1-Hexadecene

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    26952-14-7

    Molecular formula
    C16H32

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C

    Safety labels

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Waxy 66.02%
    Fatty 37.5%
    Sweet 35.92%
    Gassy 32.68%
    Oily 32.2%
    Citrus 24.57%
    Meaty 23.01%
    Fishy 22.22%
    Clean 19.79%
    Fresh 19.01%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    8.9

    Molecular weight
    224.42 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 4.1 °C

    Boiling point

    • 284.4 °C @ 760 MM HG

    Flash point est.
    128.67 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • INSOLUBLE IN WATER; SOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL, ETHER, PETROLEUM ETHER
    • SOLUBLE IN PETROLEUM AND COAL-TAR SOLVENTS

  • Synonyms

    • 1-Hexadecene
    • 629-73-2
    • Hexadec-1-ene
    • Cetene
    • 1-Cetene
    • Hexadecylene-1
    • Cetylene
    • Hexadecene
    • 1-n-Hexadecene
    • alpha-Hexadecene
    • N-HEXADEC-1-ENE
    • alpha-Hexadecylene
    • Gulftene 16
    • Dialene 16
    • Hexadecene, 1-
    • .alpha.-Hexadecene
    • NSC 60602
    • HSDB 5730
    • EINECS 211-105-8
    • UNII-97T015M2UX
    • DTXSID1027269
    • CHEBI:77507
    • AI3-06556
    • 97T015M2UX
    • MFCD00008991
    • NSC-60602
    • DTXCID507269
    • EC 211-105-8
    • 1-Hexadecene, analytical standard
    • 26952-14-7
    • Hexadecene-1
    • UNII-38H8547VP0
    • Neodene 16
    • EINECS 248-131-4
    • EC 248-131-4
    • 1-Hexadecene, >=98.5%
    • CHEMBL3182381
    • N-HEXADEC-1-ENE [HSDB]
    • NSC60602
    • Tox21_202748
    • 1-Hexadecene, technical grade, 92%
    • AKOS015902424
    • 38H8547VP0
    • NCGC00260296-01
    • CAS-629-73-2
    • LS-14545
    • 1-Hexadecene 10 microg/mL in Cyclohexane
    • 1-Hexadecene, puriss., >=99.0% (GC)
    • CS-0158002
    • H0323
    • H0610
    • NS00006637
    • E81957
    • Q27147084
    • 211-105-8

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 288.14
    methanol 93.74
    isopropanol 523.86
    water 0.0
    ethyl acetate 2375.22
    n-propanol 483.77
    acetone 1387.51
    n-butanol 788.39
    acetonitrile 293.11
    DMF 641.37
    toluene 1640.71
    isobutanol 554.23
    1,4-dioxane 2536.98
    methyl acetate 938.94
    THF 6650.01
    2-butanone 1859.03
    n-pentanol 591.39
    sec-butanol 810.38
    n-hexane 3465.41
    ethylene glycol 7.94
    NMP 1187.95
    cyclohexane 7646.23
    DMSO 977.73
    n-butyl acetate 5649.37
    n-octanol 739.81
    chloroform 2800.51
    n-propyl acetate 2222.54
    acetic acid 162.64
    dichloromethane 2912.93
    cyclohexanone 4095.66
    propylene glycol 37.13
    isopropyl acetate 2374.25
    DMAc 939.71
    2-ethoxyethanol 476.64
    isopentanol 1170.7
    n-heptane 7067.37
    ethyl formate 479.53
    1,2-dichloroethane 2862.24
    n-hexanol 1451.05
    2-methoxyethanol 469.38
    isobutyl acetate 1749.67
    tetrachloromethane 1119.83
    n-pentyl acetate 2380.46
    transcutol 3390.89
    n-heptanol 724.66
    ethylbenzene 1137.41
    MIBK 2240.38
    2-propoxyethanol 1198.8
    tert-butanol 1377.33
    MTBE 3893.29
    2-butoxyethanol 832.14
    propionic acid 267.35
    o-xylene 1159.57
    formic acid 7.02
    diethyl ether 4443.73
    m-xylene 1189.9
    p-xylene 1353.7
    chlorobenzene 1276.22
    dimethyl carbonate 231.39
    n-octane 1389.24
    formamide 18.54
    cyclopentanone 3074.33
    2-pentanone 2698.22
    anisole 1223.81
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4938.78
    gamma-butyrolactone 1897.98
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 709.25
    pyridine 1972.86
    3-pentanone 2082.09
    furfural 974.93
    n-dodecane 420.85
    diethylene glycol 218.97
    diisopropyl ether 2708.42
    tert-amyl alcohol 1430.69
    acetylacetone 1855.89
    n-hexadecane 525.8
    acetophenone 1026.98
    methyl propionate 1123.99
    isopentyl acetate 4662.12
    trichloroethylene 3097.87
    n-nonanol 791.1
    cyclohexanol 1711.91
    benzyl alcohol 416.84
    2-ethylhexanol 2414.53
    isooctanol 900.52
    dipropyl ether 10291.8
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1299.75
    ethyl lactate 352.31
    propylene carbonate 1194.05
    n-methylformamide 136.25
    2-pentanol 1145.11
    n-pentane 2209.22
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2176.28
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2497.94
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 799.02
    mesitylene 1080.72
    ε-caprolactone 2707.98
    p-cymene 1551.54
    epichlorohydrin 2653.06
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3568.92
    2-aminoethanol 42.19
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1058.74
    sulfolane 2273.45
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 843.33
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5932.63
    n-hexyl acetate 2345.39
    isooctane 830.29
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1098.84
    sec-butyl acetate 2146.2
    tert-butyl acetate 3318.24
    decalin 1721.61
    glycerin 46.1
    diglyme 2620.79
    acrylic acid 115.44
    isopropyl myristate 1250.68
    n-butyric acid 991.52
    acetyl acetate 1019.76
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 459.1
    ethyl propionate 2030.07
    nitromethane 349.08
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5155.99
    benzonitrile 681.5
    trioctyl phosphate 458.72
    1-bromopropane 4190.13
    gamma-valerolactone 2211.48
    n-decanol 572.13
    triethyl phosphate 1267.39
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 898.55
    propionitrile 639.77
    vinylene carbonate 613.75
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 863.2
    DMS 795.28
    cumene 828.64
    2-octanol 761.53
    2-hexanone 2385.05
    octyl acetate 1136.8
    limonene 3659.13
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2327.27
    ethyl orthosilicate 1529.91
    tributyl phosphate 689.63
    diacetone alcohol 1559.5
    N,N-dimethylaniline 989.83
    acrylonitrile 356.12
    aniline 766.62
    1,3-propanediol 144.3
    bromobenzene 1883.82
    dibromomethane 2790.59
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3422.72
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2387.79
    tetrabutyl urea 933.0
    diisobutyl methanol 2271.31
    2-phenylethanol 712.92
    styrene 1203.47
    dioctyl adipate 1240.0
    dimethyl sulfate 377.27
    ethyl butyrate 4948.05
    methyl lactate 196.37
    butyl lactate 838.98
    diethyl carbonate 2020.82
    propanediol butyl ether 406.47
    triethyl orthoformate 3450.75
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1550.99
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1030.07
    morpholine 2829.27
    tert-butylamine 1575.0
    n-dodecanol 479.88
    dimethoxymethane 1010.97
    ethylene carbonate 782.01
    cyrene 506.69
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1729.66
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4496.88
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1314.54
    4-methylpyridine 1987.47
    dibutyl ether 5760.8
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2271.31
    DEF 2181.95
    dimethyl isosorbide 1817.69
    tetrachloroethylene 1935.09
    eugenol 577.93
    triacetin 1225.65
    span 80 819.38
    1,4-butanediol 54.99
    1,1-dichloroethane 2743.67
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 852.88
    methyl formate 110.43
    2-methyl-1-butanol 892.52
    n-decane 1031.57
    butyronitrile 1171.27
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1329.13
    1-chlorooctane 1916.78
    1-chlorotetradecane 670.64
    n-nonane 1250.2
    undecane 613.47
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1356.47
    cyclooctane 2684.5
    cyclopentanol 1178.03
    tetrahydropyran 7160.31
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3056.44
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1434.3
    1-hexene 3926.87
    2-isopropoxyethanol 607.65
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 41.03
    methyl butyrate 2419.99

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1 4

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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Thymus pulegioides (Italy) Thymus pulegioides L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 2.5%
Basil (Italy) 4a steamdistillate 8015-73-4 Ocimum basilicum L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.01%
Basil (Italy) 4b CO2-extract 8015-73-4 Ocimum basilicum L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.01%
Basil (Italy) 4b extract 8015-73-4 Ocimum basilicum L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 7.53%