10-Methylhexadecanoic acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    17001-26-2

    Molecular formula
    C17H34O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC(C)CCCCCCCCC(=O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 80.21%
    Fatty 77.36%
    Oily 44.67%
    Creamy 32.34%
    Dairy 31.33%
    Milky 29.16%
    Odorless 25.83%
    Soapy 25.82%
    Meaty 25.63%
    Citrus 24.89%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 57.9%
    Waxy 49.83%
    Mild 37.57%
    Fat 37.35%
    Oily 32.0%
    Faint 31.75%
    Coconut 31.67%
    Bland 30.98%
    Odorless 28.94%
    Slightly waxy 26.51%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.6

    pKa est.
    7.36 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    270.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    347°C

    Flash point

    • 174.8 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 10-methylhexadecanoic acid
    • 17001-26-2
    • Hexadecanoic acid, 10-methyl-
    • 10-methyl-hexadecanoic acid
    • 10-methylhexa-decanoic acid
    • SCHEMBL3321785
    • DTXSID50415549
    • CHEBI:165354
    • ITFOCFQAVPXNEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • LMFA01020193
    • HY-165776
    • 17001-26-2

  • Applications

    10-Methylhexadecanoic acid (CAS 17001-26-2) is used primarily as a building block and intermediate across several industrial segments: it serves as an ester precursor for industrial lubricants and greases; it functions as a starting material for alkyd resins and related polymers used in coatings and inks; it acts as a component or precursor for cosmetics and personal-care formulations (emollient and surfactant precursor); it is employed in detergents and cleaning products as a surfactant tail or formulation ingredient; and it is utilized as a monomer or co-monomer in selected specialty polymers within the plastics sector.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 837.97
    methanol 502.12
    isopropanol 936.11
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 722.88
    n-propanol 717.52
    acetone 728.09
    n-butanol 710.02
    acetonitrile 161.86
    DMF 800.05
    toluene 177.53
    isobutanol 611.87
    1,4-dioxane 746.3
    methyl acetate 342.48
    THF 2382.67
    2-butanone 811.74
    n-pentanol 563.5
    sec-butanol 687.82
    n-hexane 187.55
    ethylene glycol 17.09
    NMP 786.14
    cyclohexane 233.26
    DMSO 1014.27
    n-butyl acetate 1005.57
    n-octanol 242.06
    chloroform 642.52
    n-propyl acetate 880.46
    acetic acid 184.11
    dichloromethane 671.56
    cyclohexanone 1394.56
    propylene glycol 94.72
    isopropyl acetate 833.88
    DMAc 803.93
    2-ethoxyethanol 715.49
    isopentanol 803.63
    n-heptane 90.92
    ethyl formate 256.94
    1,2-dichloroethane 705.42
    n-hexanol 539.24
    2-methoxyethanol 854.91
    isobutyl acetate 642.51
    tetrachloromethane 167.9
    n-pentyl acetate 764.06
    transcutol 2456.86
    n-heptanol 293.16
    ethylbenzene 156.04
    MIBK 845.56
    2-propoxyethanol 864.53
    tert-butanol 1195.2
    MTBE 1455.28
    2-butoxyethanol 638.83
    propionic acid 258.65
    o-xylene 154.03
    formic acid 29.88
    diethyl ether 979.63
    m-xylene 179.81
    p-xylene 202.87
    chlorobenzene 250.8
    dimethyl carbonate 79.37
    n-octane 32.54
    formamide 65.2
    cyclopentanone 1226.51
    2-pentanone 1004.93
    anisole 346.84
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1150.46
    gamma-butyrolactone 917.85
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1037.11
    pyridine 485.7
    3-pentanone 482.41
    furfural 551.63
    n-dodecane 16.82
    diethylene glycol 284.42
    diisopropyl ether 413.66
    tert-amyl alcohol 946.38
    acetylacetone 738.2
    n-hexadecane 20.6
    acetophenone 359.81
    methyl propionate 411.15
    isopentyl acetate 1032.55
    trichloroethylene 834.76
    n-nonanol 229.19
    cyclohexanol 722.2
    benzyl alcohol 248.92
    2-ethylhexanol 429.7
    isooctanol 315.38
    dipropyl ether 797.09
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 277.32
    ethyl lactate 229.65
    propylene carbonate 502.93
    n-methylformamide 250.42
    2-pentanol 603.12
    n-pentane 95.75
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 908.66
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 823.46
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 436.31
    mesitylene 145.48
    ε-caprolactone 1050.08
    p-cymene 130.92
    epichlorohydrin 1167.94
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 604.15
    2-aminoethanol 137.67
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 778.6
    sulfolane 1319.33
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 66.64
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1647.3
    n-hexyl acetate 749.43
    isooctane 58.32
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 721.92
    sec-butyl acetate 751.5
    tert-butyl acetate 1082.36
    decalin 94.55
    glycerin 105.14
    diglyme 1315.51
    acrylic acid 101.08
    isopropyl myristate 247.96
    n-butyric acid 800.96
    acetyl acetate 276.15
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 169.64
    ethyl propionate 604.96
    nitromethane 347.05
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1091.42
    benzonitrile 254.25
    trioctyl phosphate 148.25
    1-bromopropane 609.26
    gamma-valerolactone 1568.14
    n-decanol 156.5
    triethyl phosphate 230.32
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 434.1
    propionitrile 245.23
    vinylene carbonate 294.52
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 590.02
    DMS 260.99
    cumene 134.63
    2-octanol 237.24
    2-hexanone 914.04
    octyl acetate 284.37
    limonene 270.59
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1371.78
    ethyl orthosilicate 265.76
    tributyl phosphate 191.94
    diacetone alcohol 962.72
    N,N-dimethylaniline 259.33
    acrylonitrile 183.64
    aniline 232.17
    1,3-propanediol 344.57
    bromobenzene 276.0
    dibromomethane 517.1
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 900.11
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 529.99
    tetrabutyl urea 260.36
    diisobutyl methanol 274.28
    2-phenylethanol 299.2
    styrene 176.78
    dioctyl adipate 340.55
    dimethyl sulfate 177.7
    ethyl butyrate 736.76
    methyl lactate 170.08
    butyl lactate 450.93
    diethyl carbonate 289.64
    propanediol butyl ether 443.04
    triethyl orthoformate 509.43
    p-tert-butyltoluene 136.42
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 393.14
    morpholine 1449.72
    tert-butylamine 778.09
    n-dodecanol 109.25
    dimethoxymethane 614.93
    ethylene carbonate 322.17
    cyrene 351.66
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 704.58
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 773.81
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 311.79
    4-methylpyridine 549.14
    dibutyl ether 648.11
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 274.28
    DEF 878.36
    dimethyl isosorbide 805.41
    tetrachloroethylene 538.6
    eugenol 321.19
    triacetin 509.21
    span 80 424.39
    1,4-butanediol 118.72
    1,1-dichloroethane 638.6
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 551.59
    methyl formate 110.55
    2-methyl-1-butanol 628.16
    n-decane 42.54
    butyronitrile 469.51
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 327.28
    1-chlorooctane 218.77
    1-chlorotetradecane 60.86
    n-nonane 43.16
    undecane 24.8
    tert-butylcyclohexane 95.99
    cyclooctane 58.02
    cyclopentanol 683.93
    tetrahydropyran 1654.49
    tert-amyl methyl ether 858.47
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 710.04
    1-hexene 539.45
    2-isopropoxyethanol 657.75
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 51.11
    methyl butyrate 865.29

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IFRA standard 51

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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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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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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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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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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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