2-Butyl-1-octanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    3913-02-8

    Molecular formula
    C12H26O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC(CCCC)CO

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    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Oily 61.33%
    Waxy 53.12%
    Floral 50.62%
    Fatty 48.52%
    Fruity 45.33%
    Citrus 45.25%
    Fresh 42.06%
    Sweet 36.7%
    Herbal 36.35%
    Rose 35.6%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.8

    Molecular weight
    186.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point

    • 145.00 to 149.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    110.5 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 2-BUTYL-1-OCTANOL
    • 2-Butyloctan-1-ol
    • 3913-02-8
    • 2-Butyloctanol
    • Butyloctanol
    • 1-Octanol, 2-butyl-
    • 2-Butyloctyl alcohol
    • 2-Butyl-1-n-octanol
    • 5-(Hydroxymethyl)undecane
    • Michel XO-150-12
    • DTXSID0044818
    • Jarcol I-12
    • CHEBI:84235
    • 5-Hydroxymethylundecane
    • GUERBET DODECANOL
    • N442D9VO79
    • NSC 2414
    • NSC-2414
    • EINECS 223-470-0
    • MFCD00053508
    • ISOFOL 12 ALCOHOL
    • BRN 1738522
    • UNII-N442D9VO79
    • AI3-19958
    • DTXCID8024818
    • (+/-)-2-BUTYLOCTANOL
    • 2-BUTYLOCTANOL, (+/-)-
    • MICHEL XO-150-12 ISO-LAURYL ALCOHOL
    • EC 223-470-0
    • 4-01-00-01855 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • 6-Phenyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole
    • dl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-6-phenylimidazo(2,1-b)thiazole
    • 2,3,5,6-Tetrahydro-6-phenyl-(S)-Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole
    • 2,3,5,6-Tetrahydro-6-phenyl-(+-)-Imidazo(2,1-b)thiazole
    • 6-Phenyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-imidazo(2,1-b)thiazole
    • 2,3,5,6-Tetrahydro-6-phenyl-(S)-imidazo(2,1-b)thiazole
    • 2butyloctanol
    • 2Butyl1octanol
    • 2Butyloctan1ol
    • 2-butyl octanol
    • Isolauryl aclohohol
    • 1Octanol, 2butyl
    • 2Butyloctyl alcohol
    • 2-butyl-octan-1-ol
    • (.+-.)-Tetramisole
    • 5(Hydroxymethyl)undecane
    • 2-Butyl-n-octyl Alcohol
    • BUTYLOCTANOL [INCI]
    • SCHEMBL15370
    • 2-Butyl-1-octanol, 95%
    • CHEMBL3183262
    • WLN: Q1Y6&4
    • NSC2414
    • Tox21_301274
    • LMFA05000612
    • AKOS015912690
    • NCGC00256026-01
    • AS-81317
    • BP-31207
    • SY052296
    • CAS-3913-02-8
    • DB-121797
    • B3457
    • CS-0152304
    • NS00002827
    • C22404
    • D97420
    • Q27157606

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 34478.51
    methanol 17176.09
    isopropanol 48324.5
    water 0.05
    ethyl acetate 29100.04
    n-propanol 34809.63
    acetone 50882.27
    n-butanol 33197.58
    acetonitrile 18770.66
    DMF 18841.47
    toluene 5512.3
    isobutanol 29310.22
    1,4-dioxane 22905.95
    methyl acetate 15277.66
    THF 44516.98
    2-butanone 29739.23
    n-pentanol 15631.28
    sec-butanol 31386.33
    n-hexane 11922.6
    ethylene glycol 823.26
    NMP 6705.52
    cyclohexane 15170.64
    DMSO 19997.09
    n-butyl acetate 29156.62
    n-octanol 4847.12
    chloroform 21144.56
    n-propyl acetate 18648.11
    acetic acid 7729.0
    dichloromethane 22271.93
    cyclohexanone 32164.79
    propylene glycol 2589.24
    isopropyl acetate 18690.84
    DMAc 6893.68
    2-ethoxyethanol 10532.05
    isopentanol 27204.37
    n-heptane 7684.21
    ethyl formate 11478.75
    1,2-dichloroethane 20106.63
    n-hexanol 20703.89
    2-methoxyethanol 20887.46
    isobutyl acetate 9066.44
    tetrachloromethane 5838.01
    n-pentyl acetate 10641.15
    transcutol 22225.67
    n-heptanol 6379.57
    ethylbenzene 2872.37
    MIBK 14775.78
    2-propoxyethanol 16806.36
    tert-butanol 51295.79
    MTBE 41460.27
    2-butoxyethanol 8390.75
    propionic acid 9052.18
    o-xylene 2468.86
    formic acid 711.59
    diethyl ether 45919.74
    m-xylene 3321.38
    p-xylene 3632.52
    chlorobenzene 6416.75
    dimethyl carbonate 1801.81
    n-octane 1773.06
    formamide 1718.74
    cyclopentanone 25573.76
    2-pentanone 34164.85
    anisole 4460.8
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 22373.8
    gamma-butyrolactone 17864.04
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 19504.64
    pyridine 16831.68
    3-pentanone 14758.04
    furfural 8012.11
    n-dodecane 566.72
    diethylene glycol 4385.63
    diisopropyl ether 12693.66
    tert-amyl alcohol 26323.41
    acetylacetone 14536.2
    n-hexadecane 684.03
    acetophenone 3274.79
    methyl propionate 12818.15
    isopentyl acetate 20428.15
    trichloroethylene 21910.9
    n-nonanol 3911.96
    cyclohexanol 22533.73
    benzyl alcohol 3152.22
    2-ethylhexanol 12328.2
    isooctanol 5452.75
    dipropyl ether 31198.0
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 4195.0
    ethyl lactate 2656.31
    propylene carbonate 8695.49
    n-methylformamide 8806.5
    2-pentanol 26213.83
    n-pentane 9401.34
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 18954.88
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 10625.89
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2693.27
    mesitylene 2271.17
    ε-caprolactone 19046.98
    p-cymene 2394.79
    epichlorohydrin 20887.93
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 19060.9
    2-aminoethanol 4166.51
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 8464.74
    sulfolane 13116.74
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1989.41
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 36064.53
    n-hexyl acetate 9739.01
    isooctane 2200.73
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 5628.03
    sec-butyl acetate 11068.4
    tert-butyl acetate 15202.93
    decalin 2238.88
    glycerin 1922.04
    diglyme 12968.59
    acrylic acid 3743.69
    isopropyl myristate 2688.82
    n-butyric acid 27547.62
    acetyl acetate 7025.16
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1211.73
    ethyl propionate 12512.9
    nitromethane 13266.24
    1,2-diethoxyethane 20675.94
    benzonitrile 5786.16
    trioctyl phosphate 1373.22
    1-bromopropane 25145.79
    gamma-valerolactone 23512.38
    n-decanol 2521.53
    triethyl phosphate 2283.29
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 10093.19
    propionitrile 20950.24
    vinylene carbonate 5593.07
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 8031.11
    DMS 2838.77
    cumene 1688.74
    2-octanol 4412.62
    2-hexanone 18911.15
    octyl acetate 3016.53
    limonene 5942.62
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 26326.62
    ethyl orthosilicate 2783.51
    tributyl phosphate 1889.98
    diacetone alcohol 11551.47
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2294.48
    acrylonitrile 13197.03
    aniline 6398.52
    1,3-propanediol 10583.27
    bromobenzene 6844.17
    dibromomethane 20109.89
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 18424.67
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4884.85
    tetrabutyl urea 2230.66
    diisobutyl methanol 6581.01
    2-phenylethanol 4057.36
    styrene 3866.89
    dioctyl adipate 2726.73
    dimethyl sulfate 2137.11
    ethyl butyrate 17264.47
    methyl lactate 2593.38
    butyl lactate 4964.48
    diethyl carbonate 5840.67
    propanediol butyl ether 4351.59
    triethyl orthoformate 7969.71
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2379.86
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2409.02
    morpholine 34755.68
    tert-butylamine 38248.25
    n-dodecanol 1764.77
    dimethoxymethane 14715.44
    ethylene carbonate 7510.68
    cyrene 1615.87
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 7913.43
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 13825.99
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 4030.37
    4-methylpyridine 16119.92
    dibutyl ether 16711.68
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 6581.01
    DEF 19787.99
    dimethyl isosorbide 4167.28
    tetrachloroethylene 12314.45
    eugenol 1963.47
    triacetin 3489.86
    span 80 3231.39
    1,4-butanediol 2539.35
    1,1-dichloroethane 28957.11
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 11203.82
    methyl formate 4783.89
    2-methyl-1-butanol 21221.87
    n-decane 1439.64
    butyronitrile 33138.26
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 5335.91
    1-chlorooctane 4570.42
    1-chlorotetradecane 1145.94
    n-nonane 1783.34
    undecane 847.78
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2210.43
    cyclooctane 3261.31
    cyclopentanol 19477.83
    tetrahydropyran 55176.48
    tert-amyl methyl ether 17717.41
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 4731.89
    1-hexene 25343.85
    2-isopropoxyethanol 8016.72
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1222.64
    methyl butyrate 18973.5

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
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Category 2
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Category 3
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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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Category 6
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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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Lemon leaf (petitgrain) 2 84929-31-7 Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., fam. Rutaceae 0.04%