2-Methyl-2-butyl-1,3-benzodioxole

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H16O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC1(OC2=CC=CC=C2O1)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Spicy 52.44%
    Sweet 44.35%
    Herbal 41.55%
    Floral 33.51%
    Phenolic 32.53%
    Fruity 29.65%
    Woody 28.3%
    Aromatic 25.41%
    Balsamic 25.19%
    Animal 24.03%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 50.03%
    Earthy 44.77%
    Green 37.02%
    Musty 35.37%
    Herbal 32.85%
    Nutty 29.64%
    Phenolic 29.2%
    Spicy 28.74%
    Woody 27.67%
    Spice 26.89%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.8

    pKa est.
    8.73 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    192.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    269°C

    Flash point

    • 106.0 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Methyl-2-butyl-1,3-benzodioxole
    • SCHEMBL11003680
    • HOYQJQAWZJJPRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 2-butyl-2-methyl-1,3-benzo-dioxole
    • 2-Butyl-2-methyl-1,3-benzodioxole #
  • Applications

    2-Methyl-2-butyl-1,3-benzodioxole is mainly used as a fragrance ingredient and as a synthetic intermediate for complex aroma compounds; in cosmetics and personal care it can serve as a fragrance component; in the flavors domain it is considered as an aroma ingredient or precursor for flavor systems; in household cleaning products it may be added to contribute a pleasant scent; at the industrial scale it is commonly used as an intermediate or building block for fragrance-related compounds and other specialty chemicals; in coatings and inks it can function as a fragrance additive.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 430.04
    methanol 517.29
    isopropanol 346.65
    water 0.75
    ethyl acetate 497.22
    n-propanol 382.91
    acetone 575.38
    n-butanol 386.48
    acetonitrile 358.6
    DMF 857.88
    toluene 296.75
    isobutanol 333.56
    1,4-dioxane 944.25
    methyl acetate 496.62
    THF 1015.58
    2-butanone 468.28
    n-pentanol 354.68
    sec-butanol 341.99
    n-hexane 111.63
    ethylene glycol 145.74
    NMP 666.26
    cyclohexane 158.41
    DMSO 612.19
    n-butyl acetate 542.62
    n-octanol 327.62
    chloroform 1859.54
    n-propyl acetate 380.49
    acetic acid 436.78
    dichloromethane 1422.39
    cyclohexanone 776.54
    propylene glycol 192.32
    isopropyl acetate 402.84
    DMAc 801.74
    2-ethoxyethanol 447.93
    isopentanol 389.03
    n-heptane 66.01
    ethyl formate 334.84
    1,2-dichloroethane 792.86
    n-hexanol 486.18
    2-methoxyethanol 621.28
    isobutyl acetate 345.88
    tetrachloromethane 235.74
    n-pentyl acetate 391.28
    transcutol 1308.92
    n-heptanol 236.69
    ethylbenzene 229.5
    MIBK 321.47
    2-propoxyethanol 676.88
    tert-butanol 431.25
    MTBE 499.39
    2-butoxyethanol 365.01
    propionic acid 336.47
    o-xylene 196.08
    formic acid 128.71
    diethyl ether 491.85
    m-xylene 213.92
    p-xylene 298.94
    chlorobenzene 494.41
    dimethyl carbonate 274.72
    n-octane 48.69
    formamide 168.56
    cyclopentanone 749.66
    2-pentanone 419.18
    anisole 420.82
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 518.39
    gamma-butyrolactone 863.12
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 508.06
    pyridine 638.47
    3-pentanone 360.64
    furfural 692.28
    n-dodecane 58.3
    diethylene glycol 501.74
    diisopropyl ether 195.25
    tert-amyl alcohol 401.5
    acetylacetone 576.96
    n-hexadecane 65.56
    acetophenone 371.86
    methyl propionate 398.44
    isopentyl acetate 540.7
    trichloroethylene 1322.74
    n-nonanol 283.52
    cyclohexanol 395.61
    benzyl alcohol 320.21
    2-ethylhexanol 308.31
    isooctanol 205.84
    dipropyl ether 298.18
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 480.19
    ethyl lactate 210.6
    propylene carbonate 613.8
    n-methylformamide 311.24
    2-pentanol 288.63
    n-pentane 73.96
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 418.52
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 509.3
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 410.06
    mesitylene 152.67
    ε-caprolactone 743.17
    p-cymene 147.93
    epichlorohydrin 878.59
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 667.87
    2-aminoethanol 238.46
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 808.71
    sulfolane 851.02
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 57.32
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 733.74
    n-hexyl acetate 630.55
    isooctane 43.72
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 545.77
    sec-butyl acetate 310.29
    tert-butyl acetate 397.98
    decalin 104.83
    glycerin 285.97
    diglyme 856.24
    acrylic acid 300.03
    isopropyl myristate 261.24
    n-butyric acid 496.94
    acetyl acetate 438.39
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 231.84
    ethyl propionate 331.11
    nitromethane 609.74
    1,2-diethoxyethane 560.1
    benzonitrile 456.89
    trioctyl phosphate 179.23
    1-bromopropane 551.4
    gamma-valerolactone 904.35
    n-decanol 221.18
    triethyl phosphate 200.1
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 218.7
    propionitrile 347.49
    vinylene carbonate 594.39
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 565.64
    DMS 498.23
    cumene 174.48
    2-octanol 204.98
    2-hexanone 377.5
    octyl acetate 324.85
    limonene 210.3
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 813.09
    ethyl orthosilicate 197.37
    tributyl phosphate 241.37
    diacetone alcohol 346.13
    N,N-dimethylaniline 282.06
    acrylonitrile 398.4
    aniline 314.88
    1,3-propanediol 351.71
    bromobenzene 595.2
    dibromomethane 988.14
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1210.11
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 319.13
    tetrabutyl urea 294.2
    diisobutyl methanol 165.26
    2-phenylethanol 364.63
    styrene 280.45
    dioctyl adipate 328.62
    dimethyl sulfate 371.2
    ethyl butyrate 320.03
    methyl lactate 249.52
    butyl lactate 292.16
    diethyl carbonate 270.17
    propanediol butyl ether 382.61
    triethyl orthoformate 254.17
    p-tert-butyltoluene 145.97
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 342.94
    morpholine 835.48
    tert-butylamine 319.23
    n-dodecanol 181.08
    dimethoxymethane 598.22
    ethylene carbonate 550.58
    cyrene 308.87
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 479.66
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 447.26
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 540.4
    4-methylpyridine 635.64
    dibutyl ether 390.57
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 165.26
    DEF 515.45
    dimethyl isosorbide 561.52
    tetrachloroethylene 747.64
    eugenol 346.24
    triacetin 486.51
    span 80 364.9
    1,4-butanediol 203.7
    1,1-dichloroethane 726.54
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 357.85
    methyl formate 303.28
    2-methyl-1-butanol 354.63
    n-decane 84.81
    butyronitrile 407.44
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 293.51
    1-chlorooctane 271.43
    1-chlorotetradecane 134.33
    n-nonane 83.26
    undecane 68.46
    tert-butylcyclohexane 88.39
    cyclooctane 63.87
    cyclopentanol 393.76
    tetrahydropyran 797.85
    tert-amyl methyl ether 364.02
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 638.31
    1-hexene 292.09
    2-isopropoxyethanol 366.64
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 182.47
    methyl butyrate 429.85

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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