2-Hydroxy-5-pentyl-tetrahydrofuran

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H18O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCC1CCC(O1)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 84.5%
    Fruity 70.86%
    Fatty 51.89%
    Fresh 43.58%
    Floral 39.93%
    Oily 39.9%
    Sweet 39.75%
    Waxy 34.88%
    Herbal 32.65%
    Earthy 31.34%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 52.6%
    Sweet 51.31%
    Coconut 45.79%
    Oily 41.46%
    Creamy 41.07%
    Peach 38.48%
    Waxy 35.29%
    Fresh 33.18%
    Fruity 32.69%
    Metallic 32.64%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.4

    pKa est.
    8.37 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    158.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    237°C

    Flash point

    • 99.78 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL6423756
    • 2-Hydroxy-5-pentyl-tetrahydrofuran
  • Applications

    2-Hydroxy-5-pentyl-tetrahydrofuran is used as an organic synthesis intermediate and a platform for fragrance and flavor chemistry, enabling the introduction of hydroxy and alkyl functionalities into downstream compounds; it may function as a solvent or processing aid in industrial manufacturing, coatings and inks, and cleaning formulations; the hydroxyl group allows further functionalization for polymer and pharmaceutical intermediates, and it is commonly evaluated for cosmetics and personal care applications as a reactive intermediate in formulation development, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 9432.85
    methanol 9872.94
    isopropanol 8496.71
    water 1.75
    ethyl acetate 4414.96
    n-propanol 6616.94
    acetone 6123.3
    n-butanol 5872.54
    acetonitrile 3861.31
    DMF 2727.98
    toluene 714.72
    isobutanol 4587.72
    1,4-dioxane 4898.24
    methyl acetate 2461.09
    THF 6908.69
    2-butanone 3126.43
    n-pentanol 3270.67
    sec-butanol 4577.0
    n-hexane 594.24
    ethylene glycol 1075.47
    NMP 1362.12
    cyclohexane 663.82
    DMSO 4311.61
    n-butyl acetate 2814.11
    n-octanol 964.36
    chloroform 4979.56
    n-propyl acetate 2136.64
    acetic acid 3609.93
    dichloromethane 4138.8
    cyclohexanone 3214.38
    propylene glycol 1914.97
    isopropyl acetate 2802.76
    DMAc 1302.54
    2-ethoxyethanol 2826.84
    isopentanol 4428.68
    n-heptane 280.44
    ethyl formate 2110.89
    1,2-dichloroethane 2467.02
    n-hexanol 3251.35
    2-methoxyethanol 5136.45
    isobutyl acetate 1216.37
    tetrachloromethane 831.39
    n-pentyl acetate 1284.88
    transcutol 5976.34
    n-heptanol 1047.23
    ethylbenzene 331.11
    MIBK 1821.39
    2-propoxyethanol 3634.34
    tert-butanol 7043.9
    MTBE 4551.88
    2-butoxyethanol 1634.45
    propionic acid 2671.24
    o-xylene 361.12
    formic acid 1026.68
    diethyl ether 4922.43
    m-xylene 500.74
    p-xylene 449.47
    chlorobenzene 1043.42
    dimethyl carbonate 534.31
    n-octane 99.35
    formamide 1171.5
    cyclopentanone 3098.3
    2-pentanone 3424.3
    anisole 857.43
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2718.87
    gamma-butyrolactone 3032.01
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3905.62
    pyridine 2629.02
    3-pentanone 1530.78
    furfural 1975.67
    n-dodecane 75.38
    diethylene glycol 2146.76
    diisopropyl ether 1210.39
    tert-amyl alcohol 3608.64
    acetylacetone 2406.07
    n-hexadecane 85.39
    acetophenone 666.71
    methyl propionate 1948.01
    isopentyl acetate 2047.33
    trichloroethylene 3465.45
    n-nonanol 757.22
    cyclohexanol 2938.35
    benzyl alcohol 825.37
    2-ethylhexanol 1375.68
    isooctanol 802.62
    dipropyl ether 1920.5
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 787.05
    ethyl lactate 612.22
    propylene carbonate 1791.62
    n-methylformamide 2014.5
    2-pentanol 3584.35
    n-pentane 557.35
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2526.85
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1750.29
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 906.4
    mesitylene 333.7
    ε-caprolactone 2629.86
    p-cymene 261.82
    epichlorohydrin 3289.85
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2283.1
    2-aminoethanol 2713.28
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2034.36
    sulfolane 2496.98
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 177.28
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4412.32
    n-hexyl acetate 1571.39
    isooctane 188.02
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1602.61
    sec-butyl acetate 1340.79
    tert-butyl acetate 2088.21
    decalin 190.61
    glycerin 1549.66
    diglyme 2643.31
    acrylic acid 1589.98
    isopropyl myristate 465.03
    n-butyric acid 5145.71
    acetyl acetate 1746.7
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 364.35
    ethyl propionate 1422.78
    nitromethane 3609.11
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2582.44
    benzonitrile 1167.44
    trioctyl phosphate 303.89
    1-bromopropane 2431.79
    gamma-valerolactone 3394.88
    n-decanol 513.71
    triethyl phosphate 360.01
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1594.45
    propionitrile 3246.36
    vinylene carbonate 1466.34
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2133.2
    DMS 726.9
    cumene 240.43
    2-octanol 684.8
    2-hexanone 2011.87
    octyl acetate 570.93
    limonene 511.26
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4006.46
    ethyl orthosilicate 398.08
    tributyl phosphate 401.46
    diacetone alcohol 1774.24
    N,N-dimethylaniline 456.67
    acrylonitrile 2661.6
    aniline 1331.12
    1,3-propanediol 3504.88
    bromobenzene 1067.66
    dibromomethane 2986.67
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2880.04
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 701.14
    tetrabutyl urea 432.96
    diisobutyl methanol 650.49
    2-phenylethanol 985.83
    styrene 494.75
    dioctyl adipate 565.86
    dimethyl sulfate 598.77
    ethyl butyrate 1402.7
    methyl lactate 836.5
    butyl lactate 813.06
    diethyl carbonate 707.36
    propanediol butyl ether 1329.69
    triethyl orthoformate 826.45
    p-tert-butyltoluene 277.05
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 592.2
    morpholine 6044.8
    tert-butylamine 4474.86
    n-dodecanol 374.75
    dimethoxymethane 2463.71
    ethylene carbonate 1637.78
    cyrene 593.05
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1367.88
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1335.22
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 838.06
    4-methylpyridine 2268.78
    dibutyl ether 1427.61
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 650.49
    DEF 2348.02
    dimethyl isosorbide 1187.75
    tetrachloroethylene 2039.87
    eugenol 612.93
    triacetin 933.43
    span 80 956.46
    1,4-butanediol 1262.25
    1,1-dichloroethane 3406.74
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2061.92
    methyl formate 1208.92
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3246.0
    n-decane 142.33
    butyronitrile 4304.84
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 897.76
    1-chlorooctane 520.02
    1-chlorotetradecane 180.07
    n-nonane 147.6
    undecane 98.15
    tert-butylcyclohexane 197.0
    cyclooctane 169.69
    cyclopentanol 3150.91
    tetrahydropyran 5895.04
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1931.32
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1497.56
    1-hexene 1958.46
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1927.79
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 771.35
    methyl butyrate 2112.43

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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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