2-Ethyl-octanal

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C10H20O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC(CC)C=O

  • 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.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.6

    pKa est.
    7.74 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    156.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    200°C

    Flash point

    • 74.84 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-ethyl-octanal
    • SCHEMBL1301414
    • NCDNISXCQQAHDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • AKOS024334860
  • 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

  • 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

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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