1-Methoxyoctane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    929-56-6

    Molecular formula
    C9H20O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCOC

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 71.95%
    Floral 69.95%
    Citrus 65.39%
    Fresh 64.35%
    Sweet 63.35%
    Waxy 59.89%
    Fruity 57.43%
    Rose 54.34%
    Fatty 52.9%
    Orange 52.77%

     

    Flavor
    Floral 59.15%
    Fruity 58.47%
    Sweet 57.23%
    Green 55.05%
    Waxy 52.52%
    Herbal 48.96%
    Rose 48.68%
    Orange 46.26%
    Fresh 42.06%
    Citrus 41.42%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.0

    pKa est.
    7.71 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    144.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    171°C

    Flash point

    • 47.51 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-Methoxyoctane
    • Octane, 1-methoxy-
    • Octyl methyl ether
    • Methyl octyl ether
    • n-Octyl methyl ether
    • Ether, methyl octyl
    • EINECS 213-201-5
    • DTXSID40239190
    • RefChem:76181
    • DTXCID60161681
    • 213-201-5
    • RIAWWRJHTAZJSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 929-56-6
    • methoxyoctane
    • SCHEMBL92148
    • SCHEMBL167832
    • SCHEMBL198337
    • SCHEMBL980187
    • SCHEMBL2955465
    • SCHEMBL4339778
    • SCHEMBL6886000
    • SCHEMBL8995533
    • SCHEMBL9085008
    • SCHEMBL9148561
    • SCHEMBL13389166
    • SCHEMBL20918144
    • SCHEMBL30782966
    • MFCD01366363
    • SBB061156
    • AKOS006229555
    • NS00039509
    • ST51047211
    • Q3333701
    • 929-56-6

  • Applications

    1-Methoxyoctane (CAS 929-56-6) is a nonpolar ether commonly used as a solvent in industrial formulations. Typical applications include serving as a solvent in coatings, inks, and adhesives; acting as a carrier/solvent in perfumery and cosmetics; used as a cleaning solvent in household and industrial formulations; evaluated as a processing solvent or intermediate in polymer and plastics formulations; and used as an intermediate in fragrance ingredient synthesis.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 19032.01
    methanol 12957.92
    isopropanol 18792.46
    water 0.27
    ethyl acetate 15686.84
    n-propanol 17747.09
    acetone 17801.52
    n-butanol 19070.95
    acetonitrile 10656.99
    DMF 6295.43
    toluene 4349.44
    isobutanol 12500.77
    1,4-dioxane 17495.44
    methyl acetate 8939.75
    THF 22000.68
    2-butanone 12862.77
    n-pentanol 10177.43
    sec-butanol 15945.44
    n-hexane 9132.91
    ethylene glycol 1261.81
    NMP 3826.03
    cyclohexane 13607.27
    DMSO 10209.37
    n-butyl acetate 15557.15
    n-octanol 3205.0
    chloroform 21528.65
    n-propyl acetate 9372.87
    acetic acid 7806.39
    dichloromethane 19456.86
    cyclohexanone 16094.24
    propylene glycol 2634.31
    isopropyl acetate 8165.8
    DMAc 3168.77
    2-ethoxyethanol 8244.3
    isopentanol 14194.55
    n-heptane 7047.93
    ethyl formate 6343.85
    1,2-dichloroethane 14225.74
    n-hexanol 13012.54
    2-methoxyethanol 12357.51
    isobutyl acetate 4340.09
    tetrachloromethane 6512.38
    n-pentyl acetate 5461.02
    transcutol 17322.17
    n-heptanol 3760.84
    ethylbenzene 2321.1
    MIBK 5528.73
    2-propoxyethanol 11124.95
    tert-butanol 20789.17
    MTBE 17333.65
    2-butoxyethanol 5016.75
    propionic acid 7126.57
    o-xylene 2076.99
    formic acid 984.12
    diethyl ether 24818.91
    m-xylene 2419.77
    p-xylene 2700.71
    chlorobenzene 4881.59
    dimethyl carbonate 1013.75
    n-octane 1402.67
    formamide 1526.24
    cyclopentanone 11088.03
    2-pentanone 12825.4
    anisole 3267.97
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 13441.91
    gamma-butyrolactone 9362.73
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 9511.8
    pyridine 11940.71
    3-pentanone 7415.67
    furfural 5912.01
    n-dodecane 487.57
    diethylene glycol 4454.03
    diisopropyl ether 5896.57
    tert-amyl alcohol 14039.68
    acetylacetone 6832.01
    n-hexadecane 573.99
    acetophenone 2280.32
    methyl propionate 6828.26
    isopentyl acetate 9408.81
    trichloroethylene 17934.83
    n-nonanol 2591.02
    cyclohexanol 15580.64
    benzyl alcohol 2759.37
    2-ethylhexanol 8576.33
    isooctanol 3020.57
    dipropyl ether 16972.81
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3535.68
    ethyl lactate 1917.89
    propylene carbonate 5232.78
    n-methylformamide 4113.67
    2-pentanol 13490.83
    n-pentane 7635.95
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 11217.13
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 5944.29
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2088.96
    mesitylene 1535.7
    ε-caprolactone 11811.2
    p-cymene 1909.69
    epichlorohydrin 12351.7
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 15607.54
    2-aminoethanol 3911.4
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 5789.1
    sulfolane 7148.87
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1484.07
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 21515.93
    n-hexyl acetate 5687.19
    isooctane 1327.51
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4024.55
    sec-butyl acetate 5343.15
    tert-butyl acetate 6978.68
    decalin 2031.21
    glycerin 2136.61
    diglyme 8798.46
    acrylic acid 3810.87
    isopropyl myristate 1613.34
    n-butyric acid 16387.53
    acetyl acetate 4753.87
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 862.36
    ethyl propionate 6437.33
    nitromethane 8828.17
    1,2-diethoxyethane 12730.24
    benzonitrile 4322.37
    trioctyl phosphate 826.22
    1-bromopropane 18124.31
    gamma-valerolactone 11913.04
    n-decanol 1687.49
    triethyl phosphate 1740.31
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 5136.47
    propionitrile 11292.92
    vinylene carbonate 4022.67
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 7222.11
    DMS 2034.95
    cumene 1303.04
    2-octanol 2668.51
    2-hexanone 8618.84
    octyl acetate 1888.99
    limonene 4498.38
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 14299.56
    ethyl orthosilicate 2214.43
    tributyl phosphate 1233.28
    diacetone alcohol 5321.69
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1651.19
    acrylonitrile 8364.02
    aniline 5154.56
    1,3-propanediol 7061.35
    bromobenzene 5386.34
    dibromomethane 17757.03
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 15172.14
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3469.37
    tetrabutyl urea 1375.71
    diisobutyl methanol 4331.69
    2-phenylethanol 3131.39
    styrene 3179.13
    dioctyl adipate 1812.22
    dimethyl sulfate 1195.19
    ethyl butyrate 9387.0
    methyl lactate 1791.81
    butyl lactate 2878.62
    diethyl carbonate 3790.01
    propanediol butyl ether 2924.68
    triethyl orthoformate 5330.56
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1853.27
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1533.22
    morpholine 23294.66
    tert-butylamine 17127.19
    n-dodecanol 1228.0
    dimethoxymethane 5729.84
    ethylene carbonate 4727.3
    cyrene 1262.41
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4710.38
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 7276.11
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3496.82
    4-methylpyridine 9535.54
    dibutyl ether 10116.83
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4331.69
    DEF 9331.89
    dimethyl isosorbide 2972.52
    tetrachloroethylene 11302.63
    eugenol 1379.34
    triacetin 2536.01
    span 80 2714.53
    1,4-butanediol 2384.55
    1,1-dichloroethane 17863.41
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 7172.93
    methyl formate 2574.29
    2-methyl-1-butanol 11930.73
    n-decane 1166.25
    butyronitrile 16184.64
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3710.67
    1-chlorooctane 3055.27
    1-chlorotetradecane 819.35
    n-nonane 1485.14
    undecane 704.74
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1841.07
    cyclooctane 3007.22
    cyclopentanol 12123.25
    tetrahydropyran 33476.25
    tert-amyl methyl ether 9472.25
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3602.24
    1-hexene 17106.82
    2-isopropoxyethanol 5858.68
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1349.33
    methyl butyrate 9026.91

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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