(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl) 2-phenylacetate
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C16H16O3SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(=O)OCC(C2=CC=CC=C2)O
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Odor profile
Fragrance Honey 70.71% Balsamic 62.98% Floral 62.38% Rose 61.31% Sweet 57.64% Spicy 37.94% Powdery 35.46% Hyacinth 32.07% Cinnamon 29.52% Chocolate 28.95% Flavor Sweet 86.17% Floral 64.76% Honey 55.89% Rose 51.88% Balsam 50.81% Fruity 49.02% Waxy 35.04% Chocolate 34.03% Balsamic 31.69% Mild 29.79% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
2.6pKa est.
7.1 (neutral)Molecular weight
256.3 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Ultra slowBoiling point est.
380°CFlash point
- 188.66 ˚C est.
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Applications
(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl) 2-phenylacetate is used in perfumery and cosmetics as an odorant and fragrance ingredient; it may also serve as an intermediate in the synthesis of other aroma esters for complex fragrance systems; it is employed in household products such as cleaners and air fresheners to impart or enhance scent; in industrial manufacturing it can act as a building block for the preparation of additional phenylacetate esters; in coatings and inks it may be used as a specialty fragrance additive to provide odor characteristics; use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 29.28 methanol 59.41 isopropanol 11.78 water 0.2 ethyl acetate 64.15 n-propanol 19.71 acetone 53.19 n-butanol 13.35 acetonitrile 48.05 DMF 126.48 toluene 13.3 isobutanol 9.15 1,4-dioxane 120.64 methyl acetate 75.14 THF 192.77 2-butanone 58.57 n-pentanol 15.58 sec-butanol 12.4 n-hexane 0.35 ethylene glycol 17.94 NMP 49.45 cyclohexane 0.55 DMSO 375.71 n-butyl acetate 30.52 n-octanol 7.86 chloroform 115.18 n-propyl acetate 35.45 acetic acid 62.53 dichloromethane 121.06 cyclohexanone 57.86 propylene glycol 23.76 isopropyl acetate 31.94 DMAc 261.86 2-ethoxyethanol 75.95 isopentanol 14.4 n-heptane 0.99 ethyl formate 31.07 1,2-dichloroethane 129.66 n-hexanol 17.95 2-methoxyethanol 106.09 isobutyl acetate 20.51 tetrachloromethane 3.76 n-pentyl acetate 13.26 transcutol 369.25 n-heptanol 9.29 ethylbenzene 13.25 MIBK 29.69 2-propoxyethanol 62.16 tert-butanol 26.58 MTBE 18.53 2-butoxyethanol 33.58 propionic acid 36.87 o-xylene 11.99 formic acid 35.56 diethyl ether 24.62 m-xylene 9.5 p-xylene 13.59 chlorobenzene 28.59 dimethyl carbonate 45.96 n-octane 0.58 formamide 95.82 cyclopentanone 91.16 2-pentanone 35.22 anisole 49.28 cyclopentyl methyl ether 29.05 gamma-butyrolactone 122.42 1-methoxy-2-propanol 68.33 pyridine 82.27 3-pentanone 37.24 furfural 105.09 n-dodecane 0.79 diethylene glycol 65.5 diisopropyl ether 6.11 tert-amyl alcohol 20.67 acetylacetone 87.18 n-hexadecane 0.9 acetophenone 47.69 methyl propionate 55.34 isopentyl acetate 29.84 trichloroethylene 206.39 n-nonanol 9.42 cyclohexanol 11.63 benzyl alcohol 33.52 2-ethylhexanol 13.12 isooctanol 9.09 dipropyl ether 21.89 1,2-dichlorobenzene 33.68 ethyl lactate 27.55 propylene carbonate 56.81 n-methylformamide 56.04 2-pentanol 9.08 n-pentane 0.19 1-propoxy-2-propanol 40.46 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 55.65 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 55.85 mesitylene 6.51 ε-caprolactone 51.33 p-cymene 9.58 epichlorohydrin 174.13 1,1,1-trichloroethane 36.82 2-aminoethanol 31.6 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 102.76 sulfolane 145.67 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.7 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 44.18 n-hexyl acetate 19.83 isooctane 0.53 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 73.36 sec-butyl acetate 24.7 tert-butyl acetate 38.47 decalin 1.57 glycerin 44.28 diglyme 171.37 acrylic acid 40.29 isopropyl myristate 12.39 n-butyric acid 37.44 acetyl acetate 46.6 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 14.66 ethyl propionate 38.82 nitromethane 185.44 1,2-diethoxyethane 71.2 benzonitrile 34.29 trioctyl phosphate 9.17 1-bromopropane 22.48 gamma-valerolactone 112.87 n-decanol 7.9 triethyl phosphate 24.02 4-methyl-2-pentanol 9.6 propionitrile 34.85 vinylene carbonate 55.94 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 110.76 DMS 40.88 cumene 9.44 2-octanol 5.01 2-hexanone 31.64 octyl acetate 13.88 limonene 11.3 1,2-dimethoxyethane 142.77 ethyl orthosilicate 21.54 tributyl phosphate 12.9 diacetone alcohol 54.02 N,N-dimethylaniline 31.33 acrylonitrile 59.12 aniline 23.39 1,3-propanediol 37.04 bromobenzene 25.88 dibromomethane 54.84 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 166.52 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 29.01 tetrabutyl urea 20.04 diisobutyl methanol 11.18 2-phenylethanol 28.71 styrene 17.04 dioctyl adipate 24.71 dimethyl sulfate 86.81 ethyl butyrate 33.93 methyl lactate 38.7 butyl lactate 20.05 diethyl carbonate 30.34 propanediol butyl ether 29.73 triethyl orthoformate 27.84 p-tert-butyltoluene 8.92 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 41.32 morpholine 102.8 tert-butylamine 10.66 n-dodecanol 6.67 dimethoxymethane 117.11 ethylene carbonate 43.73 cyrene 50.45 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 35.16 2-ethylhexyl acetate 21.44 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 42.39 4-methylpyridine 39.5 dibutyl ether 16.11 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 11.18 DEF 50.37 dimethyl isosorbide 98.44 tetrachloroethylene 79.25 eugenol 42.09 triacetin 44.46 span 80 32.55 1,4-butanediol 17.08 1,1-dichloroethane 47.36 2-methyl-1-pentanol 17.69 methyl formate 53.24 2-methyl-1-butanol 11.84 n-decane 1.15 butyronitrile 23.44 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 11.7 1-chlorooctane 5.8 1-chlorotetradecane 3.2 n-nonane 0.86 undecane 0.93 tert-butylcyclohexane 1.42 cyclooctane 0.29 cyclopentanol 12.5 tetrahydropyran 52.72 tert-amyl methyl ether 18.13 2,5,8-trioxanonane 127.89 1-hexene 3.83 2-isopropoxyethanol 45.94 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 27.73 methyl butyrate 43.68 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 |