1-Methyl-2-propylbenzene

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1074-17-5

    Molecular formula
    C10H14

    SMILES
    CCCC1=CC=CC=C1C

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Herbal 39.2%
    Sweet 37.25%
    Spicy 36.02%
    Woody 35.74%
    Citrus 34.96%
    Green 30.64%
    Earthy 30.31%
    Gassy 30.07%
    Phenolic 26.52%
    Fresh 25.56%

     

    Flavor
    Gasoline 29.13%
    Plastic 25.64%
    Sweet 24.27%
    Citrus 23.79%
    Guaiacol 22.69%
    Spice 21.85%
    Spicy 20.76%
    Licorice 20.54%
    Styrene 20.2%
    Medicinal 20.18%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.1

    pKa est.
    8.21 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    134.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    179°C

    Melting point expt.

    • -60.3 °C

    Flash point

    • 56.45 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-METHYL-2-PROPYLBENZENE
    • 2-Propyltoluene
    • 1074-17-5
    • 2-n-Propyltoluene
    • o-Propyltoluene
    • Toluene, o-propyl-
    • Benzene, 1-methyl-2-propyl-
    • 1-Methyl-2-n-propylbenzene
    • MFCD00059246
    • 1-Methyl-2-propyl-Benzene
    • NSC-73977
    • O-Propyl-Toluene
    • NSC73977
    • EINECS 214-037-7
    • NSC 73977
    • O-Propyltoluene, 8CI
    • SC345TN8SW
    • Toluene, o-propyl- (8CI)
    • 1-Methyl-2-n-propyl benzene
    • SCHEMBL135178
    • SCHEMBL258549
    • SCHEMBL282555
    • SCHEMBL369840
    • SCHEMBL369841
    • SCHEMBL487303
    • SCHEMBL1606781
    • SCHEMBL1988589
    • SCHEMBL3373079
    • SCHEMBL4502800
    • SCHEMBL9620248
    • DTXSID4061466
    • SCHEMBL10458945
    • SCHEMBL11372254
    • SCHEMBL23530375
    • SCHEMBL27746747
    • SCHEMBL29462889
    • CHEBI:185869
    • MSK001933
    • AKOS016846217
    • SY055066
    • CS-0339507
    • NS00021494
    • P0747
    • T71577
    • 135M988
    • Q63396360
    • InChI=1/C10H14/c1-3-6-10-8-5-4-7-9(10)2/h4-5,7-8H,3,6H2,1-2H
    • 1074-17-5

  • Applications

    1-Methyl-2-propylbenzene, CAS 1074-17-5, is an alkylbenzene used primarily as a nonpolar organic solvent in various industrial processes and as a precursor for the synthesis of other aromatic compounds. It is commonly used as a solvent for coatings, paints, and inks; may serve as a fragrance component or odorant in perfumery; is employed as a processing solvent in polymer manufacturing and related formulations; and may be used in industrial cleaning formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1139.32
    methanol 478.82
    isopropanol 1087.77
    water 0.08
    ethyl acetate 2025.16
    n-propanol 1182.7
    acetone 2179.51
    n-butanol 1323.52
    acetonitrile 2121.88
    DMF 1431.26
    toluene 1611.93
    isobutanol 955.09
    1,4-dioxane 3615.75
    methyl acetate 1750.1
    THF 4006.17
    2-butanone 2161.19
    n-pentanol 845.04
    sec-butanol 1045.91
    n-hexane 1454.71
    ethylene glycol 67.35
    NMP 1247.6
    cyclohexane 1726.35
    DMSO 1375.78
    n-butyl acetate 4882.84
    n-octanol 854.42
    chloroform 4016.32
    n-propyl acetate 1491.46
    acetic acid 457.72
    dichloromethane 5117.47
    cyclohexanone 3137.14
    propylene glycol 116.8
    isopropyl acetate 1057.33
    DMAc 875.27
    2-ethoxyethanol 593.8
    isopentanol 997.5
    n-heptane 2267.91
    ethyl formate 1235.0
    1,2-dichloroethane 3618.86
    n-hexanol 2626.91
    2-methoxyethanol 852.8
    isobutyl acetate 900.14
    tetrachloromethane 1183.64
    n-pentyl acetate 1208.41
    transcutol 1973.94
    n-heptanol 840.59
    ethylbenzene 905.08
    MIBK 1001.38
    2-propoxyethanol 1818.47
    tert-butanol 1233.08
    MTBE 2064.26
    2-butoxyethanol 720.26
    propionic acid 614.85
    o-xylene 766.25
    formic acid 42.76
    diethyl ether 3279.84
    m-xylene 939.69
    p-xylene 947.73
    chlorobenzene 1697.7
    dimethyl carbonate 422.73
    n-octane 600.42
    formamide 112.12
    cyclopentanone 2720.96
    2-pentanone 1916.23
    anisole 1073.39
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2328.66
    gamma-butyrolactone 2285.76
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 741.41
    pyridine 2523.17
    3-pentanone 1585.53
    furfural 1205.59
    n-dodecane 310.07
    diethylene glycol 482.45
    diisopropyl ether 940.4
    tert-amyl alcohol 959.94
    acetylacetone 1227.88
    n-hexadecane 357.11
    acetophenone 737.02
    methyl propionate 1312.26
    isopentyl acetate 2932.91
    trichloroethylene 4157.5
    n-nonanol 694.95
    cyclohexanol 1356.45
    benzyl alcohol 473.62
    2-ethylhexanol 2066.34
    isooctanol 618.3
    dipropyl ether 4353.16
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1305.21
    ethyl lactate 287.7
    propylene carbonate 1380.87
    n-methylformamide 590.08
    2-pentanol 979.21
    n-pentane 1032.9
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1675.37
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1574.96
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 579.85
    mesitylene 619.53
    ε-caprolactone 2141.53
    p-cymene 883.45
    epichlorohydrin 3050.42
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3104.3
    2-aminoethanol 179.05
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1288.51
    sulfolane 1867.92
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 311.02
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3515.21
    n-hexyl acetate 1545.61
    isooctane 303.92
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 823.33
    sec-butyl acetate 811.0
    tert-butyl acetate 1099.51
    decalin 551.46
    glycerin 120.32
    diglyme 1729.94
    acrylic acid 351.77
    isopropyl myristate 683.5
    n-butyric acid 1164.45
    acetyl acetate 806.82
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 368.36
    ethyl propionate 1170.34
    nitromethane 980.98
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2698.9
    benzonitrile 1080.88
    trioctyl phosphate 352.17
    1-bromopropane 3566.59
    gamma-valerolactone 2182.3
    n-decanol 534.22
    triethyl phosphate 529.36
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 491.44
    propionitrile 1987.56
    vinylene carbonate 1120.15
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 734.16
    DMS 724.3
    cumene 552.62
    2-octanol 606.36
    2-hexanone 1635.21
    octyl acetate 783.86
    limonene 1633.08
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2013.2
    ethyl orthosilicate 574.83
    tributyl phosphate 452.85
    diacetone alcohol 721.77
    N,N-dimethylaniline 654.6
    acrylonitrile 1500.72
    aniline 899.0
    1,3-propanediol 370.76
    bromobenzene 2203.94
    dibromomethane 4294.83
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2892.84
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1048.2
    tetrabutyl urea 632.29
    diisobutyl methanol 851.39
    2-phenylethanol 908.84
    styrene 1132.62
    dioctyl adipate 671.57
    dimethyl sulfate 462.41
    ethyl butyrate 2487.33
    methyl lactate 252.11
    butyl lactate 499.2
    diethyl carbonate 1154.82
    propanediol butyl ether 446.39
    triethyl orthoformate 1234.97
    p-tert-butyltoluene 773.23
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 628.23
    morpholine 3182.05
    tert-butylamine 1067.14
    n-dodecanol 454.37
    dimethoxymethane 1419.41
    ethylene carbonate 1201.78
    cyrene 398.73
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1125.38
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2615.22
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1178.66
    4-methylpyridine 2358.93
    dibutyl ether 2305.69
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 851.39
    DEF 1694.11
    dimethyl isosorbide 1117.85
    tetrachloroethylene 1876.47
    eugenol 492.3
    triacetin 689.28
    span 80 575.22
    1,4-butanediol 149.72
    1,1-dichloroethane 3633.16
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 694.9
    methyl formate 565.26
    2-methyl-1-butanol 978.54
    n-decane 533.43
    butyronitrile 2402.57
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 766.19
    1-chlorooctane 1260.07
    1-chlorotetradecane 495.05
    n-nonane 666.89
    undecane 394.79
    tert-butylcyclohexane 513.33
    cyclooctane 727.48
    cyclopentanol 1145.59
    tetrahydropyran 4891.7
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1305.47
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1015.07
    1-hexene 2833.14
    2-isopropoxyethanol 540.23
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 114.14
    methyl butyrate 1667.02

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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