2-[4-(2-Methylbutan-2-yl)phenoxy]acetaldehyde

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C13H18O2

    SMILES
    CCC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)OCC=O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 54.93%
    Woody 45.48%
    Green 39.61%
    Fresh 37.72%
    Spicy 33.89%
    Sweet 33.72%
    Dry 33.51%
    Herbal 32.44%
    Powdery 29.98%
    Ozone 29.67%

     

    Flavor
    Green 51.61%
    Herbal 47.08%
    Woody 45.48%
    Spicy 37.19%
    Floral 34.24%
    Bitter 32.89%
    Sweet 31.43%
    Musty 29.17%
    Balsam 28.42%
    Fresh 27.99%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.6

    pKa est.
    7.34 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    206.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    303°C

    Flash point

    • 128.09 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL10625431
    • AKOS011011418
  • Applications

    2-[4-(2-Methylbutan-2-yl)phenoxy]acetaldehyde serves as a fragrance intermediate and odorant in the perfumery industry, used to build complex aroma compounds; it is also employed as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics and personal care products, contributing to the scent profile of perfumes, lotions, and cleansers; in household and cleaning products it may appear as an additional fragrance component; in industrial manufacturing, it functions as a chemical intermediate for specialty compounds related to fragrance chemistry and related polymers; in the polymers/plastics sector, it can be used as a precursor or functional additive to modify polymer properties and scent integration.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1584.45
    methanol 1459.26
    isopropanol 706.71
    water 1.05
    ethyl acetate 2955.89
    n-propanol 1130.14
    acetone 2047.27
    n-butanol 813.36
    acetonitrile 1496.96
    DMF 2441.77
    toluene 420.49
    isobutanol 554.35
    1,4-dioxane 1895.15
    methyl acetate 1966.54
    THF 2376.05
    2-butanone 1662.67
    n-pentanol 371.76
    sec-butanol 492.69
    n-hexane 32.27
    ethylene glycol 296.25
    NMP 1078.6
    cyclohexane 60.05
    DMSO 2038.43
    n-butyl acetate 835.98
    n-octanol 76.87
    chloroform 2966.77
    n-propyl acetate 765.15
    acetic acid 795.92
    dichloromethane 3551.22
    cyclohexanone 1361.09
    propylene glycol 354.47
    isopropyl acetate 1288.07
    DMAc 1492.81
    2-ethoxyethanol 1154.0
    isopentanol 576.19
    n-heptane 16.53
    ethyl formate 818.78
    1,2-dichloroethane 3231.02
    n-hexanol 375.36
    2-methoxyethanol 2315.89
    isobutyl acetate 417.28
    tetrachloromethane 299.97
    n-pentyl acetate 233.51
    transcutol 3742.95
    n-heptanol 87.35
    ethylbenzene 182.9
    MIBK 660.95
    2-propoxyethanol 1130.16
    tert-butanol 935.25
    MTBE 1327.18
    2-butoxyethanol 295.83
    propionic acid 779.8
    o-xylene 220.32
    formic acid 411.23
    diethyl ether 2236.68
    m-xylene 270.73
    p-xylene 207.23
    chlorobenzene 813.55
    dimethyl carbonate 825.85
    n-octane 7.2
    formamide 1186.87
    cyclopentanone 1878.07
    2-pentanone 1403.0
    anisole 656.24
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1146.48
    gamma-butyrolactone 2143.56
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1468.03
    pyridine 1255.14
    3-pentanone 1143.95
    furfural 1330.1
    n-dodecane 6.14
    diethylene glycol 949.6
    diisopropyl ether 390.17
    tert-amyl alcohol 609.37
    acetylacetone 1743.27
    n-hexadecane 7.41
    acetophenone 483.24
    methyl propionate 2109.39
    isopentyl acetate 687.39
    trichloroethylene 4311.71
    n-nonanol 73.7
    cyclohexanol 442.12
    benzyl alcohol 382.7
    2-ethylhexanol 175.51
    isooctanol 80.34
    dipropyl ether 359.43
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 682.41
    ethyl lactate 295.5
    propylene carbonate 926.15
    n-methylformamide 1566.62
    2-pentanol 430.1
    n-pentane 32.37
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 604.52
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1217.87
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 448.3
    mesitylene 157.33
    ε-caprolactone 1177.51
    p-cymene 103.08
    epichlorohydrin 3419.07
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1864.03
    2-aminoethanol 642.07
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1510.54
    sulfolane 1852.44
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 25.32
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1566.29
    n-hexyl acetate 321.18
    isooctane 24.69
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 642.71
    sec-butyl acetate 545.9
    tert-butyl acetate 1300.79
    decalin 36.57
    glycerin 486.38
    diglyme 1342.08
    acrylic acid 608.36
    isopropyl myristate 136.9
    n-butyric acid 1065.05
    acetyl acetate 1214.84
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 119.77
    ethyl propionate 848.99
    nitromethane 2478.01
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1154.19
    benzonitrile 448.24
    trioctyl phosphate 79.26
    1-bromopropane 1195.98
    gamma-valerolactone 2075.51
    n-decanol 56.63
    triethyl phosphate 220.89
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 231.84
    propionitrile 1096.26
    vinylene carbonate 840.64
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1376.55
    DMS 658.53
    cumene 112.48
    2-octanol 54.94
    2-hexanone 519.07
    octyl acetate 152.4
    limonene 155.54
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1385.31
    ethyl orthosilicate 219.64
    tributyl phosphate 142.13
    diacetone alcohol 1027.63
    N,N-dimethylaniline 316.39
    acrylonitrile 1262.27
    aniline 653.35
    1,3-propanediol 883.54
    bromobenzene 869.01
    dibromomethane 1932.2
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3148.56
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 331.07
    tetrabutyl urea 150.31
    diisobutyl methanol 123.89
    2-phenylethanol 361.9
    styrene 262.89
    dioctyl adipate 227.33
    dimethyl sulfate 1014.4
    ethyl butyrate 547.24
    methyl lactate 553.58
    butyl lactate 196.31
    diethyl carbonate 392.56
    propanediol butyl ether 251.43
    triethyl orthoformate 332.83
    p-tert-butyltoluene 111.19
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 293.95
    morpholine 2502.91
    tert-butylamine 519.87
    n-dodecanol 45.02
    dimethoxymethane 2235.87
    ethylene carbonate 793.26
    cyrene 360.06
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 637.0
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 498.96
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 821.31
    4-methylpyridine 1143.2
    dibutyl ether 210.49
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 123.89
    DEF 1448.37
    dimethyl isosorbide 854.64
    tetrachloroethylene 1642.05
    eugenol 284.33
    triacetin 433.38
    span 80 259.75
    1,4-butanediol 236.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 2379.3
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 313.13
    methyl formate 996.52
    2-methyl-1-butanol 478.95
    n-decane 10.36
    butyronitrile 844.21
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 126.93
    1-chlorooctane 74.93
    1-chlorotetradecane 30.19
    n-nonane 9.53
    undecane 7.76
    tert-butylcyclohexane 34.63
    cyclooctane 18.87
    cyclopentanol 460.02
    tetrahydropyran 1752.69
    tert-amyl methyl ether 729.13
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 849.49
    1-hexene 179.48
    2-isopropoxyethanol 644.78
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 372.11
    methyl butyrate 880.95

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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