2-Ethylbutyl 2-ethylhexanoate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    7425-15-2

    Molecular formula
    C14H28O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC(CC)C(=O)OCC(CC)CC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 76.44%
    Herbal 54.1%
    Oily 49.44%
    Fatty 46.23%
    Woody 37.46%
    Sweet 30.68%
    Apple 27.93%
    Waxy 26.46%
    Fresh 25.85%
    Winey 24.85%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 64.99%
    Green 56.44%
    Waxy 46.73%
    Oily 37.51%
    Sweet 34.0%
    Herbal 33.86%
    Apple 31.67%
    Tropical 29.19%
    Berry 27.51%
    Floral 26.04%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.0

    pKa est.
    7.69 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    228.37 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    250°C

    Flash point

    • 106.42 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Ethylbutyl 2-ethylhexanoate
    • 7425-15-2
    • EINECS 231-058-7
    • SCHEMBL3750319
    • DTXSID80995763
    • ZBFXGRJSIVCJDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • NS00047842
    • 7425-15-2

  • Applications

    2-Ethylbutyl 2-ethylhexanoate (CAS 7425-15-2) is a versatile ester with applications across perfumery, cosmetics and personal care, household products, coatings and inks, adhesives, and polymer processing. In perfumery, it acts as a fragrance ingredient and fixative to modulate evaporation and scent profile. In cosmetics and personal care, it functions as a solvent and carrier for active ingredients and as an emollient component in formulations. In household products, it can serve as a solvent or fragrance base in cleaners and air fresheners. In coatings, inks, and adhesives, it acts as a solvent and processing aid, helping to dissolve resin components and improve film formation. As a polymer/plasticizer, it can be used to impart flexibility to plastics and resin systems. In industrial manufacturing, it is used as a general-purpose solvent and as an intermediate in chemical syntheses, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 15549.81
    methanol 12566.27
    isopropanol 14630.55
    water 1.04
    ethyl acetate 22643.21
    n-propanol 13992.21
    acetone 26664.99
    n-butanol 14262.89
    acetonitrile 17964.28
    DMF 13859.43
    toluene 8141.26
    isobutanol 12410.03
    1,4-dioxane 20104.87
    methyl acetate 13544.61
    THF 21012.85
    2-butanone 19419.76
    n-pentanol 7403.77
    sec-butanol 13489.39
    n-hexane 4572.42
    ethylene glycol 550.96
    NMP 12029.82
    cyclohexane 11279.47
    DMSO 9467.27
    n-butyl acetate 19819.33
    n-octanol 4339.75
    chloroform 32887.71
    n-propyl acetate 12911.17
    acetic acid 9869.99
    dichloromethane 29994.74
    cyclohexanone 31523.96
    propylene glycol 1263.59
    isopropyl acetate 14931.93
    DMAc 9935.72
    2-ethoxyethanol 6418.17
    isopentanol 12972.89
    n-heptane 2164.4
    ethyl formate 10460.89
    1,2-dichloroethane 24084.83
    n-hexanol 8960.92
    2-methoxyethanol 9613.26
    isobutyl acetate 6977.95
    tetrachloromethane 7242.89
    n-pentyl acetate 10949.23
    transcutol 17772.06
    n-heptanol 4085.87
    ethylbenzene 4717.07
    MIBK 9786.42
    2-propoxyethanol 8170.26
    tert-butanol 16368.31
    MTBE 23857.49
    2-butoxyethanol 5403.99
    propionic acid 8014.97
    o-xylene 4520.92
    formic acid 1603.79
    diethyl ether 25199.2
    m-xylene 4519.09
    p-xylene 6993.15
    chlorobenzene 13495.3
    dimethyl carbonate 2506.48
    n-octane 998.17
    formamide 3051.4
    cyclopentanone 21008.44
    2-pentanone 19162.39
    anisole 6677.44
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 13903.55
    gamma-butyrolactone 18360.11
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 7626.37
    pyridine 22721.66
    3-pentanone 11971.47
    furfural 11885.32
    n-dodecane 505.83
    diethylene glycol 2950.86
    diisopropyl ether 7604.08
    tert-amyl alcohol 15018.42
    acetylacetone 13708.75
    n-hexadecane 626.99
    acetophenone 6034.5
    methyl propionate 10195.0
    isopentyl acetate 15553.06
    trichloroethylene 36981.81
    n-nonanol 3600.46
    cyclohexanol 15849.54
    benzyl alcohol 4514.81
    2-ethylhexanol 6307.46
    isooctanol 3763.93
    dipropyl ether 9350.8
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 9824.42
    ethyl lactate 2266.07
    propylene carbonate 10230.65
    n-methylformamide 7504.58
    2-pentanol 11773.3
    n-pentane 3734.07
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 7819.25
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 7828.98
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 3131.29
    mesitylene 3135.59
    ε-caprolactone 22844.96
    p-cymene 2617.67
    epichlorohydrin 21482.5
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 26019.54
    2-aminoethanol 2334.93
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 10413.4
    sulfolane 13027.18
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1437.88
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 23110.5
    n-hexyl acetate 11253.39
    isooctane 1164.64
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4984.46
    sec-butyl acetate 9096.47
    tert-butyl acetate 11231.07
    decalin 2537.23
    glycerin 1227.82
    diglyme 10627.09
    acrylic acid 4904.67
    isopropyl myristate 3268.25
    n-butyric acid 18237.44
    acetyl acetate 9893.72
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1960.5
    ethyl propionate 9761.36
    nitromethane 15931.31
    1,2-diethoxyethane 13776.74
    benzonitrile 9906.87
    trioctyl phosphate 1700.93
    1-bromopropane 17978.26
    gamma-valerolactone 21622.87
    n-decanol 2290.13
    triethyl phosphate 2338.33
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 5427.99
    propionitrile 14929.94
    vinylene carbonate 8751.64
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 8471.1
    DMS 5036.26
    cumene 2901.88
    2-octanol 3856.66
    2-hexanone 11157.37
    octyl acetate 3988.75
    limonene 5067.08
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 14605.44
    ethyl orthosilicate 2472.26
    tributyl phosphate 2401.35
    diacetone alcohol 7137.32
    N,N-dimethylaniline 3841.46
    acrylonitrile 12410.32
    aniline 8068.91
    1,3-propanediol 5419.24
    bromobenzene 15303.21
    dibromomethane 23237.86
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 27929.97
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 5227.08
    tetrabutyl urea 2814.3
    diisobutyl methanol 3428.61
    2-phenylethanol 4747.02
    styrene 6318.12
    dioctyl adipate 3587.59
    dimethyl sulfate 2909.46
    ethyl butyrate 10516.84
    methyl lactate 2248.0
    butyl lactate 4624.35
    diethyl carbonate 4924.71
    propanediol butyl ether 3560.22
    triethyl orthoformate 5098.46
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2347.99
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 3964.29
    morpholine 24536.38
    tert-butylamine 12235.69
    n-dodecanol 1607.06
    dimethoxymethane 8187.59
    ethylene carbonate 9391.95
    cyrene 2269.45
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 9319.03
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 11563.77
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 9944.7
    4-methylpyridine 21708.68
    dibutyl ether 9409.14
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3428.61
    DEF 16029.96
    dimethyl isosorbide 5242.76
    tetrachloroethylene 19146.4
    eugenol 3310.73
    triacetin 5028.19
    span 80 3598.01
    1,4-butanediol 1845.27
    1,1-dichloroethane 29283.96
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 7468.41
    methyl formate 4984.98
    2-methyl-1-butanol 11923.21
    n-decane 1138.27
    butyronitrile 20767.11
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4508.75
    1-chlorooctane 4431.68
    1-chlorotetradecane 1311.92
    n-nonane 1272.59
    undecane 696.93
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1942.55
    cyclooctane 2334.03
    cyclopentanol 11777.73
    tetrahydropyran 34595.5
    tert-amyl methyl ether 12363.95
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 5002.46
    1-hexene 10953.46
    2-isopropoxyethanol 4947.5
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 2431.24
    methyl butyrate 15062.87

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IFRA standard 51

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