1,7-Dimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H14O

    SMILES
    CC1C2CCC1(C(=O)C2)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 71.65%
    Herbal 70.48%
    Camphoreous 62.31%
    Mint 58.51%
    Fresh 52.79%
    Cooling 45.38%
    Spicy 43.15%
    Green 43.02%
    Pine 42.4%
    Earthy 41.5%

     

    Flavor
    Minty 49.12%
    Bitter 39.61%
    Herbal 38.77%
    Camphor 36.05%
    Woody 27.04%
    Spicy 24.37%
    Medicinal 23.76%
    Ripe apricot 22.67%
    Balsam 22.39%
    Red fruit 22.21%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8

    pKa est.
    8.26 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    138.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    213°C

    Flash point

    • 57.24 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    1,7-Dimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one is used primarily as a fragrance ingredient and odorant in perfumery, cosmetics, and household products, contributing woody or camphor-like notes and acting as a scent fixative to help extend fragrance life. It is also evaluated as a chiral intermediate or building block in organic synthesis for pharmaceutical and agrochemical applications. In industrial manufacturing, it can serve as a specialty intermediate for the synthesis of fragrance compounds or other aroma-related materials. The compound may be employed in coatings, inks, or polymer formulations where odor characteristics or stability are advantageous. Formulation-specific and regulatory considerations apply when used in personal care and consumer products.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1297.1
    methanol 1653.53
    isopropanol 1194.51
    water 73.78
    ethyl acetate 1780.08
    n-propanol 994.53
    acetone 1862.25
    n-butanol 851.37
    acetonitrile 2090.7
    DMF 1639.56
    toluene 850.1
    isobutanol 788.33
    1,4-dioxane 3131.11
    methyl acetate 1878.13
    THF 1929.4
    2-butanone 1270.65
    n-pentanol 464.94
    sec-butanol 750.65
    n-hexane 71.91
    ethylene glycol 485.87
    NMP 602.61
    cyclohexane 150.22
    DMSO 868.85
    n-butyl acetate 800.99
    n-octanol 289.57
    chloroform 4198.43
    n-propyl acetate 847.97
    acetic acid 1459.19
    dichloromethane 2897.77
    cyclohexanone 1128.16
    propylene glycol 531.47
    isopropyl acetate 1253.13
    DMAc 1146.13
    2-ethoxyethanol 1108.17
    isopentanol 870.25
    n-heptane 52.76
    ethyl formate 1098.22
    1,2-dichloroethane 1649.6
    n-hexanol 556.16
    2-methoxyethanol 1844.02
    isobutyl acetate 594.14
    tetrachloromethane 929.66
    n-pentyl acetate 494.68
    transcutol 3485.75
    n-heptanol 333.22
    ethylbenzene 514.38
    MIBK 822.66
    2-propoxyethanol 1241.78
    tert-butanol 1357.79
    MTBE 1221.2
    2-butoxyethanol 794.83
    propionic acid 1052.95
    o-xylene 604.73
    formic acid 924.92
    diethyl ether 1144.82
    m-xylene 658.91
    p-xylene 970.34
    chlorobenzene 1175.15
    dimethyl carbonate 753.17
    n-octane 30.64
    formamide 1862.89
    cyclopentanone 1300.88
    2-pentanone 977.99
    anisole 1288.87
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 729.95
    gamma-butyrolactone 1586.93
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1370.71
    pyridine 1991.07
    3-pentanone 739.14
    furfural 1802.79
    n-dodecane 27.0
    diethylene glycol 1154.23
    diisopropyl ether 461.76
    tert-amyl alcohol 837.08
    acetylacetone 1669.89
    n-hexadecane 31.87
    acetophenone 950.0
    methyl propionate 1074.05
    isopentyl acetate 788.46
    trichloroethylene 3358.28
    n-nonanol 282.85
    cyclohexanol 608.2
    benzyl alcohol 826.08
    2-ethylhexanol 300.75
    isooctanol 304.46
    dipropyl ether 400.31
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1118.45
    ethyl lactate 391.72
    propylene carbonate 1072.06
    n-methylformamide 1368.2
    2-pentanol 614.79
    n-pentane 97.07
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 795.65
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1024.89
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 722.46
    mesitylene 457.42
    ε-caprolactone 1065.44
    p-cymene 262.94
    epichlorohydrin 2010.04
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2471.83
    2-aminoethanol 884.16
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1681.35
    sulfolane 964.54
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 59.22
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1214.48
    n-hexyl acetate 646.48
    isooctane 73.81
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 985.63
    sec-butyl acetate 687.63
    tert-butyl acetate 1234.35
    decalin 92.87
    glycerin 677.15
    diglyme 2132.88
    acrylic acid 996.02
    isopropyl myristate 292.05
    n-butyric acid 1266.19
    acetyl acetate 1446.73
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 283.09
    ethyl propionate 784.54
    nitromethane 3007.85
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1185.17
    benzonitrile 1158.78
    trioctyl phosphate 170.63
    1-bromopropane 741.7
    gamma-valerolactone 2078.02
    n-decanol 206.23
    triethyl phosphate 278.51
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 493.87
    propionitrile 1321.46
    vinylene carbonate 1226.26
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1471.39
    DMS 860.45
    cumene 374.9
    2-octanol 225.3
    2-hexanone 661.26
    octyl acetate 321.92
    limonene 250.99
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1653.22
    ethyl orthosilicate 291.45
    tributyl phosphate 225.65
    diacetone alcohol 1038.92
    N,N-dimethylaniline 672.07
    acrylonitrile 1756.21
    aniline 1170.3
    1,3-propanediol 1185.98
    bromobenzene 1176.06
    dibromomethane 1619.72
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2387.19
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 433.03
    tetrabutyl urea 218.43
    diisobutyl methanol 256.54
    2-phenylethanol 850.11
    styrene 640.75
    dioctyl adipate 368.7
    dimethyl sulfate 730.96
    ethyl butyrate 610.95
    methyl lactate 610.91
    butyl lactate 405.58
    diethyl carbonate 499.75
    propanediol butyl ether 585.85
    triethyl orthoformate 439.83
    p-tert-butyltoluene 271.66
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 705.5
    morpholine 2272.11
    tert-butylamine 846.56
    n-dodecanol 155.45
    dimethoxymethane 1323.83
    ethylene carbonate 1047.44
    cyrene 446.8
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 938.69
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 532.83
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1189.86
    4-methylpyridine 1733.69
    dibutyl ether 345.52
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 256.54
    DEF 833.0
    dimethyl isosorbide 1003.28
    tetrachloroethylene 1882.82
    eugenol 693.64
    triacetin 761.43
    span 80 515.96
    1,4-butanediol 411.1
    1,1-dichloroethane 2188.36
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 434.93
    methyl formate 1111.93
    2-methyl-1-butanol 643.52
    n-decane 43.95
    butyronitrile 1016.84
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 341.69
    1-chlorooctane 189.21
    1-chlorotetradecane 85.26
    n-nonane 39.37
    undecane 33.29
    tert-butylcyclohexane 92.67
    cyclooctane 57.77
    cyclopentanol 632.4
    tetrahydropyran 1458.26
    tert-amyl methyl ether 615.98
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1255.47
    1-hexene 261.3
    2-isopropoxyethanol 815.32
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1004.56
    methyl butyrate 850.29

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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