2-Ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    7425-14-1

    Molecular formula
    C16H32O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)C(CC)CCCC

    Safety labels

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 68.11%
    Herbal 52.5%
    Oily 47.25%
    Fatty 41.52%
    Woody 40.12%
    Waxy 28.29%
    Fresh 26.75%
    Sweet 26.0%
    Spicy 24.71%
    Mint 24.51%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 53.87%
    Waxy 48.16%
    Green 48.01%
    Oily 41.57%
    Herbal 34.75%
    Floral 30.81%
    Sweet 30.81%
    Mild 27.6%
    Fatty 26.68%
    Soapy 26.13%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.1

    pKa est.
    7.34 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    256.42 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    280°C

    Flash point

    • 119.47 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate
    • 7425-14-1
    • HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ESTER
    • Hexanoic acid,2-ethyl-, 2-ethylhexyl ester
    • 2-Ethylhexyl-2-ethylhexanoate
    • ETHYLHEXYL ETHYLHEXANOATE
    • 2-Ethylhexyl -2-ethylhexanoate
    • EINECS 231-057-1
    • BRN 1777190
    • 2-Ethylhexanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
    • UNII-430RJA6715
    • 430RJA6715
    • 2-Ethylhexylester kyseliny 2-ethylkapronove
    • OCTYL OCTANOATE (RIFM)
    • DTXSID9052478
    • 4-02-00-01005 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ESTER
    • octyloctanoate
    • 2-Ethylhexylester kyseliny 2-ethylkapronove [Czech]
    • 2-Ethylhexanoic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester
    • SCHEMBL55328
    • DTXCID0031051
    • (2-ethylhexyl) 2-ethylhexanoate
    • MFCD00043961
    • FE71937
    • ETHYLHEXYL ETHYLHEXANOATE [INCI]
    • 2-ethyl-hexanoic acid 2-ethyl-hexyl ester
    • DB-251498
    • NS00007041
    • G71977
    • Q27258591

  • Applications

    2-Ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate (CAS 7425-14-1) is an ester used as a solvent and plasticizer or emollient across multiple industries. In cosmetics and personal care, it commonly acts as an emollient and solvent for fragrance ingredients, improving skin feel and formulation stability. In coatings and inks, it serves as a high-boiling solvent and plasticizer to enhance processing, gloss, and film formation. In polymers and plastics, it can be used as a processing aid and plasticizer to adjust flexibility and workability of certain polymers. In adhesives and sealants, it may function as a solvent or processing aid to improve flexibility and adhesion. In cleaning and household products, it is used as a solvent for hard-to-dissolve components and to enhance formulation solvency. Use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 22177.23
    methanol 15995.33
    isopropanol 22178.36
    water 0.61
    ethyl acetate 36076.51
    n-propanol 19943.98
    acetone 41321.17
    n-butanol 20394.7
    acetonitrile 24081.04
    DMF 20483.91
    toluene 11799.28
    isobutanol 18114.38
    1,4-dioxane 26057.81
    methyl acetate 20163.54
    THF 29896.48
    2-butanone 30139.73
    n-pentanol 10527.14
    sec-butanol 19995.37
    n-hexane 6140.43
    ethylene glycol 614.78
    NMP 16174.5
    cyclohexane 15298.37
    DMSO 14519.88
    n-butyl acetate 29151.21
    n-octanol 6046.7
    chloroform 39215.5
    n-propyl acetate 20733.62
    acetic acid 11183.7
    dichloromethane 39241.57
    cyclohexanone 45954.25
    propylene glycol 1554.67
    isopropyl acetate 24371.08
    DMAc 14315.32
    2-ethoxyethanol 8864.8
    isopentanol 18735.56
    n-heptane 3061.78
    ethyl formate 14272.18
    1,2-dichloroethane 33092.81
    n-hexanol 11848.83
    2-methoxyethanol 13347.6
    isobutyl acetate 10876.85
    tetrachloromethane 8934.94
    n-pentyl acetate 17175.48
    transcutol 24686.62
    n-heptanol 5628.58
    ethylbenzene 6548.71
    MIBK 16063.56
    2-propoxyethanol 11224.13
    tert-butanol 23767.41
    MTBE 37345.76
    2-butoxyethanol 7492.59
    propionic acid 10172.49
    o-xylene 6534.94
    formic acid 1523.95
    diethyl ether 37579.47
    m-xylene 6694.14
    p-xylene 9391.78
    chlorobenzene 17565.4
    dimethyl carbonate 3656.98
    n-octane 1389.82
    formamide 3261.02
    cyclopentanone 29884.96
    2-pentanone 31538.9
    anisole 9088.34
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 21296.15
    gamma-butyrolactone 24209.97
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 11960.81
    pyridine 29348.04
    3-pentanone 18728.68
    furfural 14576.23
    n-dodecane 633.82
    diethylene glycol 3744.78
    diisopropyl ether 11623.35
    tert-amyl alcohol 21384.26
    acetylacetone 21812.73
    n-hexadecane 786.41
    acetophenone 8169.5
    methyl propionate 16561.09
    isopentyl acetate 23094.34
    trichloroethylene 47972.37
    n-nonanol 4858.31
    cyclohexanol 21935.0
    benzyl alcohol 5727.32
    2-ethylhexanol 8653.95
    isooctanol 5249.11
    dipropyl ether 14337.88
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 12420.08
    ethyl lactate 3288.96
    propylene carbonate 14106.59
    n-methylformamide 9897.27
    2-pentanol 17513.15
    n-pentane 5340.34
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 11283.9
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 11826.14
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 4085.05
    mesitylene 4460.01
    ε-caprolactone 32574.68
    p-cymene 3613.24
    epichlorohydrin 30093.24
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 34818.59
    2-aminoethanol 2838.5
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 14038.89
    sulfolane 17915.48
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 2010.62
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 35226.12
    n-hexyl acetate 17166.25
    isooctane 1618.77
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 6568.91
    sec-butyl acetate 14845.06
    tert-butyl acetate 18656.59
    decalin 3336.49
    glycerin 1458.92
    diglyme 14736.29
    acrylic acid 5662.67
    isopropyl myristate 4637.83
    n-butyric acid 25309.24
    acetyl acetate 14376.91
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 2530.57
    ethyl propionate 15828.88
    nitromethane 21477.46
    1,2-diethoxyethane 20310.63
    benzonitrile 12633.17
    trioctyl phosphate 2230.14
    1-bromopropane 26929.93
    gamma-valerolactone 30972.12
    n-decanol 2983.56
    triethyl phosphate 3178.29
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 7976.03
    propionitrile 20805.75
    vinylene carbonate 11112.87
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 10797.47
    DMS 7003.16
    cumene 3940.23
    2-octanol 5506.62
    2-hexanone 17692.64
    octyl acetate 5596.21
    limonene 7216.29
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 20804.3
    ethyl orthosilicate 3385.32
    tributyl phosphate 3167.26
    diacetone alcohol 10889.88
    N,N-dimethylaniline 5308.37
    acrylonitrile 16191.25
    aniline 10667.38
    1,3-propanediol 6943.97
    bromobenzene 19846.31
    dibromomethane 31042.52
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 35269.15
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 7111.77
    tetrabutyl urea 3876.66
    diisobutyl methanol 4804.44
    2-phenylethanol 5890.81
    styrene 8666.94
    dioctyl adipate 4944.74
    dimethyl sulfate 4263.37
    ethyl butyrate 16055.81
    methyl lactate 3384.73
    butyl lactate 6823.32
    diethyl carbonate 6712.54
    propanediol butyl ether 4910.83
    triethyl orthoformate 7377.47
    p-tert-butyltoluene 3209.43
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 5383.15
    morpholine 33846.42
    tert-butylamine 17439.62
    n-dodecanol 2076.76
    dimethoxymethane 12735.52
    ethylene carbonate 13019.92
    cyrene 2954.1
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 14064.1
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 16633.64
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 12346.79
    4-methylpyridine 29945.96
    dibutyl ether 14363.55
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4804.44
    DEF 25823.68
    dimethyl isosorbide 6792.18
    tetrachloroethylene 23616.69
    eugenol 4425.82
    triacetin 7127.64
    span 80 4546.27
    1,4-butanediol 2344.89
    1,1-dichloroethane 41210.03
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 10364.49
    methyl formate 6447.21
    2-methyl-1-butanol 17051.47
    n-decane 1497.57
    butyronitrile 29507.48
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 6201.27
    1-chlorooctane 6271.64
    1-chlorotetradecane 1703.53
    n-nonane 1742.85
    undecane 896.37
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2536.4
    cyclooctane 3217.14
    cyclopentanol 17026.22
    tetrahydropyran 50442.85
    tert-amyl methyl ether 19151.64
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 6524.87
    1-hexene 14983.54
    2-isopropoxyethanol 7190.31
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 2644.36
    methyl butyrate 24061.35

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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