1,3-Dioxolane-2-methanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5694-68-8

    Molecular formula
    C4H8O3

    SMILES
    C1COC(O1)CO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fruity 57.77%
    Ethereal 52.95%
    Sweet 43.28%
    Alcoholic 36.06%
    Green 35.97%
    Caramellic 33.6%
    Fermented 32.86%
    Solvent 31.13%
    Buttery 29.04%
    Oily 27.97%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -0.8

    Molecular weight
    104.1 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    202°C

    Flash point est.
    91.34 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • (1,3-Dioxolan-2-yl)methanol
    • 5694-68-8
    • 1,3-Dioxolane-2-methanol
    • 2-HYDROXYMETHYL-1,3-DIOXOLANE
    • 1,3-Dioxolan-2-ylmethanol
    • 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane
    • MFCD08062572
    • DTXSID90304029
    • Acetaldehyde, hydroxy-, cyclic 1,2-ethanediyl acetal
    • NSC-163968
    • NSC163968
    • SCHEMBL714076
    • 2-Hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan
    • 1,3-Dioxolan-2-ylmethanol #
    • 2(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane
    • DTXCID70255161
    • 4533R3B6WM
    • BCP19203
    • AKOS005138016
    • CS-W019186
    • DS-9688
    • SB40880
    • DA-30497
    • SY076251
    • Acetaldehyde, cyclic 1,2-ethanediyl acetal
    • I11345
    • EN300-2929547

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 285.47
    methanol 666.61
    isopropanol 159.89
    water 344.17
    ethyl acetate 84.9
    n-propanol 176.32
    acetone 189.46
    n-butanol 116.22
    acetonitrile 237.8
    DMF 652.34
    toluene 11.01
    isobutanol 97.27
    1,4-dioxane 211.17
    methyl acetate 114.08
    THF 262.32
    2-butanone 88.19
    n-pentanol 60.48
    sec-butanol 98.03
    n-hexane 3.19
    ethylene glycol 303.99
    NMP 382.8
    cyclohexane 9.77
    DMSO 946.78
    n-butyl acetate 30.32
    n-octanol 24.14
    chloroform 196.49
    n-propyl acetate 34.2
    acetic acid 886.88
    dichloromethane 251.55
    cyclohexanone 110.61
    propylene glycol 141.48
    isopropyl acetate 34.08
    DMAc 344.05
    2-ethoxyethanol 209.21
    isopentanol 64.11
    n-heptane 6.0
    ethyl formate 107.14
    1,2-dichloroethane 119.82
    n-hexanol 37.51
    2-methoxyethanol 462.5
    isobutyl acetate 17.31
    tetrachloromethane 33.29
    n-pentyl acetate 22.17
    transcutol 266.8
    n-heptanol 21.65
    ethylbenzene 5.49
    MIBK 27.59
    2-propoxyethanol 112.08
    tert-butanol 136.35
    MTBE 43.17
    2-butoxyethanol 58.42
    propionic acid 237.96
    o-xylene 12.64
    formic acid 1086.9
    diethyl ether 69.11
    m-xylene 10.07
    p-xylene 8.97
    chlorobenzene 31.1
    dimethyl carbonate 37.12
    n-octane 2.46
    formamide 972.36
    cyclopentanone 176.57
    2-pentanone 58.84
    anisole 30.93
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 72.41
    gamma-butyrolactone 278.53
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 205.27
    pyridine 139.75
    3-pentanone 47.91
    furfural 284.82
    n-dodecane 2.41
    diethylene glycol 182.43
    diisopropyl ether 12.99
    tert-amyl alcohol 83.56
    acetylacetone 73.56
    n-hexadecane 2.6
    acetophenone 34.48
    methyl propionate 79.93
    isopentyl acetate 22.32
    trichloroethylene 188.28
    n-nonanol 21.95
    cyclohexanol 79.94
    benzyl alcohol 47.43
    2-ethylhexanol 19.94
    isooctanol 17.67
    dipropyl ether 28.19
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 32.61
    ethyl lactate 36.34
    propylene carbonate 98.48
    n-methylformamide 447.11
    2-pentanol 56.56
    n-pentane 6.3
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 64.37
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 40.17
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 64.22
    mesitylene 8.4
    ε-caprolactone 109.97
    p-cymene 9.41
    epichlorohydrin 215.46
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 63.82
    2-aminoethanol 320.77
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 353.19
    sulfolane 326.18
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 3.53
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 135.86
    n-hexyl acetate 31.22
    isooctane 2.38
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 81.01
    sec-butyl acetate 18.31
    tert-butyl acetate 30.48
    decalin 3.22
    glycerin 295.58
    diglyme 159.76
    acrylic acid 284.21
    isopropyl myristate 14.78
    n-butyric acid 199.6
    acetyl acetate 61.05
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 19.43
    ethyl propionate 32.27
    nitromethane 777.97
    1,2-diethoxyethane 52.29
    benzonitrile 52.69
    trioctyl phosphate 14.57
    1-bromopropane 44.73
    gamma-valerolactone 248.86
    n-decanol 16.27
    triethyl phosphate 22.48
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 24.25
    propionitrile 116.51
    vinylene carbonate 98.99
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 254.15
    DMS 33.4
    cumene 6.19
    2-octanol 14.34
    2-hexanone 29.34
    octyl acetate 19.77
    limonene 15.64
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 191.03
    ethyl orthosilicate 20.03
    tributyl phosphate 18.58
    diacetone alcohol 63.91
    N,N-dimethylaniline 26.49
    acrylonitrile 187.38
    aniline 56.98
    1,3-propanediol 287.45
    bromobenzene 22.3
    dibromomethane 129.11
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 127.16
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 24.09
    tetrabutyl urea 28.11
    diisobutyl methanol 14.53
    2-phenylethanol 30.64
    styrene 8.6
    dioctyl adipate 29.03
    dimethyl sulfate 94.23
    ethyl butyrate 30.75
    methyl lactate 73.35
    butyl lactate 26.36
    diethyl carbonate 24.05
    propanediol butyl ether 57.8
    triethyl orthoformate 27.29
    p-tert-butyltoluene 9.29
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 42.25
    morpholine 272.49
    tert-butylamine 64.63
    n-dodecanol 12.93
    dimethoxymethane 164.16
    ethylene carbonate 76.92
    cyrene 74.58
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 37.44
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 17.45
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 41.36
    4-methylpyridine 77.41
    dibutyl ether 22.2
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 14.53
    DEF 130.11
    dimethyl isosorbide 102.27
    tetrachloroethylene 108.98
    eugenol 47.04
    triacetin 46.98
    span 80 52.09
    1,4-butanediol 114.91
    1,1-dichloroethane 81.47
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 38.32
    methyl formate 253.21
    2-methyl-1-butanol 68.19
    n-decane 3.7
    butyronitrile 89.53
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 23.2
    1-chlorooctane 11.69
    1-chlorotetradecane 5.57
    n-nonane 3.46
    undecane 2.84
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2.89
    cyclooctane 3.28
    cyclopentanol 136.6
    tetrahydropyran 117.71
    tert-amyl methyl ether 35.63
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 129.51
    1-hexene 9.43
    2-isopropoxyethanol 91.04
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 397.16
    methyl butyrate 47.69

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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Narcissus tazetta headspace (China) 1 8023-75-4 Narcissus tazetta L. var. chinensis Roem., fam. Amaryllidaceae 3.51%