2-Butyl-6-methyl-1,4-dioxane

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H18O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC1COCC(O1)C

  • 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.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.0

    pKa est.
    6.42 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    158.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    200°C

    Flash point

    • 58.85 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL11615059
  • 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

  • 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

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Recommendation
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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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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
No restriction Category 8
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
No restriction Category 10A
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
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
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