1H-indole;2-phenylacetaldehyde
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C16H15NOSMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC=O.C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CN2
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Odor profile
Fragrance Green 84.18% Floral 71.68% Sweet 69.49% Hyacinth 63.99% Honey 60.68% Rose 52.69% Almond 46.92% Powdery 46.45% Cocoa 43.36% Fresh 43.19% Flavor Bitter 79.78% Sweet 79.41% Green 75.46% Floral 72.1% Hyacinth 68.7% Honey 61.24% Cinnamon 50.03% Balsam 46.26% Cocoa 44.66% Rose 44.64% Odor impact est.
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Properties
pKa est.
6.24 (neutral)Molecular weight
237.3 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
ModerateBoiling point est.
211°CFlash point
- 83.29 ˚C est.
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Applications
1H-indole;2-phenylacetaldehyde has numerous practical applications across fragrance and flavor, cosmetics and personal care, and industrial synthesis and materials; 1H-indole is used as a characteristic odor component in perfumery and cosmetic formulations, and as a versatile building block for pharmaceutical and agrochemical synthesis; 2-phenylacetaldehyde is employed as a fragrance/flavor ingredient with almond-like floral notes, and as a precursor to derivatives such as phenethyl alcohol and related compounds; both can serve as intermediates in the production of specialty chemicals for polymers, coatings, and personal-care products, depending on process conditions and local regulations.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 1056.7 methanol 916.97 isopropanol 612.8 water 3.0 ethyl acetate 2295.51 n-propanol 777.79 acetone 2679.8 n-butanol 545.35 acetonitrile 1997.06 DMF 2398.09 toluene 310.57 isobutanol 450.0 1,4-dioxane 2421.05 methyl acetate 1993.78 THF 2028.8 2-butanone 1724.96 n-pentanol 310.18 sec-butanol 467.09 n-hexane 43.29 ethylene glycol 334.62 NMP 1514.95 cyclohexane 77.28 DMSO 3387.67 n-butyl acetate 629.78 n-octanol 140.11 chloroform 2209.55 n-propyl acetate 655.4 acetic acid 1168.96 dichloromethane 2921.63 cyclohexanone 1549.29 propylene glycol 311.4 isopropyl acetate 698.14 DMAc 1070.0 2-ethoxyethanol 597.49 isopentanol 375.37 n-heptane 54.35 ethyl formate 846.58 1,2-dichloroethane 2386.46 n-hexanol 398.79 2-methoxyethanol 1330.37 isobutyl acetate 304.12 tetrachloromethane 226.22 n-pentyl acetate 230.86 transcutol 2666.57 n-heptanol 132.01 ethylbenzene 164.4 MIBK 465.28 2-propoxyethanol 749.83 tert-butanol 543.4 MTBE 501.49 2-butoxyethanol 334.54 propionic acid 1023.13 o-xylene 163.69 formic acid 369.54 diethyl ether 1214.4 m-xylene 184.09 p-xylene 171.85 chlorobenzene 590.48 dimethyl carbonate 605.82 n-octane 18.46 formamide 910.08 cyclopentanone 2212.64 2-pentanone 1279.38 anisole 507.78 cyclopentyl methyl ether 846.49 gamma-butyrolactone 2634.3 1-methoxy-2-propanol 873.45 pyridine 1456.46 3-pentanone 1065.95 furfural 1411.34 n-dodecane 16.55 diethylene glycol 612.51 diisopropyl ether 207.89 tert-amyl alcohol 350.18 acetylacetone 1345.63 n-hexadecane 18.91 acetophenone 388.66 methyl propionate 1636.85 isopentyl acetate 421.53 trichloroethylene 3197.71 n-nonanol 124.51 cyclohexanol 421.19 benzyl alcohol 281.24 2-ethylhexanol 196.47 isooctanol 105.18 dipropyl ether 411.93 1,2-dichlorobenzene 464.57 ethyl lactate 224.85 propylene carbonate 1010.02 n-methylformamide 1536.19 2-pentanol 340.46 n-pentane 43.61 1-propoxy-2-propanol 461.88 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 594.47 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 335.28 mesitylene 107.31 ε-caprolactone 1141.57 p-cymene 90.78 epichlorohydrin 2678.37 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1275.4 2-aminoethanol 492.37 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1462.05 sulfolane 2125.74 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 21.12 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1525.06 n-hexyl acetate 363.11 isooctane 20.24 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 513.53 sec-butyl acetate 342.52 tert-butyl acetate 520.57 decalin 41.45 glycerin 386.96 diglyme 1112.44 acrylic acid 832.12 isopropyl myristate 134.99 n-butyric acid 1141.77 acetyl acetate 899.57 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 110.71 ethyl propionate 671.51 nitromethane 3205.79 1,2-diethoxyethane 706.58 benzonitrile 434.51 trioctyl phosphate 89.51 1-bromopropane 883.67 gamma-valerolactone 2059.0 n-decanol 95.89 triethyl phosphate 151.99 4-methyl-2-pentanol 159.54 propionitrile 1054.37 vinylene carbonate 849.53 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1017.5 DMS 499.71 cumene 95.12 2-octanol 82.09 2-hexanone 550.57 octyl acetate 173.75 limonene 153.01 1,2-dimethoxyethane 1072.65 ethyl orthosilicate 141.02 tributyl phosphate 120.99 diacetone alcohol 561.07 N,N-dimethylaniline 223.62 acrylonitrile 1369.41 aniline 439.95 1,3-propanediol 616.01 bromobenzene 620.0 dibromomethane 1525.93 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2050.76 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 239.44 tetrabutyl urea 156.35 diisobutyl methanol 119.78 2-phenylethanol 291.86 styrene 242.76 dioctyl adipate 208.24 dimethyl sulfate 816.43 ethyl butyrate 477.25 methyl lactate 444.37 butyl lactate 188.96 diethyl carbonate 301.09 propanediol butyl ether 292.91 triethyl orthoformate 233.93 p-tert-butyltoluene 84.44 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 263.9 morpholine 2248.24 tert-butylamine 283.78 n-dodecanol 75.22 dimethoxymethane 1433.48 ethylene carbonate 759.56 cyrene 273.55 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 461.56 2-ethylhexyl acetate 309.53 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 514.83 4-methylpyridine 923.95 dibutyl ether 249.78 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 119.78 DEF 1201.68 dimethyl isosorbide 535.5 tetrachloroethylene 1191.94 eugenol 257.98 triacetin 392.97 span 80 259.32 1,4-butanediol 206.58 1,1-dichloroethane 1791.61 2-methyl-1-pentanol 231.53 methyl formate 1199.44 2-methyl-1-butanol 350.4 n-decane 25.53 butyronitrile 761.93 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 145.3 1-chlorooctane 120.53 1-chlorotetradecane 50.42 n-nonane 25.23 undecane 20.43 tert-butylcyclohexane 36.31 cyclooctane 25.67 cyclopentanol 584.35 tetrahydropyran 1804.29 tert-amyl methyl ether 331.19 2,5,8-trioxanonane 655.3 1-hexene 214.48 2-isopropoxyethanol 379.91 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 410.86 methyl butyrate 807.48 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |