
    water 1.4
    ethyl acetate 25956.22
    n-propanol 23371.45
    acetone 28849.18
    n-butanol 24711.03
    acetonitrile 16960.56
    DMF 10254.88
    toluene 7896.33
    isobutanol 20676.29
    1,4-dioxane 25531.34
    methyl acetate 13771.88
    THF 28881.67
    2-butanone 18490.03
    n-pentanol 16247.86
    sec-butanol 24612.15
    n-hexane 17538.34
    ethylene glycol 1367.89
    NMP 9019.25
    cyclohexane 27120.97
    DMSO 14111.44
    n-butyl acetate 27816.76
    n-octanol 8574.99
    chloroform 36221.44
    n-propyl acetate 17100.76
    acetic acid 15827.89
    dichloromethane 30082.2
    cyclohexanone 30764.13
    propylene glycol 2873.46
    isopropyl acetate 19011.01
    DMAc 8013.72
    2-ethoxyethanol 10068.07
    isopentanol 22686.2
    n-heptane 11858.67
    ethyl formate 10850.79
    1,2-dichloroethane 21257.91
    n-hexanol 20378.6
    2-methoxyethanol 13698.65
    isobutyl acetate 9788.81
    tetrachloromethane 9454.82
    n-pentyl acetate 14144.78
    transcutol 25556.85
    n-heptanol 7727.38
    ethylbenzene 4973.26
    MIBK 11548.05
    2-propoxyethanol 14383.24
    tert-butanol 30656.89
    MTBE 32202.79
    2-butoxyethanol 8381.54
    propionic acid 10987.81
    o-xylene 4929.0
    formic acid 2167.7
    diethyl ether 33934.43
    m-xylene 4939.15
    p-xylene 7394.68
    chlorobenzene 9886.38
    dimethyl carbonate 2354.53
    n-octane 3335.7
    formamide 2753.59
    cyclopentanone 17224.12
    2-pentanone 20023.26
    anisole 6098.11
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 18888.57
    gamma-butyrolactone 14927.51
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 11648.77
    pyridine 16749.4
    3-pentanone 12505.04
    furfural 9599.88
    n-dodecane 1512.52
    diethylene glycol 5047.34
    diisopropyl ether 12278.2
    tert-amyl alcohol 26507.32
    acetylacetone 14505.59
    n-hexadecane 1772.15
    acetophenone 5399.28
    methyl propionate 10534.53
    isopentyl acetate 21392.11
    trichloroethylene 28591.27
    n-nonanol 6858.15
    cyclohexanol 25929.72
    benzyl alcohol 4906.5
    2-ethylhexanol 15084.83
    isooctanol 6419.98
    dipropyl ether 23354.42
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 7678.82
    ethyl lactate 3393.8
    propylene carbonate 10239.12
    n-methylformamide 5763.14
    2-pentanol 20240.36
    n-pentane 12376.83
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 14464.9
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 10840.46
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 4370.19
    mesitylene 3668.74
    ε-caprolactone 23159.51
    p-cymene 3955.75
    epichlorohydrin 18128.19
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 26019.07
    2-aminoethanol 4246.05
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 10128.22
    sulfolane 12863.71
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 3585.93
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 30747.25
    n-hexyl acetate 17694.29
    isooctane 2894.07
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 7360.39
    sec-butyl acetate 11656.5
    tert-butyl acetate 15832.21
    decalin 5473.34
    glycerin 2622.24
    diglyme 14702.9
    acrylic acid 5762.87
    isopropyl myristate 4940.89
    n-butyric acid 26697.4
    acetyl acetate 12057.91
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 2448.13
    ethyl propionate 12013.13
    nitromethane 15980.75
    1,2-diethoxyethane 19080.76
    benzonitrile 8526.39
    trioctyl phosphate 2486.32
    1-bromopropane 24076.53
    gamma-valerolactone 19899.59
    n-decanol 4359.07
    triethyl phosphate 3585.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 9758.59
    propionitrile 13230.93
    vinylene carbonate 7972.84
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 11342.14
    DMS 5395.17
    cumene 3406.31
    2-octanol 6752.05
    2-hexanone 16001.42
    octyl acetate 5683.97
    limonene 8927.84
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 21326.56
    ethyl orthosilicate 4262.67
    tributyl phosphate 3589.06
    diacetone alcohol 10363.04
    N,N-dimethylaniline 3788.83
    acrylonitrile 9514.54
    aniline 7809.18
    1,3-propanediol 8895.25
    bromobenzene 11188.04
    dibromomethane 27121.04
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 26634.72
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 7491.19
    tetrabutyl urea 4180.18
    diisobutyl methanol 7105.79
    2-phenylethanol 5564.13
    styrene 6279.76
    dioctyl adipate 5008.6
    dimethyl sulfate 2773.51
    ethyl butyrate 16404.72
    methyl lactate 2892.07
    butyl lactate 6629.37
    diethyl carbonate 7175.91
    propanediol butyl ether 5847.89
    triethyl orthoformate 9630.92
    p-tert-butyltoluene 3710.44
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 4197.3
    morpholine 30456.48
    tert-butylamine 24863.33
    n-dodecanol 3190.18
    dimethoxymethane 8451.2
    ethylene carbonate 9854.13
    cyrene 2648.87
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 10873.34
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 16606.83
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 7822.12
    4-methylpyridine 17261.26
    dibutyl ether 20042.47
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 7105.79
    DEF 15843.58
    dimethyl isosorbide 6079.85
    tetrachloroethylene 19022.33
    eugenol 3308.39
    triacetin 7039.5
    span 80 5521.52
    1,4-butanediol 3424.34
    1,1-dichloroethane 26987.23
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 13700.1
    methyl formate 4125.32
    2-methyl-1-butanol 19280.99
    n-decane 3280.77
    butyronitrile 21529.06
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 8427.49
    1-chlorooctane 8196.2
    1-chlorotetradecane 2538.06
    n-nonane 4053.86
    undecane 2053.51
    tert-butylcyclohexane 4562.62
    cyclooctane 6435.23
    cyclopentanol 17078.68
    tetrahydropyran 46091.76
    tert-amyl methyl ether 17972.82
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 6698.94
    1-hexene 26870.98
    2-isopropoxyethanol 8404.79
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 3246.29
    methyl butyrate 17674.55

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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