2-Benzylhex-2-enal

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C13H16O

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

  • 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.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.5

    pKa est.
    7.43 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    188.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    279°C

    Flash point

    • 132.28 ˚C est.

  • 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

  • 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

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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