(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl) 2-phenylacetate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C16H16O3

    SMILES
    C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(=O)OCC(C2=CC=CC=C2)O

  • 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.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.6

    pKa est.
    7.1 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    256.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    380°C

    Flash point

    • 188.66 ˚C est.

  • 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

  • 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

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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