2-Cyclohexylethyl 2-methylpropanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H22O2

    SMILES
    CC(C)C(=O)OCCC1CCCCC1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 92.92%
    Sweet 63.67%
    Pineapple 54.87%
    Green 54.3%
    Apple 49.99%
    Tropical 43.58%
    Apricot 38.8%
    Peach 38.71%
    Pear 37.23%
    Waxy 35.74%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 85.01%
    Green 61.38%
    Tropical 48.99%
    Apple 41.83%
    Fruit 40.85%
    Pineapple 40.01%
    Waxy 38.83%
    Floral 36.65%
    Berry 36.36%
    Sweet 33.01%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.3

    pKa est.
    7.96 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    198.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    256°C

    Flash point

    • 105.4 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • NSC406573
    • SCHEMBL12413766
    • NSC-406573
  • Applications

    2-Cyclohexylethyl 2-methylpropanoate is used as a fragrance ingredient and fixative in perfumery and cosmetics; acts as a solvent or co-solvent for paints, coatings and inks; functions as a plasticizer for polymers, coatings and adhesives; serves as an intermediate in organic synthesis for other chemical products; can act as an emollient in cosmetics and as a solvent in industrial cleaning formulations, depending on local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4393.85
    methanol 4886.47
    isopropanol 3995.84
    water 0.46
    ethyl acetate 7363.25
    n-propanol 3331.74
    acetone 8502.54
    n-butanol 3437.39
    acetonitrile 6330.46
    DMF 4984.62
    toluene 1989.06
    isobutanol 2868.58
    1,4-dioxane 5576.92
    methyl acetate 4290.45
    THF 6246.7
    2-butanone 5358.89
    n-pentanol 1853.63
    sec-butanol 2980.22
    n-hexane 722.36
    ethylene glycol 267.31
    NMP 2959.47
    cyclohexane 974.51
    DMSO 3831.6
    n-butyl acetate 4775.17
    n-octanol 851.03
    chloroform 10451.87
    n-propyl acetate 3944.46
    acetic acid 3682.59
    dichloromethane 9032.91
    cyclohexanone 6227.61
    propylene glycol 522.53
    isopropyl acetate 5018.77
    DMAc 2963.1
    2-ethoxyethanol 2418.12
    isopentanol 3563.33
    n-heptane 209.01
    ethyl formate 3083.43
    1,2-dichloroethane 7054.83
    n-hexanol 1989.81
    2-methoxyethanol 3915.44
    isobutyl acetate 2216.85
    tetrachloromethane 1737.76
    n-pentyl acetate 2306.16
    transcutol 9880.64
    n-heptanol 868.35
    ethylbenzene 1070.68
    MIBK 3084.75
    2-propoxyethanol 3008.98
    tert-butanol 4979.59
    MTBE 6549.65
    2-butoxyethanol 1714.55
    propionic acid 2436.27
    o-xylene 1175.75
    formic acid 842.24
    diethyl ether 6189.6
    m-xylene 1348.02
    p-xylene 1493.3
    chlorobenzene 3291.85
    dimethyl carbonate 1028.91
    n-octane 97.24
    formamide 1598.37
    cyclopentanone 5321.46
    2-pentanone 5206.56
    anisole 1939.81
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3643.38
    gamma-butyrolactone 5542.0
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3014.37
    pyridine 4860.3
    3-pentanone 3274.3
    furfural 4173.11
    n-dodecane 67.76
    diethylene glycol 1460.06
    diisopropyl ether 1793.06
    tert-amyl alcohol 3540.14
    acetylacetone 4768.87
    n-hexadecane 84.21
    acetophenone 1755.38
    methyl propionate 3399.37
    isopentyl acetate 4006.68
    trichloroethylene 11391.39
    n-nonanol 741.92
    cyclohexanol 2926.45
    benzyl alcohol 1297.63
    2-ethylhexanol 1248.07
    isooctanol 793.98
    dipropyl ether 1867.48
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2825.09
    ethyl lactate 831.16
    propylene carbonate 3211.45
    n-methylformamide 2812.2
    2-pentanol 2640.65
    n-pentane 501.65
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2513.41
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3265.4
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1422.98
    mesitylene 877.38
    ε-caprolactone 5041.87
    p-cymene 565.65
    epichlorohydrin 6652.49
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 7337.23
    2-aminoethanol 935.94
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3560.01
    sulfolane 4566.77
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 250.8
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5301.43
    n-hexyl acetate 2654.43
    isooctane 231.89
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2230.73
    sec-butyl acetate 2887.39
    tert-butyl acetate 4130.63
    decalin 398.65
    glycerin 658.74
    diglyme 4191.41
    acrylic acid 1691.97
    isopropyl myristate 793.56
    n-butyric acid 5214.8
    acetyl acetate 3591.19
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 614.87
    ethyl propionate 2943.37
    nitromethane 6775.67
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4600.43
    benzonitrile 2623.14
    trioctyl phosphate 457.29
    1-bromopropane 4219.17
    gamma-valerolactone 6395.54
    n-decanol 494.52
    triethyl phosphate 706.96
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1508.83
    propionitrile 4093.33
    vinylene carbonate 2807.84
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3394.55
    DMS 1743.6
    cumene 693.25
    2-octanol 697.32
    2-hexanone 2978.34
    octyl acetate 959.76
    limonene 917.27
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4723.37
    ethyl orthosilicate 759.17
    tributyl phosphate 709.31
    diacetone alcohol 2741.99
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1077.24
    acrylonitrile 3878.54
    aniline 2266.05
    1,3-propanediol 1941.58
    bromobenzene 3690.69
    dibromomethane 6301.08
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9483.78
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1418.78
    tetrabutyl urea 734.17
    diisobutyl methanol 775.07
    2-phenylethanol 1371.91
    styrene 1501.05
    dioctyl adipate 1022.78
    dimethyl sulfate 1350.84
    ethyl butyrate 2621.36
    methyl lactate 934.57
    butyl lactate 1385.42
    diethyl carbonate 1417.51
    propanediol butyl ether 1366.82
    triethyl orthoformate 1464.5
    p-tert-butyltoluene 549.52
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1268.44
    morpholine 6361.97
    tert-butylamine 3356.89
    n-dodecanol 346.87
    dimethoxymethane 3048.82
    ethylene carbonate 2711.69
    cyrene 883.58
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2813.26
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2818.4
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2925.87
    4-methylpyridine 5035.95
    dibutyl ether 1906.91
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 775.07
    DEF 4671.52
    dimethyl isosorbide 2134.08
    tetrachloroethylene 5914.83
    eugenol 1136.85
    triacetin 1808.28
    span 80 1246.55
    1,4-butanediol 661.28
    1,1-dichloroethane 8362.05
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1908.19
    methyl formate 1913.98
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2858.57
    n-decane 135.57
    butyronitrile 4814.02
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1030.02
    1-chlorooctane 756.46
    1-chlorotetradecane 242.57
    n-nonane 129.31
    undecane 91.62
    tert-butylcyclohexane 367.56
    cyclooctane 257.05
    cyclopentanol 2422.07
    tetrahydropyran 6466.12
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3414.17
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2255.38
    1-hexene 2272.62
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1900.62
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1055.19
    methyl butyrate 4237.68

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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