2-Ethyl-octanal
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C10H20OSMILES
CCCCCCC(CC)C=O
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Odor profile
Fragrance Citrus 62.82% Fruity 61.68% Fatty 58.86% Green 56.18% Fresh 49.53% Aldehydic 46.29% Waxy 45.42% Orange 45.19% Sweet 37.3% Floral 32.52% Flavor Waxy 71.48% Green 67.73% Citrus 64.15% Fresh 60.59% Floral 59.09% Aldehydic 57.89% Sweet 49.95% Fatty 49.42% Orange 47.05% Fat 46.69% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.6pKa est.
7.74 (neutral)Molecular weight
156.26 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Moderately fastBoiling point est.
200°CFlash point
- 74.84 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- 2-ethyl-octanal
- SCHEMBL1301414
- NCDNISXCQQAHDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- AKOS024334860
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Applications
2-Ethyl-octanal is used as an odorant and a synthetic intermediate in fragrance and flavor chemistry. In perfumery it contributes aliphatic notes and serves as a building block for more complex aroma ingredients; in cosmetics and personal care it can function as a scent component within formulations; in household and cleaning products it provides a light to neutral fragrance profile; in industrial manufacturing it acts as an intermediate for the synthesis of other fragrance and specialty chemicals and for preparing longer-chain aldehydes or alcohol derivatives. These applications are formulation-dependent and subject to local regulatory requirements.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 17829.47 methanol 14763.37 isopropanol 18861.04 water 0.14 ethyl acetate 19774.89 n-propanol 16549.39 acetone 29191.37 n-butanol 15728.36 acetonitrile 17089.23 DMF 12118.0 toluene 4688.26 isobutanol 13586.69 1,4-dioxane 15387.86 methyl acetate 11417.47 THF 21118.75 2-butanone 19442.87 n-pentanol 8725.11 sec-butanol 14291.75 n-hexane 7351.71 ethylene glycol 716.94 NMP 6664.55 cyclohexane 7809.41 DMSO 11878.32 n-butyl acetate 17880.9 n-octanol 2773.04 chloroform 20339.45 n-propyl acetate 12384.01 acetic acid 6847.87 dichloromethane 19845.86 cyclohexanone 23064.67 propylene glycol 1685.22 isopropyl acetate 11238.8 DMAc 4728.23 2-ethoxyethanol 6265.71 isopentanol 13526.69 n-heptane 2865.41 ethyl formate 8330.7 1,2-dichloroethane 17315.72 n-hexanol 10397.04 2-methoxyethanol 11196.01 isobutyl acetate 5731.89 tetrachloromethane 5028.15 n-pentyl acetate 6566.37 transcutol 16038.07 n-heptanol 3002.1 ethylbenzene 2676.33 MIBK 8202.69 2-propoxyethanol 9736.36 tert-butanol 19909.37 MTBE 19487.51 2-butoxyethanol 4284.69 propionic acid 7790.75 o-xylene 2214.33 formic acid 979.2 diethyl ether 24358.37 m-xylene 2783.71 p-xylene 3340.29 chlorobenzene 7063.46 dimethyl carbonate 1517.69 n-octane 816.45 formamide 1937.07 cyclopentanone 16969.82 2-pentanone 18894.92 anisole 4078.57 cyclopentyl methyl ether 13384.78 gamma-butyrolactone 14593.42 1-methoxy-2-propanol 8956.89 pyridine 14157.92 3-pentanone 10086.68 furfural 8295.95 n-dodecane 323.93 diethylene glycol 3343.9 diisopropyl ether 6324.13 tert-amyl alcohol 12788.32 acetylacetone 9735.69 n-hexadecane 392.46 acetophenone 3044.02 methyl propionate 9365.74 isopentyl acetate 12240.28 trichloroethylene 22620.62 n-nonanol 2250.87 cyclohexanol 13256.2 benzyl alcohol 2934.28 2-ethylhexanol 6526.01 isooctanol 2568.37 dipropyl ether 12435.95 1,2-dichlorobenzene 5140.97 ethyl lactate 1943.67 propylene carbonate 7101.72 n-methylformamide 7351.15 2-pentanol 11858.77 n-pentane 4318.15 1-propoxy-2-propanol 9619.18 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 7729.32 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2297.08 mesitylene 1823.32 ε-caprolactone 14765.15 p-cymene 1692.68 epichlorohydrin 15914.87 1,1,1-trichloroethane 17733.33 2-aminoethanol 2836.15 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 7007.3 sulfolane 11030.22 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1055.28 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 21537.95 n-hexyl acetate 6638.17 isooctane 1082.42 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3851.83 sec-butyl acetate 7004.1 tert-butyl acetate 9342.44 decalin 1622.01 glycerin 1458.04 diglyme 7756.49 acrylic acid 4173.07 isopropyl myristate 1877.21 n-butyric acid 17198.36 acetyl acetate 5604.01 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1014.77 ethyl propionate 8635.31 nitromethane 11508.21 1,2-diethoxyethane 12962.04 benzonitrile 6116.68 trioctyl phosphate 949.62 1-bromopropane 16017.73 gamma-valerolactone 16498.44 n-decanol 1486.84 triethyl phosphate 1537.87 4-methyl-2-pentanol 4814.87 propionitrile 15551.17 vinylene carbonate 5827.4 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 6752.25 DMS 2691.15 cumene 1518.01 2-octanol 2465.25 2-hexanone 12258.63 octyl acetate 2104.02 limonene 3625.66 1,2-dimethoxyethane 14361.67 ethyl orthosilicate 1749.09 tributyl phosphate 1395.46 diacetone alcohol 6488.86 N,N-dimethylaniline 1944.59 acrylonitrile 12393.15 aniline 5774.22 1,3-propanediol 5699.14 bromobenzene 7542.94 dibromomethane 17015.07 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 16814.71 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3512.72 tetrabutyl urea 1629.69 diisobutyl methanol 3307.22 2-phenylethanol 3509.47 styrene 3931.57 dioctyl adipate 2058.26 dimethyl sulfate 1862.66 ethyl butyrate 9569.06 methyl lactate 1981.17 butyl lactate 3315.31 diethyl carbonate 3836.92 propanediol butyl ether 2802.92 triethyl orthoformate 4443.33 p-tert-butyltoluene 1591.29 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1909.47 morpholine 21047.47 tert-butylamine 15052.23 n-dodecanol 1078.75 dimethoxymethane 7822.25 ethylene carbonate 6173.49 cyrene 1416.46 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 5782.83 2-ethylhexyl acetate 8772.13 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 4941.84 4-methylpyridine 13965.84 dibutyl ether 8380.87 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3307.22 DEF 13684.09 dimethyl isosorbide 3719.62 tetrachloroethylene 11875.68 eugenol 1801.62 triacetin 2831.23 span 80 2521.93 1,4-butanediol 1685.8 1,1-dichloroethane 22311.46 2-methyl-1-pentanol 6988.88 methyl formate 4112.28 2-methyl-1-butanol 10859.81 n-decane 725.97 butyronitrile 19952.19 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3244.85 1-chlorooctane 2578.06 1-chlorotetradecane 752.53 n-nonane 886.61 undecane 460.45 tert-butylcyclohexane 1576.79 cyclooctane 1647.38 cyclopentanol 11320.07 tetrahydropyran 29690.26 tert-amyl methyl ether 9995.87 2,5,8-trioxanonane 3528.65 1-hexene 16386.29 2-isopropoxyethanol 4966.81 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1364.27 methyl butyrate 13140.13 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 |