2-Benzyl-4-(methoxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C12H16O3SMILES
COCC1COC(O1)CC2=CC=CC=C2
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Odor profile
Fragrance Green 75.99% Floral 72.66% Sweet 64.1% Rose 62.7% Hyacinth 52.98% Honey 50.04% Fruity 43.28% Fresh 42.94% Earthy 39.49% Leafy 34.75% Flavor Green 56.73% Bitter 54.84% Floral 53.39% Sweet 47.73% Earthy 38.06% Hyacinth 29.29% Mushroom 28.23% Rose 27.63% Metallic 27.54% Oily 26.26% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
1.7pKa est.
5.61 (weak acid)Molecular weight
208.25 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Ultra slowBoiling point est.
312°CFlash point
- 118.19 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- NSC23493
- NSC-23493
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Applications
2-Benzyl-4-(methoxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane is primarily used as an organic synthesis intermediate. In practice it serves as a protected carbonyl/diol building block suitable for carbohydrate and fine chemical synthesis, acting as a protected substrate in controlled transformations. It is commonly evaluated for pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediate applications, enabling routes to more complex molecules. In fragrance and cosmetics chemistry, it can act as a precursor for aroma compounds or as a protected scaffolding during formulation work. Overall, its role is as a versatile building block and protecting group in modern chemical manufacturing, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 737.97 methanol 831.72 isopropanol 369.23 water 6.87 ethyl acetate 504.55 n-propanol 445.44 acetone 283.6 n-butanol 352.47 acetonitrile 488.55 DMF 227.73 toluene 168.8 isobutanol 232.27 1,4-dioxane 1114.94 methyl acetate 360.79 THF 536.92 2-butanone 250.5 n-pentanol 226.39 sec-butanol 257.78 n-hexane 9.17 ethylene glycol 359.25 NMP 131.27 cyclohexane 45.68 DMSO 800.75 n-butyl acetate 133.04 n-octanol 60.86 chloroform 1927.19 n-propyl acetate 176.78 acetic acid 859.84 dichloromethane 1623.66 cyclohexanone 280.26 propylene glycol 428.76 isopropyl acetate 171.55 DMAc 298.76 2-ethoxyethanol 619.05 isopentanol 206.21 n-heptane 13.69 ethyl formate 262.44 1,2-dichloroethane 750.32 n-hexanol 163.2 2-methoxyethanol 914.97 isobutyl acetate 106.47 tetrachloromethane 130.49 n-pentyl acetate 62.26 transcutol 1155.36 n-heptanol 60.77 ethylbenzene 64.15 MIBK 108.45 2-propoxyethanol 400.9 tert-butanol 337.36 MTBE 164.87 2-butoxyethanol 166.32 propionic acid 368.99 o-xylene 92.74 formic acid 406.87 diethyl ether 339.38 m-xylene 97.61 p-xylene 83.78 chlorobenzene 227.23 dimethyl carbonate 132.4 n-octane 5.75 formamide 420.66 cyclopentanone 234.9 2-pentanone 173.39 anisole 190.64 cyclopentyl methyl ether 218.86 gamma-butyrolactone 349.95 1-methoxy-2-propanol 546.91 pyridine 576.71 3-pentanone 155.65 furfural 426.02 n-dodecane 7.16 diethylene glycol 506.46 diisopropyl ether 53.48 tert-amyl alcohol 185.01 acetylacetone 248.82 n-hexadecane 8.1 acetophenone 165.7 methyl propionate 279.85 isopentyl acetate 117.24 trichloroethylene 1168.59 n-nonanol 59.6 cyclohexanol 277.09 benzyl alcohol 208.86 2-ethylhexanol 81.62 isooctanol 49.29 dipropyl ether 113.88 1,2-dichlorobenzene 197.26 ethyl lactate 129.91 propylene carbonate 241.63 n-methylformamide 224.24 2-pentanol 168.42 n-pentane 12.84 1-propoxy-2-propanol 218.68 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 192.45 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 188.22 mesitylene 59.34 ε-caprolactone 289.38 p-cymene 45.79 epichlorohydrin 661.38 1,1,1-trichloroethane 493.47 2-aminoethanol 479.41 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 373.35 sulfolane 300.68 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 10.7 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 343.53 n-hexyl acetate 96.22 isooctane 7.83 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 269.98 sec-butyl acetate 108.54 tert-butyl acetate 136.15 decalin 19.25 glycerin 507.93 diglyme 516.19 acrylic acid 351.4 isopropyl myristate 50.09 n-butyric acid 450.15 acetyl acetate 290.39 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 61.28 ethyl propionate 155.35 nitromethane 780.07 1,2-diethoxyethane 247.69 benzonitrile 202.5 trioctyl phosphate 36.5 1-bromopropane 313.19 gamma-valerolactone 386.79 n-decanol 46.89 triethyl phosphate 77.99 4-methyl-2-pentanol 77.41 propionitrile 277.88 vinylene carbonate 276.9 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 591.27 DMS 126.46 cumene 45.8 2-octanol 32.51 2-hexanone 118.55 octyl acetate 59.86 limonene 61.28 1,2-dimethoxyethane 558.44 ethyl orthosilicate 74.76 tributyl phosphate 50.21 diacetone alcohol 171.58 N,N-dimethylaniline 108.38 acrylonitrile 331.01 aniline 283.41 1,3-propanediol 622.63 bromobenzene 234.87 dibromomethane 911.16 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 964.28 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 103.42 tetrabutyl urea 61.04 diisobutyl methanol 49.17 2-phenylethanol 148.9 styrene 94.38 dioctyl adipate 88.97 dimethyl sulfate 159.35 ethyl butyrate 127.53 methyl lactate 184.5 butyl lactate 78.93 diethyl carbonate 111.31 propanediol butyl ether 163.94 triethyl orthoformate 105.38 p-tert-butyltoluene 43.5 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 119.13 morpholine 1063.75 tert-butylamine 162.18 n-dodecanol 40.46 dimethoxymethane 356.95 ethylene carbonate 245.92 cyrene 153.11 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 133.52 2-ethylhexyl acetate 87.65 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 236.26 4-methylpyridine 316.76 dibutyl ether 78.13 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 49.17 DEF 218.31 dimethyl isosorbide 227.62 tetrachloroethylene 594.89 eugenol 129.88 triacetin 157.27 span 80 130.6 1,4-butanediol 251.51 1,1-dichloroethane 667.91 2-methyl-1-pentanol 144.43 methyl formate 187.21 2-methyl-1-butanol 176.41 n-decane 10.37 butyronitrile 255.32 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 66.72 1-chlorooctane 43.53 1-chlorotetradecane 22.28 n-nonane 9.12 undecane 8.22 tert-butylcyclohexane 14.21 cyclooctane 14.5 cyclopentanol 207.21 tetrahydropyran 636.43 tert-amyl methyl ether 114.39 2,5,8-trioxanonane 375.73 1-hexene 47.33 2-isopropoxyethanol 312.45 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 302.76 methyl butyrate 187.04 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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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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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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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 |