14-Methyl-1-pentadecanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    20194-48-3

    Molecular formula
    C16H34O

    SMILES
    CC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 73.57%
    Fatty 55.59%
    Oily 52.95%
    Floral 39.5%
    Fruity 35.15%
    Clean 33.27%
    Fresh 32.27%
    Woody 31.07%
    Sweet 30.78%
    Citrus 28.7%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 60.7%
    Fatty 36.81%
    Mild 35.29%
    Floral 34.55%
    Fat 33.06%
    Fresh 32.62%
    Soapy 32.43%
    Flower 31.64%
    Oily 31.26%
    Wax 28.51%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.0

    pKa est.
    7.73 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    242.44 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    317°C

    Flash point

    • 149.67 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 14-methyl-1-pentadecanol
    • 14-methylpentadecan-1-ol
    • 14-Methylpentadecanol
    • 1-Pentadecanol, 14-methyl-
    • UNII-H67SQ9109V
    • H67SQ9109V
    • 14-methyl-pentadecan-1-ol
    • CHEBI:84910
    • DTXSID20892060
    • RefChem:78663
    • DTXCID0022066
    • Isohexadecanol
    • 20194-48-3
    • 36311-34-9
    • LMFA05000010
    • iso-hexadecyl alcohol
    • SCHEMBL79283
    • SCHEMBL3090843
    • DB-254964
    • NS00057813
    • 311I349
    • Q27158174
    • 36311-34-9

  • Applications

    14-Methyl-1-pentadecanol (CAS 20194-48-3) is used as an intermediate for the synthesis of esters and nonionic surfactants in industrial formulations; it can serve as a fragrance ingredient and/or fixative in perfumery, and as a plasticizer or processing aid in polymers and coatings, helping to improve flexibility and processing characteristics; it may also function as an emollient and fragrance component in cosmetics and personal care products.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 667.37
    methanol 261.36
    isopropanol 1067.75
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 1334.85
    n-propanol 834.54
    acetone 1109.81
    n-butanol 1127.72
    acetonitrile 277.02
    DMF 603.52
    toluene 433.05
    isobutanol 835.16
    1,4-dioxane 1386.11
    methyl acetate 604.92
    THF 3995.72
    2-butanone 1290.88
    n-pentanol 702.76
    sec-butanol 1051.66
    n-hexane 841.0
    ethylene glycol 15.29
    NMP 801.39
    cyclohexane 1724.65
    DMSO 1003.7
    n-butyl acetate 2195.97
    n-octanol 475.61
    chloroform 1786.69
    n-propyl acetate 1490.97
    acetic acid 230.23
    dichloromethane 1680.57
    cyclohexanone 2406.89
    propylene glycol 77.62
    isopropyl acetate 1326.77
    DMAc 632.98
    2-ethoxyethanol 698.35
    isopentanol 1230.01
    n-heptane 1047.42
    ethyl formate 430.72
    1,2-dichloroethane 1480.93
    n-hexanol 988.34
    2-methoxyethanol 830.63
    isobutyl acetate 1024.06
    tetrachloromethane 593.34
    n-pentyl acetate 1372.73
    transcutol 2906.99
    n-heptanol 559.32
    ethylbenzene 349.22
    MIBK 1234.32
    2-propoxyethanol 1130.52
    tert-butanol 1669.54
    MTBE 2192.03
    2-butoxyethanol 945.98
    propionic acid 336.18
    o-xylene 348.03
    formic acid 17.46
    diethyl ether 2083.15
    m-xylene 361.58
    p-xylene 470.04
    chlorobenzene 537.75
    dimethyl carbonate 122.02
    n-octane 253.03
    formamide 38.15
    cyclopentanone 2055.68
    2-pentanone 1670.75
    anisole 541.52
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2258.54
    gamma-butyrolactone 1458.93
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1066.62
    pyridine 947.41
    3-pentanone 1005.78
    furfural 792.75
    n-dodecane 81.21
    diethylene glycol 275.94
    diisopropyl ether 968.6
    tert-amyl alcohol 1335.08
    acetylacetone 1043.74
    n-hexadecane 100.36
    acetophenone 544.76
    methyl propionate 704.52
    isopentyl acetate 2042.69
    trichloroethylene 1675.19
    n-nonanol 464.66
    cyclohexanol 1505.55
    benzyl alcohol 316.64
    2-ethylhexanol 1009.74
    isooctanol 634.13
    dipropyl ether 3108.21
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 559.87
    ethyl lactate 348.38
    propylene carbonate 879.55
    n-methylformamide 197.57
    2-pentanol 1086.36
    n-pentane 562.67
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1561.97
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1273.19
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 557.45
    mesitylene 324.85
    ε-caprolactone 1741.03
    p-cymene 415.7
    epichlorohydrin 1761.68
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1683.36
    2-aminoethanol 98.57
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 884.93
    sulfolane 1815.93
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 245.66
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2888.9
    n-hexyl acetate 1261.9
    isooctane 224.0
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 909.8
    sec-butyl acetate 1248.72
    tert-butyl acetate 1672.65
    decalin 371.04
    glycerin 92.9
    diglyme 1933.32
    acrylic acid 139.68
    isopropyl myristate 515.25
    n-butyric acid 1206.21
    acetyl acetate 519.35
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 250.47
    ethyl propionate 1147.51
    nitromethane 420.88
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2065.11
    benzonitrile 451.89
    trioctyl phosphate 257.2
    1-bromopropane 1690.71
    gamma-valerolactone 1954.68
    n-decanol 307.67
    triethyl phosphate 561.63
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 716.42
    propionitrile 519.62
    vinylene carbonate 478.29
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 888.12
    DMS 395.47
    cumene 291.73
    2-octanol 479.98
    2-hexanone 1417.98
    octyl acetate 524.31
    limonene 918.0
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1858.35
    ethyl orthosilicate 662.1
    tributyl phosphate 346.44
    diacetone alcohol 1234.9
    N,N-dimethylaniline 401.16
    acrylonitrile 316.65
    aniline 411.46
    1,3-propanediol 323.94
    bromobenzene 635.78
    dibromomethane 1440.5
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1909.77
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1062.51
    tetrabutyl urea 444.94
    diisobutyl methanol 809.67
    2-phenylethanol 437.11
    styrene 365.55
    dioctyl adipate 609.82
    dimethyl sulfate 242.2
    ethyl butyrate 1995.3
    methyl lactate 206.66
    butyl lactate 706.33
    diethyl carbonate 832.83
    propanediol butyl ether 510.42
    triethyl orthoformate 1406.23
    p-tert-butyltoluene 421.65
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 607.87
    morpholine 2166.99
    tert-butylamine 1415.45
    n-dodecanol 226.49
    dimethoxymethane 724.08
    ethylene carbonate 593.37
    cyrene 418.89
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1056.4
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1717.71
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 611.49
    4-methylpyridine 950.01
    dibutyl ether 1852.56
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 809.67
    DEF 1270.5
    dimethyl isosorbide 1067.12
    tetrachloroethylene 1184.97
    eugenol 416.55
    triacetin 787.3
    span 80 590.3
    1,4-butanediol 105.58
    1,1-dichloroethane 1572.21
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 720.57
    methyl formate 123.32
    2-methyl-1-butanol 997.0
    n-decane 219.94
    butyronitrile 971.28
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 677.48
    1-chlorooctane 651.85
    1-chlorotetradecane 192.13
    n-nonane 257.73
    undecane 123.23
    tert-butylcyclohexane 329.46
    cyclooctane 443.51
    cyclopentanol 1181.21
    tetrahydropyran 3588.18
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1438.99
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 972.98
    1-hexene 1418.66
    2-isopropoxyethanol 715.1
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 66.0
    methyl butyrate 1536.02

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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