1,1-Bis(2-methylpropoxy)hexane

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C14H30O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCC(OCC(C)C)OCC(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 97.02%
    Alcoholic 70.83%
    Cognac 65.94%
    Fermented 61.83%
    Apple 52.75%
    Oily 51.01%
    Cocoa 49.49%
    Ethereal 48.81%
    Malty 45.51%
    Vegetable 32.05%

     

    Flavor
    Green 59.34%
    Fruity 55.84%
    Tropical 31.89%
    Herbal 30.43%
    Oily 28.02%
    Earthy 27.27%
    Floral 26.85%
    Mushroom 24.77%
    Ethereal 23.65%
    Vegetable 22.84%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.1

    pKa est.
    7.96 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    230.39 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    233°C

    Flash point

    • 87.32 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL14778484
  • Applications

    1,1-Bis(2-methylpropoxy)hexane is a dialkyl ether featuring two 2-methylpropoxy groups on a hexane backbone, used primarily as a solvent and processing aid in coatings, inks, and industrial cleaning formulations; it can also function as a plasticizer or co-plasticizer for polymer systems such as PVC or polyurethane; it serves as an intermediate in organic synthesis for the production of other ethers and esters; it may be employed as a co-solvent or formulation component in industrial products and adhesives; it may be evaluated as a processing solvent in manufacturing formulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3307.65
    methanol 2186.34
    isopropanol 3548.25
    water 0.87
    ethyl acetate 5259.99
    n-propanol 3036.52
    acetone 4023.57
    n-butanol 3916.31
    acetonitrile 2483.2
    DMF 2460.19
    toluene 2953.88
    isobutanol 3330.03
    1,4-dioxane 5269.63
    methyl acetate 3032.89
    THF 6493.26
    2-butanone 3795.08
    n-pentanol 3251.63
    sec-butanol 4021.38
    n-hexane 4557.06
    ethylene glycol 243.14
    NMP 2701.22
    cyclohexane 6457.7
    DMSO 2462.69
    n-butyl acetate 8843.61
    n-octanol 3190.61
    chloroform 12179.52
    n-propyl acetate 4779.77
    acetic acid 3084.42
    dichloromethane 9346.41
    cyclohexanone 7034.14
    propylene glycol 560.62
    isopropyl acetate 4746.93
    DMAc 2644.95
    2-ethoxyethanol 2736.38
    isopentanol 4714.43
    n-heptane 4495.23
    ethyl formate 2726.32
    1,2-dichloroethane 5798.04
    n-hexanol 5282.56
    2-methoxyethanol 2952.24
    isobutyl acetate 3703.01
    tetrachloromethane 3539.7
    n-pentyl acetate 5309.47
    transcutol 7732.83
    n-heptanol 3119.92
    ethylbenzene 2574.05
    MIBK 3320.27
    2-propoxyethanol 4149.7
    tert-butanol 5347.38
    MTBE 6540.06
    2-butoxyethanol 3548.74
    propionic acid 2246.49
    o-xylene 2302.3
    formic acid 454.29
    diethyl ether 5443.57
    m-xylene 2275.33
    p-xylene 4060.62
    chlorobenzene 3564.05
    dimethyl carbonate 861.5
    n-octane 1632.34
    formamide 533.79
    cyclopentanone 4499.56
    2-pentanone 4246.53
    anisole 2592.44
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4907.75
    gamma-butyrolactone 4176.8
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2792.69
    pyridine 4097.09
    3-pentanone 2915.89
    furfural 3467.5
    n-dodecane 825.48
    diethylene glycol 1548.2
    diisopropyl ether 3232.8
    tert-amyl alcohol 5283.43
    acetylacetone 3865.1
    n-hexadecane 950.25
    acetophenone 2689.09
    methyl propionate 2531.61
    isopentyl acetate 8161.08
    trichloroethylene 9505.8
    n-nonanol 2870.86
    cyclohexanol 5539.42
    benzyl alcohol 1942.9
    2-ethylhexanol 5338.57
    isooctanol 2996.88
    dipropyl ether 6071.28
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3381.24
    ethyl lactate 1365.35
    propylene carbonate 3485.33
    n-methylformamide 1248.69
    2-pentanol 4092.46
    n-pentane 2790.13
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 4725.22
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4013.62
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2253.84
    mesitylene 1861.89
    ε-caprolactone 6273.68
    p-cymene 2604.79
    epichlorohydrin 5251.91
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8590.8
    2-aminoethanol 719.03
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3077.78
    sulfolane 3826.96
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1489.56
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 6717.55
    n-hexyl acetate 6041.65
    isooctane 1216.58
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3129.77
    sec-butyl acetate 4185.56
    tert-butyl acetate 4651.06
    decalin 2455.83
    glycerin 618.26
    diglyme 6062.49
    acrylic acid 1421.27
    isopropyl myristate 2413.31
    n-butyric acid 5626.63
    acetyl acetate 3338.49
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1394.86
    ethyl propionate 3778.17
    nitromethane 3069.3
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5567.11
    benzonitrile 3316.23
    trioctyl phosphate 1356.38
    1-bromopropane 5883.69
    gamma-valerolactone 5379.12
    n-decanol 1978.81
    triethyl phosphate 1894.04
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2782.09
    propionitrile 2735.47
    vinylene carbonate 2822.3
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3704.91
    DMS 2234.47
    cumene 2131.51
    2-octanol 2818.51
    2-hexanone 4545.24
    octyl acetate 2677.53
    limonene 4229.43
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5908.27
    ethyl orthosilicate 2221.07
    tributyl phosphate 1835.28
    diacetone alcohol 3118.88
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2142.94
    acrylonitrile 2226.58
    aniline 2172.63
    1,3-propanediol 1776.86
    bromobenzene 4322.77
    dibromomethane 7844.97
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 8937.78
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3904.74
    tetrabutyl urea 2019.13
    diisobutyl methanol 3196.9
    2-phenylethanol 2513.34
    styrene 2754.97
    dioctyl adipate 2619.99
    dimethyl sulfate 1001.08
    ethyl butyrate 5496.57
    methyl lactate 954.24
    butyl lactate 2967.75
    diethyl carbonate 3057.88
    propanediol butyl ether 2470.17
    triethyl orthoformate 4016.23
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2412.12
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2433.92
    morpholine 5435.69
    tert-butylamine 4587.74
    n-dodecanol 1518.73
    dimethoxymethane 2224.75
    ethylene carbonate 3025.77
    cyrene 1447.46
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3976.8
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 6772.19
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3514.24
    4-methylpyridine 5166.23
    dibutyl ether 6323.05
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3196.9
    DEF 3875.38
    dimethyl isosorbide 3192.58
    tetrachloroethylene 6482.65
    eugenol 2022.07
    triacetin 3130.72
    span 80 2521.56
    1,4-butanediol 962.57
    1,1-dichloroethane 7120.27
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 3653.58
    methyl formate 1049.0
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3976.91
    n-decane 1597.87
    butyronitrile 4729.87
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3608.87
    1-chlorooctane 3451.63
    1-chlorotetradecane 1390.23
    n-nonane 1868.4
    undecane 1066.73
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2274.57
    cyclooctane 2393.54
    cyclopentanol 3662.04
    tetrahydropyran 8009.13
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4852.07
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3121.75
    1-hexene 6172.13
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2653.73
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 812.14
    methyl butyrate 5467.81

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Recommendation
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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
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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
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