2-Benzylidene-pentan-1-al

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H14O

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

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 73.71%
    Green 66.69%
    Herbal 60.94%
    Fruity 58.61%
    Sweet 57.01%
    Spicy 52.75%
    Balsamic 48.87%
    Jasmin 40.35%
    Cinnamon 40.16%
    Oily 34.59%

     

    Flavor
    Green 47.15%
    Herbal 37.69%
    Fresh 36.02%
    Floral 35.51%
    Spicy 32.17%
    Balsam 30.85%
    Sweet 28.9%
    Oily 28.31%
    Cinnamon 26.38%
    Waxy 26.27%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.2

    pKa est.
    7.49 (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

    • 124.91 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-benzylidene-pentan-1-al
    • SCHEMBL20424858
  • Applications

    2-Benzylidene-pentan-1-al is primarily used as an intermediate in organic synthesis for fragrance and flavor compounds; it acts as an aroma chemical/odorant in perfumery and cosmetics; it is considered for use in household and cleaning products as a fragrance component; it serves as a building block for specialty plastics and rubber in the polymer industry; and it is explored for the synthesis of other specialty chemicals in industrial manufacturing.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1186.08
    methanol 1241.58
    isopropanol 743.22
    water 0.22
    ethyl acetate 1679.12
    n-propanol 923.85
    acetone 2058.98
    n-butanol 893.14
    acetonitrile 1491.71
    DMF 3095.53
    toluene 835.48
    isobutanol 652.34
    1,4-dioxane 1507.17
    methyl acetate 1304.58
    THF 1394.29
    2-butanone 1549.74
    n-pentanol 509.95
    sec-butanol 573.95
    n-hexane 101.49
    ethylene glycol 166.89
    NMP 1279.65
    cyclohexane 158.69
    DMSO 1622.41
    n-butyl acetate 1177.55
    n-octanol 212.77
    chloroform 3177.96
    n-propyl acetate 820.52
    acetic acid 691.48
    dichloromethane 3512.32
    cyclohexanone 1895.79
    propylene glycol 224.89
    isopropyl acetate 723.63
    DMAc 1489.35
    2-ethoxyethanol 584.18
    isopentanol 676.32
    n-heptane 62.42
    ethyl formate 893.29
    1,2-dichloroethane 2823.77
    n-hexanol 717.87
    2-methoxyethanol 1177.88
    isobutyl acetate 450.3
    tetrachloromethane 273.42
    n-pentyl acetate 387.53
    transcutol 2618.25
    n-heptanol 216.96
    ethylbenzene 372.54
    MIBK 595.18
    2-propoxyethanol 916.83
    tert-butanol 684.84
    MTBE 736.38
    2-butoxyethanol 408.74
    propionic acid 670.52
    o-xylene 322.16
    formic acid 162.66
    diethyl ether 1328.97
    m-xylene 407.3
    p-xylene 347.63
    chlorobenzene 1137.4
    dimethyl carbonate 464.59
    n-octane 26.87
    formamide 402.68
    cyclopentanone 1735.74
    2-pentanone 1357.06
    anisole 740.18
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 828.52
    gamma-butyrolactone 1601.0
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 839.85
    pyridine 1907.05
    3-pentanone 926.26
    furfural 1370.42
    n-dodecane 21.64
    diethylene glycol 517.95
    diisopropyl ether 258.81
    tert-amyl alcohol 493.72
    acetylacetone 1048.48
    n-hexadecane 25.83
    acetophenone 626.43
    methyl propionate 1164.37
    isopentyl acetate 823.76
    trichloroethylene 4401.36
    n-nonanol 187.12
    cyclohexanol 630.03
    benzyl alcohol 517.63
    2-ethylhexanol 375.3
    isooctanol 177.46
    dipropyl ether 519.91
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 845.22
    ethyl lactate 270.85
    propylene carbonate 937.91
    n-methylformamide 1203.4
    2-pentanol 530.37
    n-pentane 85.91
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 666.66
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 709.46
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 357.37
    mesitylene 217.37
    ε-caprolactone 1249.5
    p-cymene 162.74
    epichlorohydrin 2331.47
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1702.43
    2-aminoethanol 377.5
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1219.3
    sulfolane 1390.21
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 35.93
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1115.95
    n-hexyl acetate 541.13
    isooctane 35.2
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 543.16
    sec-butyl acetate 478.48
    tert-butyl acetate 580.48
    decalin 77.81
    glycerin 263.23
    diglyme 1150.06
    acrylic acid 538.9
    isopropyl myristate 195.26
    n-butyric acid 1138.68
    acetyl acetate 654.15
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 157.91
    ethyl propionate 693.82
    nitromethane 1607.38
    1,2-diethoxyethane 907.15
    benzonitrile 861.62
    trioctyl phosphate 114.72
    1-bromopropane 1426.06
    gamma-valerolactone 1709.38
    n-decanol 140.05
    triethyl phosphate 195.5
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 252.21
    propionitrile 1124.83
    vinylene carbonate 926.15
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1049.66
    DMS 492.35
    cumene 198.11
    2-octanol 142.5
    2-hexanone 797.28
    octyl acetate 241.72
    limonene 244.83
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1183.58
    ethyl orthosilicate 190.5
    tributyl phosphate 158.98
    diacetone alcohol 572.32
    N,N-dimethylaniline 364.07
    acrylonitrile 1506.15
    aniline 818.76
    1,3-propanediol 537.19
    bromobenzene 1269.13
    dibromomethane 2250.32
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3042.72
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 331.44
    tetrabutyl urea 215.34
    diisobutyl methanol 188.04
    2-phenylethanol 489.24
    styrene 586.7
    dioctyl adipate 263.15
    dimethyl sulfate 525.07
    ethyl butyrate 635.38
    methyl lactate 358.09
    butyl lactate 290.7
    diethyl carbonate 399.9
    propanediol butyl ether 338.03
    triethyl orthoformate 338.68
    p-tert-butyltoluene 144.28
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 312.8
    morpholine 1769.79
    tert-butylamine 441.45
    n-dodecanol 105.45
    dimethoxymethane 1379.6
    ethylene carbonate 782.97
    cyrene 280.74
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 551.82
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 597.26
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 914.27
    4-methylpyridine 1826.2
    dibutyl ether 404.66
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 188.04
    DEF 1484.68
    dimethyl isosorbide 577.23
    tetrachloroethylene 1742.99
    eugenol 340.1
    triacetin 411.97
    span 80 281.79
    1,4-butanediol 197.4
    1,1-dichloroethane 2432.2
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 440.93
    methyl formate 830.15
    2-methyl-1-butanol 624.29
    n-decane 36.1
    butyronitrile 1212.28
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 235.93
    1-chlorooctane 206.56
    1-chlorotetradecane 72.58
    n-nonane 36.19
    undecane 27.07
    tert-butylcyclohexane 66.13
    cyclooctane 47.68
    cyclopentanol 495.91
    tetrahydropyran 1676.4
    tert-amyl methyl ether 457.83
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 655.88
    1-hexene 493.59
    2-isopropoxyethanol 410.34
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 191.21
    methyl butyrate 1004.73

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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