2-Methyl-1-[1-(3-methylbutoxy)ethoxy]butane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    13548-84-0

    Molecular formula
    C12H26O2

    SMILES
    CCC(C)COC(C)OCCC(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 97.55%
    Alcoholic 82.46%
    Ethereal 78.19%
    Cognac 73.09%
    Fermented 68.38%
    Cocoa 60.1%
    Malty 58.31%
    Vegetable 47.15%
    Nutty 37.84%
    Apple 36.6%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 71.63%
    Green 68.98%
    Tropical 34.78%
    Ethereal 31.39%
    Apple 26.82%
    Earthy 26.44%
    Oily 26.44%
    Fermented 25.96%
    Vegetable 25.59%
    Pineapple 25.24%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.8

    pKa est.
    8.11 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    202.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    209°C

    Flash point

    • 71.81 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Methyl-1-[1-(3-methylbutoxy)ethoxy]butane
    • 13548-84-0
    • DTXSID80699693
    • 2-methylbutoxy-3-methylbutoxyethane
    • NS00126899

  • Applications

    2-Methyl-1-[1-(3-methylbutoxy)ethoxy]butane (CAS 13548-84-0) is a di-ether solvent used as a co-solvent in coatings, inks, and adhesive formulations, aiding resin and oil solvency; it can also function as a processing aid or plasticizer for certain polymer systems to improve flexibility. Additionally, it is employed as an intermediate in the synthesis of specialty chemicals and as a component in industrial cleaning formulations for degreasers and surface cleaners.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3152.28
    methanol 1894.87
    isopropanol 3343.08
    water 1.13
    ethyl acetate 3351.77
    n-propanol 2678.02
    acetone 2476.16
    n-butanol 3110.62
    acetonitrile 1710.77
    DMF 1082.7
    toluene 1386.25
    isobutanol 2511.71
    1,4-dioxane 4572.18
    methyl acetate 1868.32
    THF 4962.56
    2-butanone 2288.51
    n-pentanol 2468.76
    sec-butanol 3526.71
    n-hexane 2466.53
    ethylene glycol 217.73
    NMP 1324.89
    cyclohexane 3721.32
    DMSO 1672.95
    n-butyl acetate 4136.75
    n-octanol 1788.28
    chloroform 7857.37
    n-propyl acetate 2365.34
    acetic acid 2244.16
    dichloromethane 5366.63
    cyclohexanone 4071.04
    propylene glycol 573.94
    isopropyl acetate 2419.67
    DMAc 1239.68
    2-ethoxyethanol 1920.94
    isopentanol 3144.47
    n-heptane 2074.02
    ethyl formate 1482.3
    1,2-dichloroethane 2858.32
    n-hexanol 3861.62
    2-methoxyethanol 2133.7
    isobutyl acetate 1596.71
    tetrachloromethane 1811.49
    n-pentyl acetate 2272.85
    transcutol 5409.93
    n-heptanol 1720.1
    ethylbenzene 1085.94
    MIBK 1474.43
    2-propoxyethanol 2785.59
    tert-butanol 4628.39
    MTBE 4296.9
    2-butoxyethanol 1930.96
    propionic acid 1686.81
    o-xylene 1035.24
    formic acid 321.93
    diethyl ether 3708.27
    m-xylene 985.47
    p-xylene 1674.36
    chlorobenzene 1763.36
    dimethyl carbonate 340.0
    n-octane 629.46
    formamide 344.7
    cyclopentanone 2498.4
    2-pentanone 2069.54
    anisole 1300.18
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2860.45
    gamma-butyrolactone 2299.87
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1927.85
    pyridine 2651.46
    3-pentanone 1474.14
    furfural 1898.24
    n-dodecane 360.19
    diethylene glycol 1135.58
    diisopropyl ether 1578.02
    tert-amyl alcohol 4240.79
    acetylacetone 1877.41
    n-hexadecane 410.21
    acetophenone 1190.65
    methyl propionate 1320.71
    isopentyl acetate 3602.8
    trichloroethylene 4779.89
    n-nonanol 1529.78
    cyclohexanol 3983.03
    benzyl alcohol 1093.53
    2-ethylhexanol 2965.1
    isooctanol 1441.25
    dipropyl ether 3343.19
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1548.18
    ethyl lactate 744.48
    propylene carbonate 1833.02
    n-methylformamide 575.08
    2-pentanol 2919.79
    n-pentane 1556.99
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2865.71
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2036.01
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1272.0
    mesitylene 766.36
    ε-caprolactone 3779.56
    p-cymene 987.81
    epichlorohydrin 3114.11
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4338.72
    2-aminoethanol 652.43
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1864.21
    sulfolane 2200.17
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 679.34
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4976.14
    n-hexyl acetate 3073.89
    isooctane 509.14
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1914.03
    sec-butyl acetate 1876.3
    tert-butyl acetate 2249.9
    decalin 1031.11
    glycerin 550.1
    diglyme 3382.41
    acrylic acid 960.84
    isopropyl myristate 1088.34
    n-butyric acid 3772.9
    acetyl acetate 1868.84
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 697.89
    ethyl propionate 1829.34
    nitromethane 1983.43
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3139.32
    benzonitrile 1699.21
    trioctyl phosphate 647.29
    1-bromopropane 3132.97
    gamma-valerolactone 3084.89
    n-decanol 1084.55
    triethyl phosphate 885.16
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1568.25
    propionitrile 1730.66
    vinylene carbonate 1459.69
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2159.52
    DMS 1116.59
    cumene 821.12
    2-octanol 1413.83
    2-hexanone 2195.58
    octyl acetate 1279.83
    limonene 1814.7
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3655.35
    ethyl orthosilicate 1007.84
    tributyl phosphate 850.01
    diacetone alcohol 1787.67
    N,N-dimethylaniline 910.05
    acrylonitrile 1282.24
    aniline 1397.36
    1,3-propanediol 1381.31
    bromobenzene 2027.31
    dibromomethane 4539.24
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4800.0
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1765.68
    tetrabutyl urea 905.52
    diisobutyl methanol 1485.98
    2-phenylethanol 1352.2
    styrene 1232.02
    dioctyl adipate 1267.64
    dimethyl sulfate 465.14
    ethyl butyrate 2618.75
    methyl lactate 542.82
    butyl lactate 1414.09
    diethyl carbonate 1480.12
    propanediol butyl ether 1517.07
    triethyl orthoformate 1960.04
    p-tert-butyltoluene 970.75
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1148.78
    morpholine 4909.26
    tert-butylamine 3907.67
    n-dodecanol 844.39
    dimethoxymethane 1002.28
    ethylene carbonate 1626.81
    cyrene 818.81
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1898.19
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2925.66
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1777.49
    4-methylpyridine 2768.64
    dibutyl ether 3169.89
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1485.98
    DEF 1838.5
    dimethyl isosorbide 1815.69
    tetrachloroethylene 3283.29
    eugenol 974.76
    triacetin 1708.97
    span 80 1573.0
    1,4-butanediol 625.95
    1,1-dichloroethane 4032.86
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2352.7
    methyl formate 466.92
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2710.73
    n-decane 685.67
    butyronitrile 2720.11
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1851.0
    1-chlorooctane 1533.65
    1-chlorotetradecane 588.9
    n-nonane 790.95
    undecane 464.66
    tert-butylcyclohexane 950.79
    cyclooctane 1051.89
    cyclopentanol 2760.69
    tetrahydropyran 6773.73
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2686.69
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1818.07
    1-hexene 3754.05
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1693.66
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 512.01
    methyl butyrate 2533.3

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IFRA standard 51

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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
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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Category 5B
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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Category 5C
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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Category 5D
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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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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