2-Benzylidene-3-methylbutanal

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H14O

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

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Herbal 67.06%
    Green 60.08%
    Spicy 58.83%
    Woody 42.49%
    Fruity 38.0%
    Floral 35.34%
    Sweet 34.0%
    Nutty 31.58%
    Mint 31.12%
    Warm 29.98%

     

    Flavor
    Green 43.32%
    Bitter 36.62%
    Herbal 30.51%
    Floral 28.25%
    Sweet 26.89%
    Cocoa 24.61%
    Fruity 24.53%
    Spicy 23.21%
    Fresh 22.41%
    Butyric 21.42%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.9

    pKa est.
    7.77 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    174.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    264°C

    Flash point

    • 115.41 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • AKOS017514346
  • Applications

    Primarily used as an odorant and fragrance-building block, 2-Benzylidene-3-methylbutanal is employed in perfumery and flavor chemistry to impart distinctive notes or to serve as a precursor for other aroma compounds; in cosmetics and personal care, it may be included as a fragrance ingredient; in household and cleaning product formulations it can function as a fragrance additive; in industrial manufacturing it acts as an intermediate for synthesizing aroma chemicals and related specialty compounds; it is sometimes evaluated for use in coatings or inks as an odor-active additive. Use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 816.09
    methanol 398.5
    isopropanol 826.89
    water 1.31
    ethyl acetate 1238.17
    n-propanol 904.41
    acetone 1846.49
    n-butanol 770.75
    acetonitrile 1862.62
    DMF 2472.62
    toluene 530.77
    isobutanol 730.32
    1,4-dioxane 1306.01
    methyl acetate 1360.31
    THF 1351.8
    2-butanone 1790.47
    n-pentanol 403.45
    sec-butanol 758.65
    n-hexane 95.62
    ethylene glycol 112.06
    NMP 1176.13
    cyclohexane 159.61
    DMSO 1064.21
    n-butyl acetate 726.67
    n-octanol 205.71
    chloroform 3349.99
    n-propyl acetate 641.5
    acetic acid 608.11
    dichloromethane 3272.89
    cyclohexanone 1802.43
    propylene glycol 215.33
    isopropyl acetate 533.55
    DMAc 1193.51
    2-ethoxyethanol 395.09
    isopentanol 540.55
    n-heptane 55.18
    ethyl formate 858.73
    1,2-dichloroethane 2332.89
    n-hexanol 504.62
    2-methoxyethanol 720.55
    isobutyl acetate 334.19
    tetrachloromethane 317.99
    n-pentyl acetate 309.77
    transcutol 1340.14
    n-heptanol 207.29
    ethylbenzene 317.34
    MIBK 474.56
    2-propoxyethanol 570.25
    tert-butanol 715.47
    MTBE 626.71
    2-butoxyethanol 328.42
    propionic acid 750.14
    o-xylene 276.03
    formic acid 133.22
    diethyl ether 859.37
    m-xylene 298.58
    p-xylene 372.75
    chlorobenzene 856.05
    dimethyl carbonate 379.11
    n-octane 27.18
    formamide 382.8
    cyclopentanone 1872.56
    2-pentanone 1165.89
    anisole 575.07
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 667.76
    gamma-butyrolactone 1755.84
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 615.63
    pyridine 1670.35
    3-pentanone 946.63
    furfural 1278.32
    n-dodecane 20.51
    diethylene glycol 297.78
    diisopropyl ether 181.68
    tert-amyl alcohol 539.32
    acetylacetone 792.58
    n-hexadecane 24.11
    acetophenone 517.99
    methyl propionate 975.75
    isopentyl acetate 549.69
    trichloroethylene 3870.63
    n-nonanol 171.29
    cyclohexanol 603.62
    benzyl alcohol 395.65
    2-ethylhexanol 273.53
    isooctanol 172.33
    dipropyl ether 383.69
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 677.47
    ethyl lactate 240.41
    propylene carbonate 997.35
    n-methylformamide 1002.83
    2-pentanol 499.53
    n-pentane 82.87
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 487.91
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 475.4
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 282.8
    mesitylene 176.88
    ε-caprolactone 1164.96
    p-cymene 141.9
    epichlorohydrin 2079.7
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1743.41
    2-aminoethanol 286.7
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 935.24
    sulfolane 1368.98
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 34.54
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1167.36
    n-hexyl acetate 432.39
    isooctane 30.92
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 382.61
    sec-butyl acetate 362.9
    tert-butyl acetate 427.59
    decalin 70.37
    glycerin 208.33
    diglyme 786.76
    acrylic acid 601.78
    isopropyl myristate 171.06
    n-butyric acid 991.13
    acetyl acetate 495.67
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 133.14
    ethyl propionate 565.67
    nitromethane 1542.99
    1,2-diethoxyethane 519.13
    benzonitrile 718.57
    trioctyl phosphate 100.35
    1-bromopropane 1209.37
    gamma-valerolactone 1602.34
    n-decanol 131.02
    triethyl phosphate 174.61
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 227.17
    propionitrile 1379.72
    vinylene carbonate 915.03
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 893.96
    DMS 369.36
    cumene 185.25
    2-octanol 150.13
    2-hexanone 708.02
    octyl acetate 210.68
    limonene 202.79
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 901.53
    ethyl orthosilicate 159.12
    tributyl phosphate 134.0
    diacetone alcohol 479.78
    N,N-dimethylaniline 297.36
    acrylonitrile 1553.83
    aniline 626.96
    1,3-propanediol 408.88
    bromobenzene 865.74
    dibromomethane 2072.92
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2753.54
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 291.02
    tetrabutyl urea 172.97
    diisobutyl methanol 162.5
    2-phenylethanol 352.24
    styrene 421.52
    dioctyl adipate 232.31
    dimethyl sulfate 465.24
    ethyl butyrate 488.29
    methyl lactate 309.27
    butyl lactate 240.04
    diethyl carbonate 332.25
    propanediol butyl ether 280.03
    triethyl orthoformate 265.14
    p-tert-butyltoluene 127.64
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 302.06
    morpholine 1519.43
    tert-butylamine 448.07
    n-dodecanol 100.55
    dimethoxymethane 853.69
    ethylene carbonate 756.02
    cyrene 276.06
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 383.38
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 404.46
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 735.02
    4-methylpyridine 1466.0
    dibutyl ether 279.41
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 162.5
    DEF 1095.49
    dimethyl isosorbide 497.72
    tetrachloroethylene 1466.91
    eugenol 290.01
    triacetin 340.37
    span 80 235.34
    1,4-butanediol 157.57
    1,1-dichloroethane 2395.43
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 330.98
    methyl formate 770.79
    2-methyl-1-butanol 567.75
    n-decane 34.87
    butyronitrile 1254.22
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 194.94
    1-chlorooctane 180.74
    1-chlorotetradecane 65.46
    n-nonane 36.43
    undecane 26.19
    tert-butylcyclohexane 60.7
    cyclooctane 43.18
    cyclopentanol 666.74
    tetrahydropyran 1526.77
    tert-amyl methyl ether 380.45
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 483.4
    1-hexene 415.51
    2-isopropoxyethanol 291.73
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 240.34
    methyl butyrate 852.03

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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