1-Phenyl-3-pentanol

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H16O

    SMILES
    CCC(CCC1=CC=CC=C1)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 80.4%
    Sweet 64.95%
    Rose 52.43%
    Fruity 50.9%
    Balsamic 46.73%
    Spicy 37.01%
    Herbal 36.99%
    Honey 35.53%
    Earthy 33.92%
    Hyacinth 29.66%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 70.34%
    Green 60.13%
    Floral 57.53%
    Spicy 46.12%
    Balsam 42.36%
    Earthy 42.32%
    Hyacinth 42.32%
    Fresh 40.13%
    Herbal 36.35%
    Rose 32.75%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.8

    pKa est.
    8.24 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    164.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    248°C

    Flash point

    • 115.47 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-Phenyl-3-pentanol
    • SCHEMBL108799
    • NFHFXJDPAATBQI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Applications

    1-Phenyl-3-pentanol is mainly used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and as a precursor to more complex molecules for fragrance and flavor chemistry, cosmetics and personal care, and pharmaceutical and agrochemical development; it can serve as a chiral building block or precursor to derivatives such as ketones, esters, or ethers through oxidation or other functional-group transformations; its aryl-alkyl alcohol structure also makes it a candidate for exploration as a specialty chemical precursor in polymers and coatings, and for other research and development applications.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3620.18
    methanol 3193.05
    isopropanol 2340.04
    water 0.42
    ethyl acetate 4697.18
    n-propanol 2568.88
    acetone 1930.12
    n-butanol 2256.27
    acetonitrile 2847.48
    DMF 986.76
    toluene 630.79
    isobutanol 1330.67
    1,4-dioxane 4427.76
    methyl acetate 2302.81
    THF 2667.48
    2-butanone 1986.91
    n-pentanol 1413.41
    sec-butanol 1516.12
    n-hexane 245.92
    ethylene glycol 297.69
    NMP 290.43
    cyclohexane 260.8
    DMSO 1793.67
    n-butyl acetate 2124.4
    n-octanol 299.32
    chloroform 3104.37
    n-propyl acetate 1572.01
    acetic acid 1139.91
    dichloromethane 2975.95
    cyclohexanone 1429.2
    propylene glycol 485.27
    isopropyl acetate 1663.37
    DMAc 795.96
    2-ethoxyethanol 1796.28
    isopentanol 1501.52
    n-heptane 155.52
    ethyl formate 1367.05
    1,2-dichloroethane 2261.89
    n-hexanol 1560.78
    2-methoxyethanol 2705.42
    isobutyl acetate 753.61
    tetrachloromethane 337.49
    n-pentyl acetate 491.89
    transcutol 5195.85
    n-heptanol 379.75
    ethylbenzene 293.64
    MIBK 835.15
    2-propoxyethanol 2131.12
    tert-butanol 2209.5
    MTBE 2351.58
    2-butoxyethanol 775.22
    propionic acid 1163.55
    o-xylene 257.69
    formic acid 275.02
    diethyl ether 4248.88
    m-xylene 314.55
    p-xylene 280.36
    chlorobenzene 627.31
    dimethyl carbonate 350.41
    n-octane 41.35
    formamide 530.1
    cyclopentanone 1066.72
    2-pentanone 1845.21
    anisole 715.35
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1113.68
    gamma-butyrolactone 1273.16
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1767.81
    pyridine 2040.91
    3-pentanone 1154.98
    furfural 981.39
    n-dodecane 26.35
    diethylene glycol 1041.13
    diisopropyl ether 682.19
    tert-amyl alcohol 1285.14
    acetylacetone 1305.84
    n-hexadecane 30.29
    acetophenone 463.5
    methyl propionate 1733.4
    isopentyl acetate 1393.08
    trichloroethylene 2839.08
    n-nonanol 260.22
    cyclohexanol 843.91
    benzyl alcohol 496.61
    2-ethylhexanol 796.09
    isooctanol 287.58
    dipropyl ether 1690.25
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 430.64
    ethyl lactate 336.37
    propylene carbonate 763.41
    n-methylformamide 843.59
    2-pentanol 1372.39
    n-pentane 185.34
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1457.76
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1275.67
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 487.85
    mesitylene 181.14
    ε-caprolactone 1236.95
    p-cymene 167.88
    epichlorohydrin 2300.93
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1375.07
    2-aminoethanol 864.99
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1070.39
    sulfolane 809.39
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 67.83
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1875.63
    n-hexyl acetate 602.02
    isooctane 69.46
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 874.21
    sec-butyl acetate 867.41
    tert-butyl acetate 1079.39
    decalin 94.12
    glycerin 481.81
    diglyme 1832.06
    acrylic acid 641.07
    isopropyl myristate 215.62
    n-butyric acid 2181.61
    acetyl acetate 1109.39
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 159.62
    ethyl propionate 1171.89
    nitromethane 1808.51
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2655.97
    benzonitrile 609.91
    trioctyl phosphate 120.33
    1-bromopropane 1490.94
    gamma-valerolactone 1611.19
    n-decanol 189.8
    triethyl phosphate 250.88
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 568.43
    propionitrile 1941.91
    vinylene carbonate 695.17
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 980.22
    DMS 437.49
    cumene 167.84
    2-octanol 195.28
    2-hexanone 1182.38
    octyl acetate 245.62
    limonene 294.87
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3068.26
    ethyl orthosilicate 284.0
    tributyl phosphate 183.87
    diacetone alcohol 860.06
    N,N-dimethylaniline 315.63
    acrylonitrile 1593.54
    aniline 761.29
    1,3-propanediol 1355.08
    bromobenzene 645.41
    dibromomethane 1970.39
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2098.01
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 453.83
    tetrabutyl urea 203.41
    diisobutyl methanol 371.9
    2-phenylethanol 568.42
    styrene 432.77
    dioctyl adipate 275.47
    dimethyl sulfate 332.98
    ethyl butyrate 1327.99
    methyl lactate 371.02
    butyl lactate 330.96
    diethyl carbonate 710.58
    propanediol butyl ether 493.63
    triethyl orthoformate 675.23
    p-tert-butyltoluene 164.47
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 276.39
    morpholine 4684.92
    tert-butylamine 1509.69
    n-dodecanol 144.13
    dimethoxymethane 1706.47
    ethylene carbonate 776.5
    cyrene 285.7
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 814.55
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 947.07
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 458.34
    4-methylpyridine 1467.07
    dibutyl ether 833.26
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 371.9
    DEF 1633.4
    dimethyl isosorbide 696.04
    tetrachloroethylene 1406.02
    eugenol 302.68
    triacetin 454.34
    span 80 418.1
    1,4-butanediol 425.07
    1,1-dichloroethane 2146.4
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 927.3
    methyl formate 541.22
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1216.98
    n-decane 52.34
    butyronitrile 2202.28
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 357.5
    1-chlorooctane 221.62
    1-chlorotetradecane 73.01
    n-nonane 54.17
    undecane 35.36
    tert-butylcyclohexane 96.32
    cyclooctane 75.7
    cyclopentanol 646.26
    tetrahydropyran 3462.89
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1117.18
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 906.64
    1-hexene 1084.28
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1066.05
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 211.63
    methyl butyrate 1540.25

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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