2-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)ethanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    30595-80-3

    Molecular formula
    C10H14O

    SMILES
    CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C)CCO

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 86.58%
    Green 52.44%
    Rose 52.33%
    Lily 36.21%
    Earthy 35.33%
    Muguet 34.64%
    Woody 33.83%
    Animal 33.11%
    Sweet 31.48%
    Geranium 31.34%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 66.35%
    Floral 54.35%
    Spicy 44.39%
    Powdery 37.12%
    Phenolic 35.93%
    Woody 33.51%
    Flower 29.98%
    Balsam 29.64%
    Fruity 28.48%
    Medicinal 28.16%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.2

    pKa est.
    8.36 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    150.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    249°C

    Flash point

    • 114.96 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethanol
    • 30595-80-3
    • 2-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)ethan-1-ol
    • m-Xylol- Wasser-Athanol
    • 2,6-dimethylbenzenethanol
    • 2,6-dimethylbenzeneethanol
    • SCHEMBL3365956
    • DTXSID70275086
    • UQTWNZAKBJDDAY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • FBA59580
    • AKOS006312853
    • DB-010026
    • EN300-225837
    • F70803
    • Z1198264906

  • Applications

    2-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)ethanol is typically used as a building block in fragrance chemistry and related industrial synthesis; in perfumery and cosmetics it can function as an odorant or fragrance intermediate for derivatization to more complex aroma compounds; it may be employed in household products as a scent additive, and in coatings and inks as a fragrance component; in industrial manufacturing it serves as an intermediate for aroma chemicals and other specialty materials, and can provide an aryl-phenethyl framework for the synthesis of esters, ethers, and related derivatives used in various formulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2396.45
    methanol 1706.25
    isopropanol 1383.59
    water 3.6
    ethyl acetate 1011.99
    n-propanol 1839.92
    acetone 1504.61
    n-butanol 1368.9
    acetonitrile 2297.9
    DMF 1511.53
    toluene 479.59
    isobutanol 961.12
    1,4-dioxane 3376.0
    methyl acetate 1080.44
    THF 2849.71
    2-butanone 1115.36
    n-pentanol 631.58
    sec-butanol 801.28
    n-hexane 101.2
    ethylene glycol 383.43
    NMP 749.37
    cyclohexane 182.23
    DMSO 1678.06
    n-butyl acetate 762.6
    n-octanol 279.71
    chloroform 1992.07
    n-propyl acetate 429.17
    acetic acid 601.49
    dichloromethane 2695.53
    cyclohexanone 1274.76
    propylene glycol 321.23
    isopropyl acetate 372.24
    DMAc 452.25
    2-ethoxyethanol 766.21
    isopentanol 660.6
    n-heptane 161.93
    ethyl formate 922.39
    1,2-dichloroethane 1827.95
    n-hexanol 1181.03
    2-methoxyethanol 1611.16
    isobutyl acetate 214.25
    tetrachloromethane 479.07
    n-pentyl acetate 264.54
    transcutol 859.4
    n-heptanol 340.03
    ethylbenzene 195.46
    MIBK 332.22
    2-propoxyethanol 1316.1
    tert-butanol 1094.23
    MTBE 814.0
    2-butoxyethanol 437.83
    propionic acid 717.38
    o-xylene 224.68
    formic acid 259.72
    diethyl ether 1455.8
    m-xylene 270.05
    p-xylene 189.48
    chlorobenzene 539.13
    dimethyl carbonate 235.48
    n-octane 57.67
    formamide 516.24
    cyclopentanone 1501.04
    2-pentanone 884.18
    anisole 405.02
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1007.68
    gamma-butyrolactone 1583.92
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 884.85
    pyridine 1202.81
    3-pentanone 564.41
    furfural 793.19
    n-dodecane 39.02
    diethylene glycol 760.48
    diisopropyl ether 211.1
    tert-amyl alcohol 595.03
    acetylacetone 546.54
    n-hexadecane 44.41
    acetophenone 241.52
    methyl propionate 737.87
    isopentyl acetate 454.5
    trichloroethylene 1854.9
    n-nonanol 224.49
    cyclohexanol 722.13
    benzyl alcohol 295.58
    2-ethylhexanol 433.63
    isooctanol 224.49
    dipropyl ether 716.06
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 356.16
    ethyl lactate 150.78
    propylene carbonate 560.8
    n-methylformamide 1348.93
    2-pentanol 561.24
    n-pentane 139.13
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 715.0
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 458.36
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 226.43
    mesitylene 157.5
    ε-caprolactone 906.28
    p-cymene 151.48
    epichlorohydrin 2210.07
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1114.23
    2-aminoethanol 741.03
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1020.51
    sulfolane 1177.9
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 50.63
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1767.61
    n-hexyl acetate 346.74
    isooctane 47.8
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 372.48
    sec-butyl acetate 202.78
    tert-butyl acetate 336.95
    decalin 69.81
    glycerin 340.25
    diglyme 756.06
    acrylic acid 432.48
    isopropyl myristate 137.42
    n-butyric acid 940.71
    acetyl acetate 345.74
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 109.68
    ethyl propionate 345.45
    nitromethane 1420.1
    1,2-diethoxyethane 594.17
    benzonitrile 419.66
    trioctyl phosphate 102.58
    1-bromopropane 1192.45
    gamma-valerolactone 1686.03
    n-decanol 172.73
    triethyl phosphate 126.18
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 220.51
    propionitrile 1469.3
    vinylene carbonate 560.92
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 562.94
    DMS 204.3
    cumene 126.44
    2-octanol 194.13
    2-hexanone 444.13
    octyl acetate 187.2
    limonene 266.46
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1234.1
    ethyl orthosilicate 133.53
    tributyl phosphate 108.32
    diacetone alcohol 386.06
    N,N-dimethylaniline 206.34
    acrylonitrile 1317.93
    aniline 512.88
    1,3-propanediol 974.71
    bromobenzene 550.32
    dibromomethane 1896.64
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1173.82
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 211.09
    tetrabutyl urea 145.77
    diisobutyl methanol 199.05
    2-phenylethanol 371.46
    styrene 246.89
    dioctyl adipate 149.62
    dimethyl sulfate 276.89
    ethyl butyrate 406.4
    methyl lactate 213.04
    butyl lactate 164.66
    diethyl carbonate 208.91
    propanediol butyl ether 251.79
    triethyl orthoformate 219.46
    p-tert-butyltoluene 148.99
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 209.66
    morpholine 3326.55
    tert-butylamine 666.85
    n-dodecanol 138.17
    dimethoxymethane 1166.53
    ethylene carbonate 575.9
    cyrene 211.24
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 338.6
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 335.17
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 356.21
    4-methylpyridine 960.34
    dibutyl ether 342.35
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 199.05
    DEF 685.63
    dimethyl isosorbide 395.72
    tetrachloroethylene 843.99
    eugenol 214.35
    triacetin 186.4
    span 80 224.59
    1,4-butanediol 303.88
    1,1-dichloroethane 1621.28
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 356.47
    methyl formate 1012.17
    2-methyl-1-butanol 618.38
    n-decane 68.7
    butyronitrile 1373.07
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 208.11
    1-chlorooctane 223.16
    1-chlorotetradecane 84.07
    n-nonane 73.13
    undecane 50.2
    tert-butylcyclohexane 68.18
    cyclooctane 68.32
    cyclopentanol 851.25
    tetrahydropyran 2578.79
    tert-amyl methyl ether 441.93
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 437.25
    1-hexene 357.74
    2-isopropoxyethanol 440.74
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 196.27
    methyl butyrate 466.84

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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