2-Butyl-6-methyl-1,4-dioxane
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C9H18O2SMILES
CCCCC1COCC(O1)C
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Odor profile
Fragrance Sweet 48.84% Fresh 46.09% Green 43.59% Fatty 40.53% Ethereal 38.52% Solvent 37.09% Fruity 33.68% Fermented 32.93% Musty 30.52% Oily 29.34% Flavor Green 47.58% Sweet 39.54% Caramel 37.69% Herbal 35.68% Vegetable 33.74% Earthy 29.51% Minty 29.29% Burnt 27.28% Oily 26.22% Roasted 25.94% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
2.0pKa est.
6.42 (neutral)Molecular weight
158.24 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Moderately fastBoiling point est.
200°CFlash point
- 58.85 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- SCHEMBL11615059
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Applications
2-Butyl-6-methyl-1,4-dioxane is typically considered an intermediate and processing aid in industrial chemistry. It may function as a specialty solvent or co-solvent in organic synthesis and large-scale production; as an intermediate in the synthesis of fragrance-related compounds and odor-active ingredients for perfumery; as a solvent or processing aid in coatings, inks, and adhesives formulations; and as a precursor or solvent component in polymer and plastics technology. It may also be evaluated for cleaning formulations where the cyclic acetal structure offers advantages, depending on local regulatory constraints.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 2417.87 methanol 2423.67 isopropanol 1646.56 water 3.35 ethyl acetate 1444.61 n-propanol 1756.36 acetone 1243.27 n-butanol 1662.94 acetonitrile 1305.95 DMF 741.7 toluene 682.1 isobutanol 1184.2 1,4-dioxane 2274.61 methyl acetate 981.52 THF 2199.45 2-butanone 1009.71 n-pentanol 1034.99 sec-butanol 1297.37 n-hexane 349.82 ethylene glycol 388.07 NMP 719.35 cyclohexane 808.48 DMSO 1172.19 n-butyl acetate 1563.54 n-octanol 533.13 chloroform 5025.33 n-propyl acetate 784.18 acetic acid 2368.95 dichloromethane 3629.74 cyclohexanone 1646.13 propylene glycol 481.25 isopropyl acetate 866.11 DMAc 592.7 2-ethoxyethanol 1174.59 isopentanol 1253.33 n-heptane 333.36 ethyl formate 944.06 1,2-dichloroethane 1697.59 n-hexanol 1500.98 2-methoxyethanol 1652.6 isobutyl acetate 530.72 tetrachloromethane 969.61 n-pentyl acetate 684.06 transcutol 2720.41 n-heptanol 494.94 ethylbenzene 314.84 MIBK 502.82 2-propoxyethanol 1536.96 tert-butanol 1647.49 MTBE 1218.57 2-butoxyethanol 727.02 propionic acid 1242.97 o-xylene 385.13 formic acid 601.8 diethyl ether 1573.83 m-xylene 409.3 p-xylene 421.96 chlorobenzene 1069.11 dimethyl carbonate 216.46 n-octane 97.13 formamide 494.74 cyclopentanone 1224.06 2-pentanone 885.31 anisole 552.94 cyclopentyl methyl ether 1169.84 gamma-butyrolactone 1426.06 1-methoxy-2-propanol 1071.31 pyridine 1657.93 3-pentanone 603.82 furfural 1325.72 n-dodecane 73.44 diethylene glycol 1007.6 diisopropyl ether 425.75 tert-amyl alcohol 1160.57 acetylacetone 766.11 n-hexadecane 82.24 acetophenone 470.13 methyl propionate 687.99 isopentyl acetate 1070.48 trichloroethylene 3120.51 n-nonanol 440.48 cyclohexanol 1498.96 benzyl alcohol 570.03 2-ethylhexanol 810.2 isooctanol 380.71 dipropyl ether 945.07 1,2-dichlorobenzene 849.43 ethyl lactate 327.01 propylene carbonate 1052.3 n-methylformamide 599.62 2-pentanol 1021.88 n-pentane 402.6 1-propoxy-2-propanol 1115.72 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 791.74 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 545.54 mesitylene 274.49 ε-caprolactone 1536.92 p-cymene 299.37 epichlorohydrin 1662.38 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1975.47 2-aminoethanol 739.06 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1074.48 sulfolane 1198.57 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 154.05 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1867.19 n-hexyl acetate 837.76 isooctane 110.85 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 786.92 sec-butyl acetate 546.0 tert-butyl acetate 669.12 decalin 199.93 glycerin 573.5 diglyme 1396.49 acrylic acid 959.59 isopropyl myristate 307.07 n-butyric acid 2182.42 acetyl acetate 998.62 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 275.99 ethyl propionate 569.74 nitromethane 1548.59 1,2-diethoxyethane 1213.69 benzonitrile 946.18 trioctyl phosphate 206.96 1-bromopropane 1453.17 gamma-valerolactone 1540.26 n-decanol 297.73 triethyl phosphate 281.74 4-methyl-2-pentanol 502.21 propionitrile 1126.07 vinylene carbonate 982.56 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1389.75 DMS 430.98 cumene 221.76 2-octanol 339.7 2-hexanone 699.64 octyl acetate 368.88 limonene 518.89 1,2-dimethoxyethane 1551.55 ethyl orthosilicate 301.64 tributyl phosphate 278.92 diacetone alcohol 594.68 N,N-dimethylaniline 328.87 acrylonitrile 1052.11 aniline 870.75 1,3-propanediol 1133.53 bromobenzene 1117.72 dibromomethane 2571.06 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2384.23 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 526.16 tetrabutyl urea 297.12 diisobutyl methanol 393.96 2-phenylethanol 665.9 styrene 447.41 dioctyl adipate 427.4 dimethyl sulfate 280.43 ethyl butyrate 834.18 methyl lactate 333.27 butyl lactate 435.12 diethyl carbonate 465.23 propanediol butyl ether 624.49 triethyl orthoformate 550.7 p-tert-butyltoluene 276.52 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 406.48 morpholine 2259.4 tert-butylamine 1183.23 n-dodecanol 226.19 dimethoxymethane 685.32 ethylene carbonate 959.14 cyrene 376.58 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 715.38 2-ethylhexyl acetate 853.04 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 945.66 4-methylpyridine 1400.29 dibutyl ether 766.26 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 393.96 DEF 877.44 dimethyl isosorbide 725.77 tetrachloroethylene 1955.45 eugenol 386.57 triacetin 630.59 span 80 566.27 1,4-butanediol 482.7 1,1-dichloroethane 2106.95 2-methyl-1-pentanol 805.64 methyl formate 469.79 2-methyl-1-butanol 1134.23 n-decane 129.48 butyronitrile 1467.07 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 508.43 1-chlorooctane 386.1 1-chlorotetradecane 152.08 n-nonane 138.3 undecane 91.03 tert-butylcyclohexane 175.0 cyclooctane 222.94 cyclopentanol 1243.61 tetrahydropyran 2465.85 tert-amyl methyl ether 768.18 2,5,8-trioxanonane 850.64 1-hexene 847.62 2-isopropoxyethanol 777.54 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 535.41 methyl butyrate 836.71 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |