2-Decanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1120-06-5

    Molecular formula
    C10H22O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCC(C)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1197.0
    • Carbowax: 1585.0

  • Odor profile

    Floral 72.97%
    Fruity 72.17%
    Fatty 72.17%
    Waxy 68.18%
    Citrus 67.37%
    Oily 65.5%
    Fresh 56.95%
    Orange 56.85%
    Rose 52.52%
    Green 52.3%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.0

    Molecular weight
    158.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    216°C

    Flash point est.
    91.36 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 2-DECANOL
    • Decan-2-ol
    • 1120-06-5
    • 2-Hydroxydecane
    • 2-Decyl Alcohol
    • Methyl-n-octylcarbinol
    • Methyl-n-octyl carbinol
    • (2R)-decan-2-ol
    • SLY85BY3SS
    • Decanol-2
    • MFCD00004594
    • NSC-67349
    • (+/-)-2-DECANOL
    • DTXSID90862553
    • 2-DECANOL, (+/-)-
    • 2Hydroxydecane
    • Decan2ol
    • NSC67349
    • EINECS 214-296-6
    • NSC 67349
    • 1-methyl-1-nonanol
    • Methyl octyl carbinol
    • 1-methylnonyl alcohol
    • 2-Decanol, 98%
    • AI3-11545
    • UNII-SLY85BY3SS
    • CHEMBL46477
    • SCHEMBL161083
    • DTXCID80811297
    • CHEBI:195600
    • AKOS009031496
    • NCGC00166009-01
    • SY049765
    • DB-016693
    • DB-016764
    • CS-0329594
    • D1379
    • NS00045692
    • D89844

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 13643.77
    methanol 9111.3
    isopropanol 16541.16
    water 0.11
    ethyl acetate 7148.45
    n-propanol 13087.84
    acetone 11887.99
    n-butanol 13066.84
    acetonitrile 4354.47
    DMF 4524.37
    toluene 1763.9
    isobutanol 10161.33
    1,4-dioxane 8510.01
    methyl acetate 4120.66
    THF 15970.51
    2-butanone 8166.16
    n-pentanol 8159.73
    sec-butanol 11653.03
    n-hexane 9376.91
    ethylene glycol 628.98
    NMP 2416.88
    cyclohexane 5858.78
    DMSO 6693.88
    n-butyl acetate 8572.36
    n-octanol 2696.18
    chloroform 6954.85
    n-propyl acetate 5410.13
    acetic acid 2909.77
    dichloromethane 5714.12
    cyclohexanone 8872.36
    propylene glycol 1810.7
    isopropyl acetate 4923.64
    DMAc 2264.04
    2-ethoxyethanol 5062.81
    isopentanol 10234.7
    n-heptane 5164.57
    ethyl formate 2670.01
    1,2-dichloroethane 4822.4
    n-hexanol 10782.18
    2-methoxyethanol 7832.99
    isobutyl acetate 2982.64
    tetrachloromethane 1927.66
    n-pentyl acetate 3353.87
    transcutol 10250.29
    n-heptanol 3332.18
    ethylbenzene 1107.63
    MIBK 4346.32
    2-propoxyethanol 8516.07
    tert-butanol 18362.02
    MTBE 13344.33
    2-butoxyethanol 3674.49
    propionic acid 3613.83
    o-xylene 946.75
    formic acid 405.75
    diethyl ether 14472.37
    m-xylene 1189.21
    p-xylene 1402.7
    chlorobenzene 1643.52
    dimethyl carbonate 487.5
    n-octane 1078.16
    formamide 595.89
    cyclopentanone 7065.71
    2-pentanone 8579.24
    anisole 1598.71
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 8320.07
    gamma-butyrolactone 4980.78
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 7170.64
    pyridine 4611.19
    3-pentanone 4217.72
    furfural 2378.65
    n-dodecane 385.44
    diethylene glycol 2637.02
    diisopropyl ether 4513.37
    tert-amyl alcohol 10553.0
    acetylacetone 3640.07
    n-hexadecane 448.81
    acetophenone 1123.74
    methyl propionate 3525.69
    isopentyl acetate 6176.1
    trichloroethylene 5239.3
    n-nonanol 2188.46
    cyclohexanol 8659.52
    benzyl alcohol 1320.88
    2-ethylhexanol 6535.02
    isooctanol 2683.95
    dipropyl ether 12902.61
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1194.81
    ethyl lactate 1135.5
    propylene carbonate 2483.43
    n-methylformamide 2342.66
    2-pentanol 9924.01
    n-pentane 4953.47
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 8057.55
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3732.37
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1509.98
    mesitylene 850.61
    ε-caprolactone 5605.2
    p-cymene 1008.73
    epichlorohydrin 5684.14
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4711.65
    2-aminoethanol 2370.27
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3141.23
    sulfolane 4266.98
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1097.63
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 13002.72
    n-hexyl acetate 3902.08
    isooctane 1071.61
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2930.83
    sec-butyl acetate 3355.88
    tert-butyl acetate 4677.31
    decalin 1335.98
    glycerin 1370.34
    diglyme 5324.6
    acrylic acid 1548.79
    isopropyl myristate 1170.57
    n-butyric acid 8622.11
    acetyl acetate 1871.8
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 631.47
    ethyl propionate 3712.16
    nitromethane 3134.53
    1,2-diethoxyethane 7240.49
    benzonitrile 1697.85
    trioctyl phosphate 668.35
    1-bromopropane 7159.46
    gamma-valerolactone 6490.67
    n-decanol 1452.93
    triethyl phosphate 976.2
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 4353.0
    propionitrile 5395.21
    vinylene carbonate 1598.02
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2992.22
    DMS 1048.58
    cumene 751.63
    2-octanol 2289.31
    2-hexanone 6464.23
    octyl acetate 1308.15
    limonene 2692.24
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 9650.42
    ethyl orthosilicate 1244.39
    tributyl phosphate 885.49
    diacetone alcohol 3895.47
    N,N-dimethylaniline 950.12
    acrylonitrile 3382.57
    aniline 2285.75
    1,3-propanediol 4548.47
    bromobenzene 1722.24
    dibromomethane 5605.69
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5044.31
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2185.63
    tetrabutyl urea 1035.47
    diisobutyl methanol 2997.35
    2-phenylethanol 1815.29
    styrene 1405.1
    dioctyl adipate 1221.27
    dimethyl sulfate 600.66
    ethyl butyrate 5174.86
    methyl lactate 1044.25
    butyl lactate 1943.4
    diethyl carbonate 1883.96
    propanediol butyl ether 2442.93
    triethyl orthoformate 2993.25
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1018.93
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 986.12
    morpholine 12401.2
    tert-butylamine 14297.71
    n-dodecanol 1079.19
    dimethoxymethane 3986.09
    ethylene carbonate 2042.27
    cyrene 918.14
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2591.85
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4838.37
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1222.56
    4-methylpyridine 4333.62
    dibutyl ether 7128.54
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2997.35
    DEF 5408.48
    dimethyl isosorbide 2077.54
    tetrachloroethylene 3709.43
    eugenol 903.93
    triacetin 1500.69
    span 80 1904.87
    1,4-butanediol 1515.6
    1,1-dichloroethane 6956.81
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 5367.88
    methyl formate 1181.91
    2-methyl-1-butanol 8154.0
    n-decane 905.79
    butyronitrile 8271.35
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2900.87
    1-chlorooctane 2210.06
    1-chlorotetradecane 634.49
    n-nonane 1147.13
    undecane 560.13
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1382.56
    cyclooctane 1554.02
    cyclopentanol 7869.46
    tetrahydropyran 17829.02
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6729.24
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2373.54
    1-hexene 14177.24
    2-isopropoxyethanol 3847.77
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 469.61
    methyl butyrate 5318.58

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1 4

IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
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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
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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
 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
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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
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Boronia megastigma 91771-36-7 Boronia megastigma Nees., fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Carob bean powder 2b roasted 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.01%
Turmeric (India) 5a rhizome 8024-37-1 Curcuma longa L., cv. Roma (C. domestica Val.), fam. Zingiberaceae 0.05%
Ruta chalepensis (Iran) Ruta chalepensis L., fam. Rutaceae 1.3%