2-Benzyl-4-(methoxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolane

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H16O3

    SMILES
    COCC1COC(O1)CC2=CC=CC=C2

  • 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.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.7

    pKa est.
    5.61 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    208.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    312°C

    Flash point

    • 118.19 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • NSC23493
    • NSC-23493
  • 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

  • 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

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