2-Benzylheptan-1-al

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C14H20O

    SMILES
    CCCCCC(CC1=CC=CC=C1)C=O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 62.01%
    Floral 60.95%
    Fruity 53.18%
    Waxy 49.61%
    Aldehydic 47.73%
    Citrus 47.24%
    Fresh 47.07%
    Sweet 43.45%
    Fatty 39.49%
    Herbal 37.83%

     

    Flavor
    Green 71.13%
    Waxy 52.52%
    Fresh 52.49%
    Floral 50.65%
    Herbal 39.27%
    Oily 31.95%
    Fatty 30.66%
    Leaf 29.4%
    Jasmin 28.46%
    Sweet 28.18%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.2

    pKa est.
    7.15 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    204.31 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    280°C

    Flash point

    • 135.56 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-benzylheptan-1-al
    • SCHEMBL1827653
  • Applications

    2-Benzylheptan-1-al (CAS number: ) is a long-chain aldehyde primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and synthesis intermediate in perfumery and cosmetics, and is also evaluated as an aroma intermediate for household fragrance formulations. It is commonly employed as a building block for the synthesis of aroma compounds and additives for coatings and inks, and can serve as a precursor for specialty chemicals used in plastics and polymers. Its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 9117.38
    methanol 8515.6
    isopropanol 5790.67
    water 0.07
    ethyl acetate 16432.12
    n-propanol 7233.04
    acetone 14516.86
    n-butanol 5770.79
    acetonitrile 12024.07
    DMF 9101.23
    toluene 3525.41
    isobutanol 4161.71
    1,4-dioxane 8622.73
    methyl acetate 8565.63
    THF 8074.36
    2-butanone 10727.09
    n-pentanol 3023.49
    sec-butanol 4256.14
    n-hexane 572.95
    ethylene glycol 481.97
    NMP 3473.31
    cyclohexane 774.82
    DMSO 9319.93
    n-butyl acetate 6678.32
    n-octanol 524.2
    chloroform 12615.79
    n-propyl acetate 6131.32
    acetic acid 2688.86
    dichloromethane 17855.86
    cyclohexanone 9013.62
    propylene glycol 962.29
    isopropyl acetate 6741.52
    DMAc 4405.56
    2-ethoxyethanol 3899.68
    isopentanol 4005.74
    n-heptane 199.33
    ethyl formate 4762.0
    1,2-dichloroethane 16229.07
    n-hexanol 2966.32
    2-methoxyethanol 7651.2
    isobutyl acetate 2653.75
    tetrachloromethane 1270.03
    n-pentyl acetate 1859.98
    transcutol 12100.79
    n-heptanol 661.61
    ethylbenzene 1359.45
    MIBK 3834.37
    2-propoxyethanol 4552.33
    tert-butanol 4442.12
    MTBE 6955.03
    2-butoxyethanol 1539.06
    propionic acid 3535.88
    o-xylene 1162.1
    formic acid 566.01
    diethyl ether 12754.96
    m-xylene 1526.91
    p-xylene 1289.41
    chlorobenzene 4143.05
    dimethyl carbonate 1864.86
    n-octane 62.26
    formamide 1707.92
    cyclopentanone 7872.33
    2-pentanone 9904.62
    anisole 2910.32
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 5242.57
    gamma-butyrolactone 7341.71
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 5362.04
    pyridine 8384.31
    3-pentanone 6150.9
    furfural 4641.39
    n-dodecane 38.61
    diethylene glycol 1949.7
    diisopropyl ether 2036.31
    tert-amyl alcohol 3043.81
    acetylacetone 6955.89
    n-hexadecane 48.18
    acetophenone 2201.48
    methyl propionate 8946.01
    isopentyl acetate 4493.36
    trichloroethylene 18800.59
    n-nonanol 455.84
    cyclohexanol 3263.45
    benzyl alcohol 1815.14
    2-ethylhexanol 1526.16
    isooctanol 556.52
    dipropyl ether 3492.66
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2956.28
    ethyl lactate 1048.82
    propylene carbonate 3734.69
    n-methylformamide 5362.92
    2-pentanol 3495.21
    n-pentane 415.65
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3440.39
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4423.85
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1095.66
    mesitylene 763.09
    ε-caprolactone 6467.6
    p-cymene 493.95
    epichlorohydrin 11890.52
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8477.33
    2-aminoethanol 1814.87
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4257.99
    sulfolane 5745.17
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 148.0
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 7814.38
    n-hexyl acetate 1993.22
    isooctane 139.71
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1973.49
    sec-butyl acetate 3378.17
    tert-butyl acetate 4398.47
    decalin 282.6
    glycerin 774.39
    diglyme 4509.16
    acrylic acid 1955.64
    isopropyl myristate 613.99
    n-butyric acid 6893.07
    acetyl acetate 4212.02
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 396.82
    ethyl propionate 5077.32
    nitromethane 8391.61
    1,2-diethoxyethane 6354.24
    benzonitrile 3092.05
    trioctyl phosphate 292.41
    1-bromopropane 8918.49
    gamma-valerolactone 8880.2
    n-decanol 326.36
    triethyl phosphate 720.84
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1290.2
    propionitrile 7842.18
    vinylene carbonate 3202.59
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4033.14
    DMS 1776.83
    cumene 613.1
    2-octanol 393.4
    2-hexanone 5009.69
    octyl acetate 711.81
    limonene 873.32
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 7164.83
    ethyl orthosilicate 746.46
    tributyl phosphate 489.37
    diacetone alcohol 3040.99
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1161.5
    acrylonitrile 7643.8
    aniline 3397.88
    1,3-propanediol 3053.83
    bromobenzene 4716.58
    dibromomethane 11239.56
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 13048.87
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1330.2
    tetrabutyl urea 580.71
    diisobutyl methanol 720.19
    2-phenylethanol 1665.85
    styrene 2255.56
    dioctyl adipate 803.91
    dimethyl sulfate 1886.61
    ethyl butyrate 3866.06
    methyl lactate 1436.41
    butyl lactate 1087.64
    diethyl carbonate 1881.4
    propanediol butyl ether 1044.81
    triethyl orthoformate 1644.7
    p-tert-butyltoluene 441.44
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 877.98
    morpholine 11882.21
    tert-butylamine 2868.73
    n-dodecanol 238.23
    dimethoxymethane 7632.23
    ethylene carbonate 3196.38
    cyrene 794.93
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2718.59
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3013.14
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3129.31
    4-methylpyridine 8615.51
    dibutyl ether 2061.41
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 720.19
    DEF 8852.3
    dimethyl isosorbide 1949.46
    tetrachloroethylene 7566.42
    eugenol 895.65
    triacetin 1430.33
    span 80 821.73
    1,4-butanediol 839.02
    1,1-dichloroethane 14183.5
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2158.24
    methyl formate 3091.44
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3449.01
    n-decane 76.0
    butyronitrile 8149.38
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 760.8
    1-chlorooctane 551.3
    1-chlorotetradecane 161.42
    n-nonane 79.21
    undecane 51.96
    tert-butylcyclohexane 245.13
    cyclooctane 188.55
    cyclopentanol 2545.73
    tetrahydropyran 11620.08
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3460.93
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2102.45
    1-hexene 3281.91
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2540.9
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 640.42
    methyl butyrate 6992.93

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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