1-Octanol, 7-methoxy-3,7-dimethyl-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    38376-28-2

    Molecular formula
    C11H24O2

    SMILES
    CC(CCCC(C)(C)OC)CCO

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 93.83%
    Green 71.64%
    Rose 71.17%
    Sweet 65.17%
    Fresh 61.82%
    Lily 61.16%
    Citrus 56.0%
    Muguet 49.68%
    Waxy 45.63%
    Woody 45.07%

     

    Flavor
    Green 77.18%
    Floral 70.25%
    Waxy 50.49%
    Lily 45.12%
    Oily 42.39%
    Rose 38.11%
    Citrus 37.74%
    Earthy 37.2%
    Clean 36.79%
    Fruity 35.62%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.4

    pKa est.
    8.75 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    188.31 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    249°C

    Flash point

    • 94.31 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 7-Methoxy-3,7-dimethyloctan-1-ol
    • 1-Octanol, 7-methoxy-3,7-dimethyl-
    • 38376-28-2
    • Methoxycitronellol
    • 7-methoxy-3,7-dimethyl-1-Octanol
    • EINECS 253-908-6
    • AI3-36545
    • DTXSID40885712
    • RefChem:435199
    • DTXCID401025075
    • 253-908-6
    • 3,7-Dimethyl-7-methoxy-1-octanol
    • 7-methoxy-3,7-dimethyloctanol
    • SCHEMBL11547425
    • 7-methoxy-3,7-dimethyl-octan-1-ol
    • MFCD01571831
    • SBB001572
    • STK675285
    • AKOS005593705
    • ST4045667
    • CS-0327495
    • NS00056672
    • SR-01000523995
    • SR-01000523995-1
    • 38376-28-2

  • Applications

    Chemical name: 1-Octanol, 7-methoxy-3,7-dimethyl-, CAS number: 38376-28-2 is primarily used as an aroma compound in perfumery and cosmetics, where it contributes as an odorant and may act as a fixative; it is commonly evaluated as a flavor intermediate or component in fragrance-flavor formulations, and can serve as a solvent or processing aid in household products; in industrial manufacturing it is used as an intermediate for fragrance materials and fine chemicals, and in coatings and inks as a solvent or formulation additive.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 6495.67
    methanol 5664.73
    isopropanol 5277.67
    water 7.96
    ethyl acetate 2219.66
    n-propanol 4291.53
    acetone 1872.03
    n-butanol 4130.91
    acetonitrile 1397.37
    DMF 1131.95
    toluene 530.35
    isobutanol 2752.57
    1,4-dioxane 4883.62
    methyl acetate 1416.47
    THF 4440.23
    2-butanone 1406.19
    n-pentanol 2229.03
    sec-butanol 3139.44
    n-hexane 482.31
    ethylene glycol 730.41
    NMP 703.93
    cyclohexane 932.82
    DMSO 1253.54
    n-butyl acetate 1479.5
    n-octanol 847.15
    chloroform 3017.27
    n-propyl acetate 1096.25
    acetic acid 2387.4
    dichloromethane 1925.04
    cyclohexanone 1873.17
    propylene glycol 1526.17
    isopropyl acetate 1321.31
    DMAc 890.31
    2-ethoxyethanol 2575.28
    isopentanol 2592.76
    n-heptane 465.72
    ethyl formate 1099.9
    1,2-dichloroethane 1196.87
    n-hexanol 2774.33
    2-methoxyethanol 4170.7
    isobutyl acetate 720.52
    tetrachloromethane 713.89
    n-pentyl acetate 719.19
    transcutol 4487.9
    n-heptanol 942.03
    ethylbenzene 279.64
    MIBK 811.39
    2-propoxyethanol 2939.58
    tert-butanol 5694.1
    MTBE 3164.02
    2-butoxyethanol 1361.41
    propionic acid 1701.34
    o-xylene 359.78
    formic acid 780.2
    diethyl ether 3056.42
    m-xylene 383.12
    p-xylene 408.55
    chlorobenzene 628.78
    dimethyl carbonate 216.87
    n-octane 123.73
    formamide 679.11
    cyclopentanone 1292.52
    2-pentanone 1274.97
    anisole 607.33
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1827.31
    gamma-butyrolactone 1407.89
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2713.26
    pyridine 1416.93
    3-pentanone 810.83
    furfural 1142.47
    n-dodecane 75.78
    diethylene glycol 1755.32
    diisopropyl ether 793.48
    tert-amyl alcohol 3090.46
    acetylacetone 1006.55
    n-hexadecane 84.19
    acetophenone 426.88
    methyl propionate 967.17
    isopentyl acetate 1242.55
    trichloroethylene 1864.41
    n-nonanol 704.54
    cyclohexanol 2742.05
    benzyl alcohol 602.92
    2-ethylhexanol 1271.35
    isooctanol 696.62
    dipropyl ether 1478.57
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 521.31
    ethyl lactate 466.62
    propylene carbonate 947.58
    n-methylformamide 887.03
    2-pentanol 2297.49
    n-pentane 543.1
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2168.9
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1245.3
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 818.91
    mesitylene 280.33
    ε-caprolactone 1810.64
    p-cymene 266.94
    epichlorohydrin 1861.82
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1569.38
    2-aminoethanol 2046.43
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1813.82
    sulfolane 1022.56
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 222.64
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3270.67
    n-hexyl acetate 1052.9
    isooctane 184.93
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1435.05
    sec-butyl acetate 782.99
    tert-butyl acetate 1326.18
    decalin 228.06
    glycerin 1360.19
    diglyme 2379.37
    acrylic acid 912.85
    isopropyl myristate 334.9
    n-butyric acid 3060.56
    acetyl acetate 932.46
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 285.71
    ethyl propionate 785.24
    nitromethane 1656.25
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1714.32
    benzonitrile 699.89
    trioctyl phosphate 234.94
    1-bromopropane 1213.69
    gamma-valerolactone 2285.6
    n-decanol 470.64
    triethyl phosphate 338.04
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1126.11
    propionitrile 1370.08
    vinylene carbonate 812.36
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1501.82
    DMS 465.0
    cumene 216.83
    2-octanol 597.7
    2-hexanone 950.15
    octyl acetate 414.18
    limonene 532.96
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2850.36
    ethyl orthosilicate 408.45
    tributyl phosphate 305.52
    diacetone alcohol 1339.05
    N,N-dimethylaniline 365.9
    acrylonitrile 948.91
    aniline 962.16
    1,3-propanediol 3087.37
    bromobenzene 593.66
    dibromomethane 1451.32
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1825.43
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 650.72
    tetrabutyl urea 311.79
    diisobutyl methanol 601.77
    2-phenylethanol 761.52
    styrene 335.88
    dioctyl adipate 431.82
    dimethyl sulfate 259.2
    ethyl butyrate 996.7
    methyl lactate 512.58
    butyl lactate 598.8
    diethyl carbonate 550.21
    propanediol butyl ether 1169.07
    triethyl orthoformate 804.17
    p-tert-butyltoluene 292.96
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 468.57
    morpholine 5971.1
    tert-butylamine 3837.91
    n-dodecanol 339.65
    dimethoxymethane 1175.33
    ethylene carbonate 940.27
    cyrene 508.37
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 807.57
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 936.54
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 626.1
    4-methylpyridine 1296.95
    dibutyl ether 1044.55
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 601.77
    DEF 1154.08
    dimethyl isosorbide 987.92
    tetrachloroethylene 1272.57
    eugenol 456.6
    triacetin 738.11
    span 80 878.16
    1,4-butanediol 1041.44
    1,1-dichloroethane 1726.04
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1347.87
    methyl formate 534.52
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2138.22
    n-decane 157.98
    butyronitrile 1892.67
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 730.48
    1-chlorooctane 436.86
    1-chlorotetradecane 152.63
    n-nonane 169.94
    undecane 101.61
    tert-butylcyclohexane 231.27
    cyclooctane 238.24
    cyclopentanol 2258.12
    tetrahydropyran 5026.02
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1552.41
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1310.29
    1-hexene 1055.66
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1659.78
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 546.47
    methyl butyrate 1053.15

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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