1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1-naphthaleneethanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    68480-12-6

    Molecular formula
    C12H16O

    SMILES
    C1CC(C2=CC=CC=C2C1)CCO

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 90.05%
    Rose 72.91%
    Sweet 45.69%
    Green 44.98%
    Balsamic 43.26%
    Lily 41.63%
    Honey 41.62%
    Muguet 41.57%
    Fresh 40.58%
    Hyacinth 40.46%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 62.08%
    Rose 48.39%
    Floral 44.0%
    Balsam 43.6%
    Spicy 33.59%
    Fruity 33.36%
    Green 32.85%
    Hyacinth 31.45%
    Earthy 30.32%
    Fruit 29.7%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.8

    pKa est.
    8.25 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    176.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    304°C

    Flash point

    • 140.76 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 68480-12-6
    • 2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)ethanol
    • 1-Naphthaleneethanol, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-
    • 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalene-1-ethanol
    • 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1-naphthaleneethanol
    • UNII-F093AWN8YQ
    • F093AWN8YQ
    • EINECS 270-888-4
    • NSC-71475
    • DTXSID40887413
    • 2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)ethan-1-ol
    • NSC 71475
    • tetraline-ethanol
    • NSC71475
    • tetrahydronaphthalene-1-ethanol
    • SCHEMBL5477158
    • AIHUOSMQBXJRER-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • DTXCID201026708
    • MFCD12828571
    • AKOS013284231
    • 1-Naphthaleneethanol,2,3,4-tetrahydro-
    • DB-092789
    • CS-0233852
    • NS00013219
    • EN300-136560
    • Q27277474
    • Z1183459288
    • 270-888-4

  • Applications

    1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1-naphthaleneethanol, CAS 68480-12-6, is used primarily as an organic synthesis intermediate to access chiral building blocks and complex aryl-alicyclic structures. It may also serve as a precursor or functional additive in perfumery and personal care to furnish fragrance derivatives or functional esters; in the polymer and plastics industries, it can be a precursor for monomers or to introduce desired aromatic-alicyclic motifs; in coatings and inks and general industrial formulations, it can function as an intermediate for resin systems or plastics formulations to improve formulation performance.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 5558.29
    methanol 6553.64
    isopropanol 3719.31
    water 0.67
    ethyl acetate 6015.22
    n-propanol 4984.03
    acetone 12541.7
    n-butanol 3388.46
    acetonitrile 9013.31
    DMF 7464.83
    toluene 1721.08
    isobutanol 2698.69
    1,4-dioxane 10449.47
    methyl acetate 5233.0
    THF 9398.15
    2-butanone 5220.84
    n-pentanol 1129.29
    sec-butanol 1631.2
    n-hexane 59.25
    ethylene glycol 650.11
    NMP 2586.64
    cyclohexane 196.09
    DMSO 10486.91
    n-butyl acetate 2202.77
    n-octanol 289.41
    chloroform 6921.4
    n-propyl acetate 2036.93
    acetic acid 2321.35
    dichloromethane 10519.44
    cyclohexanone 5415.67
    propylene glycol 573.29
    isopropyl acetate 1926.56
    DMAc 1696.08
    2-ethoxyethanol 2091.55
    isopentanol 1826.06
    n-heptane 72.21
    ethyl formate 4169.98
    1,2-dichloroethane 8460.23
    n-hexanol 1293.4
    2-methoxyethanol 6103.26
    isobutyl acetate 770.25
    tetrachloromethane 864.84
    n-pentyl acetate 716.06
    transcutol 4799.07
    n-heptanol 346.06
    ethylbenzene 377.81
    MIBK 1325.45
    2-propoxyethanol 2543.57
    tert-butanol 2747.29
    MTBE 2513.51
    2-butoxyethanol 764.61
    propionic acid 2491.31
    o-xylene 506.98
    formic acid 712.62
    diethyl ether 5136.22
    m-xylene 728.79
    p-xylene 372.86
    chlorobenzene 2084.04
    dimethyl carbonate 1224.45
    n-octane 27.03
    formamide 2450.53
    cyclopentanone 7158.94
    2-pentanone 4601.75
    anisole 1017.99
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3197.29
    gamma-butyrolactone 8130.59
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2919.32
    pyridine 5550.21
    3-pentanone 2687.1
    furfural 3454.98
    n-dodecane 20.31
    diethylene glycol 1370.39
    diisopropyl ether 540.4
    tert-amyl alcohol 1087.13
    acetylacetone 3352.61
    n-hexadecane 24.89
    acetophenone 690.27
    methyl propionate 4070.88
    isopentyl acetate 1297.06
    trichloroethylene 9948.72
    n-nonanol 232.74
    cyclohexanol 1708.32
    benzyl alcohol 709.73
    2-ethylhexanol 476.01
    isooctanol 255.24
    dipropyl ether 1179.89
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1212.36
    ethyl lactate 352.24
    propylene carbonate 2442.74
    n-methylformamide 7768.66
    2-pentanol 1304.62
    n-pentane 93.66
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1296.72
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1460.09
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 398.3
    mesitylene 331.46
    ε-caprolactone 3690.25
    p-cymene 190.29
    epichlorohydrin 10240.42
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3954.12
    2-aminoethanol 1525.41
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3191.42
    sulfolane 5391.17
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 40.4
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5528.72
    n-hexyl acetate 814.99
    isooctane 42.69
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 818.39
    sec-butyl acetate 759.56
    tert-butyl acetate 1319.49
    decalin 61.97
    glycerin 632.21
    diglyme 2279.3
    acrylic acid 1554.23
    isopropyl myristate 211.38
    n-butyric acid 3896.88
    acetyl acetate 1631.56
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 165.99
    ethyl propionate 1521.14
    nitromethane 9953.07
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2276.17
    benzonitrile 1355.89
    trioctyl phosphate 142.78
    1-bromopropane 2994.89
    gamma-valerolactone 7271.18
    n-decanol 169.66
    triethyl phosphate 247.2
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 424.62
    propionitrile 4815.81
    vinylene carbonate 2297.12
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2193.23
    DMS 717.85
    cumene 176.71
    2-octanol 191.78
    2-hexanone 1531.64
    octyl acetate 284.29
    limonene 319.32
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3876.46
    ethyl orthosilicate 245.48
    tributyl phosphate 201.22
    diacetone alcohol 1144.1
    N,N-dimethylaniline 354.32
    acrylonitrile 5382.01
    aniline 1999.55
    1,3-propanediol 2703.97
    bromobenzene 2114.56
    dibromomethane 5449.62
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5224.01
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 407.85
    tetrabutyl urea 230.07
    diisobutyl methanol 255.91
    2-phenylethanol 655.41
    styrene 593.85
    dioctyl adipate 284.59
    dimethyl sulfate 1247.87
    ethyl butyrate 1142.38
    methyl lactate 731.32
    butyl lactate 399.53
    diethyl carbonate 570.09
    propanediol butyl ether 509.2
    triethyl orthoformate 504.37
    p-tert-butyltoluene 179.97
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 389.66
    morpholine 10864.17
    tert-butylamine 1213.77
    n-dodecanol 126.19
    dimethoxymethane 6489.42
    ethylene carbonate 2395.28
    cyrene 373.53
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1162.9
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 855.43
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1223.09
    4-methylpyridine 4330.38
    dibutyl ether 660.92
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 255.91
    DEF 3759.06
    dimethyl isosorbide 801.68
    tetrachloroethylene 3518.49
    eugenol 358.15
    triacetin 492.86
    span 80 346.39
    1,4-butanediol 516.14
    1,1-dichloroethane 6486.79
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 607.29
    methyl formate 6037.98
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1502.43
    n-decane 37.59
    butyronitrile 4126.84
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 269.28
    1-chlorooctane 247.26
    1-chlorotetradecane 73.07
    n-nonane 36.67
    undecane 27.25
    tert-butylcyclohexane 54.84
    cyclooctane 62.55
    cyclopentanol 2134.46
    tetrahydropyran 8148.13
    tert-amyl methyl ether 929.76
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 876.37
    1-hexene 430.16
    2-isopropoxyethanol 965.21
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 653.52
    methyl butyrate 2158.81

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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