2-Ethyloctan-1-ol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    20592-10-3

    Molecular formula
    C10H22O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC(CC)CO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Oily 61.71%
    Floral 60.43%
    Sweet 52.51%
    Waxy 52.0%
    Citrus 50.63%
    Fresh 49.39%
    Fatty 49.15%
    Fruity 46.05%
    Rose 45.26%
    Orange 39.4%

     

    Flavor
    Floral 65.53%
    Waxy 59.81%
    Fresh 52.24%
    Citrus 52.04%
    Green 51.54%
    Rose 46.14%
    Sweet 42.97%
    Orange 38.94%
    Oily 38.31%
    Clean 35.93%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.8

    pKa est.
    8.67 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    158.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    218°C

    Flash point

    • 93.89 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Ethyloctan-1-ol
    • 20592-10-3
    • 2-ethyl-1-octanol
    • EINECS 243-898-1
    • DTXSID10942780
    • RefChem:472019
    • DTXCID201371167
    • 243-898-1
    • 1-Octanol, 2-ethyl-
    • 2-Ethyloctane-1-ol
    • (-)-2-ethyl-1-octanol
    • SCHEMBL503145
    • SCHEMBL503146
    • MFCD21672131
    • AKOS015401177
    • NS00050106
    • E76345
    • EN300-7354157
    • 20592-10-3

  • Applications

    2-Ethyloctan-1-ol (CAS 20592-10-3) is used as a fragrance ingredient and fixative in perfumery and cosmetics; it also serves as a solvent or co-solvent in cosmetic formulations and household cleaning products; in industrial manufacturing it is an intermediate for the synthesis of fragrance esters and other specialty chemicals; in polymers/plastics it can act as a processing aid or plasticizer-compatible component; in coatings and inks it functions as a solvent or carrier for active ingredients.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 34584.83
    methanol 21862.39
    isopropanol 42264.87
    water 0.18
    ethyl acetate 22501.02
    n-propanol 32891.43
    acetone 36891.7
    n-butanol 31075.43
    acetonitrile 17127.94
    DMF 12655.49
    toluene 3770.96
    isobutanol 26596.37
    1,4-dioxane 21432.45
    methyl acetate 12621.39
    THF 35253.28
    2-butanone 21903.25
    n-pentanol 15147.29
    sec-butanol 27001.61
    n-hexane 8999.16
    ethylene glycol 1108.18
    NMP 5055.88
    cyclohexane 10519.18
    DMSO 15530.59
    n-butyl acetate 23212.57
    n-octanol 3988.01
    chloroform 17806.29
    n-propyl acetate 14566.71
    acetic acid 8977.98
    dichloromethane 16868.53
    cyclohexanone 23060.72
    propylene glycol 2772.47
    isopropyl acetate 13257.9
    DMAc 4478.73
    2-ethoxyethanol 10091.62
    isopentanol 24858.34
    n-heptane 5554.24
    ethyl formate 9889.08
    1,2-dichloroethane 14876.31
    n-hexanol 19480.46
    2-methoxyethanol 18982.58
    isobutyl acetate 6718.12
    tetrachloromethane 4965.8
    n-pentyl acetate 7662.63
    transcutol 18828.24
    n-heptanol 5306.37
    ethylbenzene 2066.25
    MIBK 10396.75
    2-propoxyethanol 15744.17
    tert-butanol 43474.6
    MTBE 32129.5
    2-butoxyethanol 6824.09
    propionic acid 9388.05
    o-xylene 1714.62
    formic acid 1121.72
    diethyl ether 36936.81
    m-xylene 2291.36
    p-xylene 2590.65
    chlorobenzene 4862.52
    dimethyl carbonate 1322.25
    n-octane 1294.0
    formamide 2196.82
    cyclopentanone 18314.39
    2-pentanone 23437.69
    anisole 3420.33
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 16932.32
    gamma-butyrolactone 14006.89
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 15546.51
    pyridine 13427.27
    3-pentanone 10635.33
    furfural 6862.48
    n-dodecane 427.48
    diethylene glycol 4560.72
    diisopropyl ether 9262.3
    tert-amyl alcohol 22276.7
    acetylacetone 9846.02
    n-hexadecane 504.55
    acetophenone 2338.9
    methyl propionate 9553.82
    isopentyl acetate 15191.79
    trichloroethylene 16883.25
    n-nonanol 3185.52
    cyclohexanol 19578.82
    benzyl alcohol 2656.69
    2-ethylhexanol 10711.18
    isooctanol 4402.93
    dipropyl ether 23189.75
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3202.57
    ethyl lactate 2145.56
    propylene carbonate 6771.81
    n-methylformamide 8016.6
    2-pentanol 22757.55
    n-pentane 7303.31
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 15612.22
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 8012.21
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2179.74
    mesitylene 1572.27
    ε-caprolactone 14689.66
    p-cymene 1730.73
    epichlorohydrin 16806.86
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 14125.15
    2-aminoethanol 5101.51
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 6777.65
    sulfolane 9798.03
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1644.41
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 29904.77
    n-hexyl acetate 7066.57
    isooctane 1810.59
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4658.52
    sec-butyl acetate 7974.7
    tert-butyl acetate 10843.13
    decalin 1689.43
    glycerin 2156.3
    diglyme 9807.27
    acrylic acid 4063.78
    isopropyl myristate 1860.43
    n-butyric acid 25913.69
    acetyl acetate 5165.61
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 922.94
    ethyl propionate 8764.31
    nitromethane 12963.75
    1,2-diethoxyethane 17311.72
    benzonitrile 4660.27
    trioctyl phosphate 1021.05
    1-bromopropane 17333.96
    gamma-valerolactone 17915.94
    n-decanol 2070.42
    triethyl phosphate 1644.3
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 8394.66
    propionitrile 18516.38
    vinylene carbonate 4688.88
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 6722.87
    DMS 1987.45
    cumene 1228.04
    2-octanol 3629.5
    2-hexanone 14811.74
    octyl acetate 2176.08
    limonene 4264.29
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 21312.11
    ethyl orthosilicate 2054.95
    tributyl phosphate 1415.01
    diacetone alcohol 8437.56
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1632.05
    acrylonitrile 12012.01
    aniline 5369.69
    1,3-propanediol 10954.34
    bromobenzene 4874.42
    dibromomethane 14947.85
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 13850.86
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3783.87
    tetrabutyl urea 1559.39
    diisobutyl methanol 5404.43
    2-phenylethanol 3610.52
    styrene 2768.63
    dioctyl adipate 1890.72
    dimethyl sulfate 1452.65
    ethyl butyrate 12924.9
    methyl lactate 2082.4
    butyl lactate 3744.76
    diethyl carbonate 4381.03
    propanediol butyl ether 3734.45
    triethyl orthoformate 5941.91
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1699.35
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1657.06
    morpholine 30670.94
    tert-butylamine 34456.87
    n-dodecanol 1446.73
    dimethoxymethane 10382.58
    ethylene carbonate 5965.71
    cyrene 1303.96
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 5869.7
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 10222.98
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3043.92
    4-methylpyridine 12224.23
    dibutyl ether 11945.12
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 5404.43
    DEF 14199.43
    dimethyl isosorbide 3288.03
    tetrachloroethylene 10116.73
    eugenol 1478.24
    triacetin 2433.59
    span 80 2693.3
    1,4-butanediol 2866.52
    1,1-dichloroethane 21207.48
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 10528.58
    methyl formate 4359.69
    2-methyl-1-butanol 19547.57
    n-decane 1052.26
    butyronitrile 28341.16
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4391.75
    1-chlorooctane 3163.8
    1-chlorotetradecane 849.54
    n-nonane 1294.29
    undecane 633.19
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1744.37
    cyclooctane 2207.28
    cyclopentanol 17064.46
    tetrahydropyran 44047.59
    tert-amyl methyl ether 13727.54
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3743.36
    1-hexene 20049.05
    2-isopropoxyethanol 7154.09
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1360.34
    methyl butyrate 14102.73

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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