2-Benzylhex-2-enal
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C13H16OSMILES
CCCC=C(CC1=CC=CC=C1)C=O
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Odor profile
Fragrance Green 75.27% Floral 74.94% Herbal 52.03% Fruity 50.6% Jasmin 44.8% Aldehydic 43.95% Sweet 41.91% Oily 39.84% Fresh 39.48% Waxy 33.43% Flavor Green 68.66% Fresh 50.27% Floral 48.33% Waxy 44.72% Herbal 44.58% Sweet 35.91% Spicy 34.93% Oily 34.2% Leaf 33.87% Fatty 32.35% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.5pKa est.
7.43 (neutral)Molecular weight
188.26 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Ultra slowBoiling point est.
279°CFlash point
- 132.28 ˚C est.
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Applications
2-Benzylhex-2-enal is primarily evaluated as an aroma chemical for perfumery, contributing green and aldehydic notes as a fragrance ingredient in perfumes and cosmetic products. It may be used in household cleaning and air‑freshening products as a scent additive. The compound can also serve as an intermediate in industrial manufacturing for the synthesis of other aroma compounds, and as a building block in fragrance formulation research and development. In polymers and plastics, it can be incorporated as a scent ingredient or used in encapsulated fragrance formulations.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 1806.66 methanol 1727.91 isopropanol 1078.23 water 0.23 ethyl acetate 3225.01 n-propanol 1390.35 acetone 3832.01 n-butanol 1157.22 acetonitrile 2683.01 DMF 3965.3 toluene 861.26 isobutanol 847.07 1,4-dioxane 2041.48 methyl acetate 2190.25 THF 1811.27 2-butanone 2604.27 n-pentanol 581.85 sec-butanol 765.61 n-hexane 69.89 ethylene glycol 241.9 NMP 1395.02 cyclohexane 113.31 DMSO 2698.48 n-butyl acetate 1328.53 n-octanol 175.96 chloroform 4121.29 n-propyl acetate 1198.57 acetic acid 1060.49 dichloromethane 4947.01 cyclohexanone 2241.79 propylene glycol 354.06 isopropyl acetate 1243.13 DMAc 1975.36 2-ethoxyethanol 862.28 isopentanol 848.36 n-heptane 38.27 ethyl formate 1241.19 1,2-dichloroethane 4108.31 n-hexanol 678.08 2-methoxyethanol 1861.63 isobutyl acetate 615.01 tetrachloromethane 280.55 n-pentyl acetate 442.27 transcutol 3774.84 n-heptanol 199.96 ethylbenzene 367.21 MIBK 868.55 2-propoxyethanol 1070.69 tert-butanol 931.82 MTBE 1116.05 2-butoxyethanol 471.42 propionic acid 996.06 o-xylene 314.03 formic acid 256.07 diethyl ether 2074.82 m-xylene 415.13 p-xylene 371.04 chlorobenzene 1234.59 dimethyl carbonate 680.42 n-octane 17.94 formamide 661.61 cyclopentanone 2308.56 2-pentanone 2128.33 anisole 891.19 cyclopentyl methyl ether 1017.33 gamma-butyrolactone 2144.79 1-methoxy-2-propanol 1246.34 pyridine 2516.19 3-pentanone 1444.53 furfural 1634.26 n-dodecane 15.64 diethylene glycol 679.89 diisopropyl ether 334.08 tert-amyl alcohol 624.97 acetylacetone 1785.42 n-hexadecane 18.69 acetophenone 755.79 methyl propionate 1981.27 isopentyl acetate 949.74 trichloroethylene 5958.7 n-nonanol 163.32 cyclohexanol 643.71 benzyl alcohol 597.67 2-ethylhexanol 357.47 isooctanol 173.76 dipropyl ether 562.94 1,2-dichlorobenzene 935.74 ethyl lactate 343.2 propylene carbonate 1139.74 n-methylformamide 1623.99 2-pentanol 655.57 n-pentane 57.67 1-propoxy-2-propanol 781.54 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 954.25 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 434.76 mesitylene 217.68 ε-caprolactone 1506.33 p-cymene 151.48 epichlorohydrin 3359.16 1,1,1-trichloroethane 2275.43 2-aminoethanol 571.21 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1449.83 sulfolane 1817.43 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 31.74 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1443.02 n-hexyl acetate 589.38 isooctane 31.78 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 675.59 sec-butyl acetate 681.26 tert-butyl acetate 933.47 decalin 65.58 glycerin 375.81 diglyme 1473.54 acrylic acid 769.74 isopropyl myristate 206.09 n-butyric acid 1682.64 acetyl acetate 1129.11 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 170.46 ethyl propionate 1027.88 nitromethane 2915.0 1,2-diethoxyethane 1245.55 benzonitrile 929.54 trioctyl phosphate 118.09 1-bromopropane 1804.2 gamma-valerolactone 2306.66 n-decanol 123.22 triethyl phosphate 223.99 4-methyl-2-pentanol 308.29 propionitrile 1609.81 vinylene carbonate 1125.58 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1381.16 DMS 627.59 cumene 196.25 2-octanol 128.66 2-hexanone 1060.22 octyl acetate 242.73 limonene 225.46 1,2-dimethoxyethane 1590.12 ethyl orthosilicate 212.82 tributyl phosphate 175.59 diacetone alcohol 836.14 N,N-dimethylaniline 386.64 acrylonitrile 2101.1 aniline 911.63 1,3-propanediol 792.85 bromobenzene 1383.97 dibromomethane 2964.08 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4096.64 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 383.13 tetrabutyl urea 223.61 diisobutyl methanol 196.37 2-phenylethanol 512.53 styrene 609.64 dioctyl adipate 299.93 dimethyl sulfate 776.85 ethyl butyrate 788.02 methyl lactate 513.69 butyl lactate 325.18 diethyl carbonate 455.06 propanediol butyl ether 383.82 triethyl orthoformate 382.91 p-tert-butyltoluene 138.36 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 366.48 morpholine 2513.39 tert-butylamine 543.89 n-dodecanol 93.2 dimethoxymethane 2060.27 ethylene carbonate 967.08 cyrene 339.8 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 738.8 2-ethylhexyl acetate 654.18 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1043.26 4-methylpyridine 2208.37 dibutyl ether 404.01 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 196.37 DEF 2075.39 dimethyl isosorbide 697.6 tetrachloroethylene 2265.66 eugenol 383.13 triacetin 512.02 span 80 314.85 1,4-butanediol 257.63 1,1-dichloroethane 3439.43 2-methyl-1-pentanol 501.63 methyl formate 1132.89 2-methyl-1-butanol 767.61 n-decane 25.72 butyronitrile 1592.37 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 226.87 1-chlorooctane 175.79 1-chlorotetradecane 63.34 n-nonane 24.94 undecane 19.61 tert-butylcyclohexane 58.49 cyclooctane 32.49 cyclopentanol 550.57 tetrahydropyran 2151.58 tert-amyl methyl ether 595.96 2,5,8-trioxanonane 832.56 1-hexene 473.38 2-isopropoxyethanol 563.72 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 284.62 methyl butyrate 1416.12 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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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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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
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 |