2-Benzylideneheptanenitrile

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C14H17N

    SMILES
    CCCCCC(=CC1=CC=CC=C1)C#N

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 74.12%
    Green 62.45%
    Waxy 44.89%
    Fresh 44.46%
    Fruity 43.7%
    Jasmin 42.2%
    Citrus 40.1%
    Herbal 39.77%
    Metallic 39.11%
    Sweet 38.11%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 29.98%
    Herbal 26.47%
    Nitrile 20.02%
    Oriental 19.29%
    Diterpene 18.79%
    Low 18.59%
    Terpentine 18.24%
    Cedarleaf 18.21%
    Lovage 18.05%
    Creosote 17.95%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.5

    pKa est.
    7.2 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    199.29 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    307°C

    Flash point

    • 151.32 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • PBQVZEWMPCPXSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Applications

    2-Benzylideneheptanenitrile is primarily used as an intermediate in organic synthesis; it may function as an odorant or fixative in perfumery; it can serve as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics and personal care; it is encountered as a reactive intermediate or precursor in coatings and inks; it can act as a monomer or comonomer in specialty polymers; it is used as an intermediate in adhesives; and in general industrial manufacturing it is handled as an organic synthesis intermediate, subject to formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1402.98
    methanol 1662.64
    isopropanol 665.23
    water 0.18
    ethyl acetate 4543.9
    n-propanol 1076.8
    acetone 5657.05
    n-butanol 873.22
    acetonitrile 3405.5
    DMF 7445.68
    toluene 1507.24
    isobutanol 643.51
    1,4-dioxane 2549.75
    methyl acetate 3053.85
    THF 3420.99
    2-butanone 3606.18
    n-pentanol 532.37
    sec-butanol 549.89
    n-hexane 116.04
    ethylene glycol 303.19
    NMP 3625.15
    cyclohexane 238.61
    DMSO 6275.83
    n-butyl acetate 1798.94
    n-octanol 213.45
    chloroform 5708.82
    n-propyl acetate 1591.48
    acetic acid 1402.57
    dichloromethane 7990.56
    cyclohexanone 3929.05
    propylene glycol 394.26
    isopropyl acetate 1640.27
    DMAc 3343.47
    2-ethoxyethanol 907.58
    isopentanol 563.18
    n-heptane 64.73
    ethyl formate 1761.21
    1,2-dichloroethane 6001.41
    n-hexanol 615.64
    2-methoxyethanol 1851.95
    isobutyl acetate 720.69
    tetrachloromethane 508.59
    n-pentyl acetate 723.99
    transcutol 4373.8
    n-heptanol 204.25
    ethylbenzene 453.08
    MIBK 1103.76
    2-propoxyethanol 1127.63
    tert-butanol 530.26
    MTBE 795.72
    2-butoxyethanol 514.98
    propionic acid 1317.63
    o-xylene 442.16
    formic acid 416.51
    diethyl ether 2170.28
    m-xylene 592.28
    p-xylene 481.78
    chlorobenzene 2195.29
    dimethyl carbonate 1444.43
    n-octane 24.93
    formamide 1158.91
    cyclopentanone 4825.44
    2-pentanone 3272.98
    anisole 1150.9
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1712.41
    gamma-butyrolactone 4288.72
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1238.89
    pyridine 4146.91
    3-pentanone 2478.29
    furfural 2992.67
    n-dodecane 19.39
    diethylene glycol 739.32
    diisopropyl ether 370.92
    tert-amyl alcohol 390.69
    acetylacetone 3563.65
    n-hexadecane 23.73
    acetophenone 1041.47
    methyl propionate 3272.28
    isopentyl acetate 1072.92
    trichloroethylene 9734.33
    n-nonanol 183.33
    cyclohexanol 741.33
    benzyl alcohol 706.42
    2-ethylhexanol 334.57
    isooctanol 164.82
    dipropyl ether 726.72
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1631.61
    ethyl lactate 446.05
    propylene carbonate 2052.97
    n-methylformamide 2955.06
    2-pentanol 506.02
    n-pentane 87.6
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 810.28
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1238.94
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 430.49
    mesitylene 278.77
    ε-caprolactone 2408.37
    p-cymene 169.6
    epichlorohydrin 4881.56
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3194.03
    2-aminoethanol 549.86
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2540.28
    sulfolane 4304.31
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 31.82
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2137.06
    n-hexyl acetate 901.05
    isooctane 31.82
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 734.3
    sec-butyl acetate 797.95
    tert-butyl acetate 1176.34
    decalin 84.14
    glycerin 468.09
    diglyme 1833.96
    acrylic acid 1228.1
    isopropyl myristate 257.8
    n-butyric acid 1834.43
    acetyl acetate 2006.79
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 203.62
    ethyl propionate 1349.84
    nitromethane 5290.5
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1581.97
    benzonitrile 1373.3
    trioctyl phosphate 156.69
    1-bromopropane 2363.33
    gamma-valerolactone 4131.26
    n-decanol 129.37
    triethyl phosphate 276.17
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 226.05
    propionitrile 1986.5
    vinylene carbonate 2014.93
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2618.77
    DMS 1117.64
    cumene 208.53
    2-octanol 137.29
    2-hexanone 1344.44
    octyl acetate 323.85
    limonene 278.71
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1817.03
    ethyl orthosilicate 269.78
    tributyl phosphate 233.17
    diacetone alcohol 899.17
    N,N-dimethylaniline 478.73
    acrylonitrile 3011.86
    aniline 1401.38
    1,3-propanediol 678.16
    bromobenzene 2604.34
    dibromomethane 4488.72
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6057.33
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 454.95
    tetrabutyl urea 319.17
    diisobutyl methanol 175.51
    2-phenylethanol 602.52
    styrene 853.22
    dioctyl adipate 383.8
    dimethyl sulfate 1891.37
    ethyl butyrate 1055.56
    methyl lactate 823.87
    butyl lactate 479.59
    diethyl carbonate 601.16
    propanediol butyl ether 500.13
    triethyl orthoformate 522.51
    p-tert-butyltoluene 150.98
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 436.75
    morpholine 3120.14
    tert-butylamine 311.61
    n-dodecanol 97.97
    dimethoxymethane 3023.99
    ethylene carbonate 1699.8
    cyrene 448.39
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1232.18
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 822.14
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1778.76
    4-methylpyridine 3536.17
    dibutyl ether 562.2
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 175.51
    DEF 3142.15
    dimethyl isosorbide 834.67
    tetrachloroethylene 3451.32
    eugenol 468.73
    triacetin 844.72
    span 80 374.83
    1,4-butanediol 268.94
    1,1-dichloroethane 4449.23
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 394.65
    methyl formate 2171.64
    2-methyl-1-butanol 545.42
    n-decane 34.06
    butyronitrile 1774.7
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 216.61
    1-chlorooctane 229.55
    1-chlorotetradecane 75.72
    n-nonane 34.17
    undecane 24.7
    tert-butylcyclohexane 62.9
    cyclooctane 58.1
    cyclopentanol 752.62
    tetrahydropyran 2913.41
    tert-amyl methyl ether 512.0
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 909.57
    1-hexene 561.94
    2-isopropoxyethanol 568.44
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 455.91
    methyl butyrate 1785.78

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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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