2-Methyl-5-nonanone

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    22287-02-1

    Molecular formula
    C10H20O

    SMILES
    CCCCC(=O)CCC(C)C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Herbal 74.66%
    Fruity 59.88%
    Mint 45.82%
    Spicy 40.27%
    Oily 36.36%
    Woody 33.9%
    Green 33.24%
    Sweet 31.7%
    Floral 30.95%
    Fresh 30.91%

     

    Flavor
    Herbal 42.84%
    Fruity 39.21%
    Green 34.49%
    Spicy 24.74%
    Oily 24.62%
    Cheese 23.22%
    Mushroom 22.49%
    Fresh 20.06%
    Herb 19.92%
    Crushed bug 18.95%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.9

    pKa est.
    8.98 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    156.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    202°C

    Flash point

    • 70.12 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Methyl-5-nonanone
    • 5-Nonanone, 2-methyl-
    • 22287-02-1
    • DTXSID20176832
    • RefChem:263556
    • DTXCID9099323
    • YITHWSJQOVKDGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 2-methylnonan-5-one
    • SCHEMBL109369
    • SCHEMBL9532328
    • AKOS011913344
    • 22287-02-1

  • Applications

    2-Methyl-5-nonanone is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient in perfumery and cosmetics; serves as an intermediate in fragrance synthesis; may function as a solvent or co-solvent in a range of industrial formulations; is considered for use in household and personal care products as a scent component or solvent; and is evaluated as a processing aid or intermediate in coatings and inks applications in manufacturing and formulation.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1834.94
    methanol 1366.88
    isopropanol 2126.97
    water 0.55
    ethyl acetate 940.88
    n-propanol 1571.65
    acetone 1328.1
    n-butanol 1628.35
    acetonitrile 880.31
    DMF 1246.41
    toluene 566.58
    isobutanol 1295.68
    1,4-dioxane 1697.16
    methyl acetate 843.87
    THF 2173.4
    2-butanone 1170.16
    n-pentanol 1075.54
    sec-butanol 1609.46
    n-hexane 680.44
    ethylene glycol 238.54
    NMP 804.58
    cyclohexane 637.8
    DMSO 831.93
    n-butyl acetate 1492.89
    n-octanol 744.62
    chloroform 3191.52
    n-propyl acetate 658.85
    acetic acid 801.73
    dichloromethane 1870.86
    cyclohexanone 1709.67
    propylene glycol 559.07
    isopropyl acetate 718.04
    DMAc 869.22
    2-ethoxyethanol 789.51
    isopentanol 1427.66
    n-heptane 425.34
    ethyl formate 597.08
    1,2-dichloroethane 1140.39
    n-hexanol 1867.01
    2-methoxyethanol 1300.81
    isobutyl acetate 535.6
    tetrachloromethane 556.06
    n-pentyl acetate 693.29
    transcutol 2332.9
    n-heptanol 712.15
    ethylbenzene 452.39
    MIBK 697.11
    2-propoxyethanol 1582.84
    tert-butanol 2219.42
    MTBE 1500.6
    2-butoxyethanol 897.63
    propionic acid 828.76
    o-xylene 400.31
    formic acid 172.89
    diethyl ether 1136.61
    m-xylene 446.82
    p-xylene 573.83
    chlorobenzene 829.93
    dimethyl carbonate 177.75
    n-octane 157.57
    formamide 184.84
    cyclopentanone 1513.55
    2-pentanone 989.06
    anisole 659.52
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1008.77
    gamma-butyrolactone 1195.28
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1219.14
    pyridine 1411.99
    3-pentanone 583.74
    furfural 1172.67
    n-dodecane 104.29
    diethylene glycol 794.21
    diisopropyl ether 413.34
    tert-amyl alcohol 1578.81
    acetylacetone 790.15
    n-hexadecane 116.53
    acetophenone 582.51
    methyl propionate 558.03
    isopentyl acetate 1352.6
    trichloroethylene 2156.51
    n-nonanol 617.87
    cyclohexanol 1339.32
    benzyl alcohol 589.06
    2-ethylhexanol 1096.1
    isooctanol 602.27
    dipropyl ether 1034.37
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 702.71
    ethyl lactate 325.67
    propylene carbonate 862.93
    n-methylformamide 505.31
    2-pentanol 1230.53
    n-pentane 411.19
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1390.67
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 899.04
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 746.76
    mesitylene 323.99
    ε-caprolactone 1294.89
    p-cymene 373.17
    epichlorohydrin 1419.92
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1525.76
    2-aminoethanol 621.0
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1070.15
    sulfolane 1125.15
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 165.77
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1713.88
    n-hexyl acetate 999.54
    isooctane 159.56
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 984.82
    sec-butyl acetate 534.15
    tert-butyl acetate 767.3
    decalin 266.76
    glycerin 502.96
    diglyme 1510.46
    acrylic acid 578.22
    isopropyl myristate 433.34
    n-butyric acid 1549.01
    acetyl acetate 490.12
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 360.84
    ethyl propionate 506.82
    nitromethane 796.04
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1050.6
    benzonitrile 935.98
    trioctyl phosphate 276.44
    1-bromopropane 1196.42
    gamma-valerolactone 1709.9
    n-decanol 444.0
    triethyl phosphate 308.86
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 718.26
    propionitrile 1032.56
    vinylene carbonate 751.85
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1035.86
    DMS 491.1
    cumene 345.22
    2-octanol 573.03
    2-hexanone 894.18
    octyl acetate 493.37
    limonene 602.74
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1481.44
    ethyl orthosilicate 329.51
    tributyl phosphate 344.02
    diacetone alcohol 829.15
    N,N-dimethylaniline 466.72
    acrylonitrile 979.58
    aniline 668.25
    1,3-propanediol 932.3
    bromobenzene 881.66
    dibromomethane 1535.72
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2069.22
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 644.79
    tetrabutyl urea 412.23
    diisobutyl methanol 596.51
    2-phenylethanol 800.08
    styrene 551.02
    dioctyl adipate 526.45
    dimethyl sulfate 241.39
    ethyl butyrate 817.19
    methyl lactate 346.45
    butyl lactate 588.42
    diethyl carbonate 489.62
    propanediol butyl ether 899.18
    triethyl orthoformate 571.28
    p-tert-butyltoluene 379.21
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 577.87
    morpholine 1993.6
    tert-butylamine 1511.41
    n-dodecanol 344.91
    dimethoxymethane 598.87
    ethylene carbonate 688.32
    cyrene 461.02
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 702.06
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1015.39
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 786.23
    4-methylpyridine 1382.0
    dibutyl ether 914.67
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 596.51
    DEF 852.99
    dimethyl isosorbide 942.43
    tetrachloroethylene 1276.73
    eugenol 599.68
    triacetin 691.43
    span 80 828.3
    1,4-butanediol 383.14
    1,1-dichloroethane 1752.1
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 938.76
    methyl formate 338.97
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1155.12
    n-decane 185.5
    butyronitrile 1400.18
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 828.69
    1-chlorooctane 524.61
    1-chlorotetradecane 211.19
    n-nonane 205.38
    undecane 131.79
    tert-butylcyclohexane 275.5
    cyclooctane 201.59
    cyclopentanol 1247.4
    tetrahydropyran 2163.03
    tert-amyl methyl ether 898.7
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 978.03
    1-hexene 1319.6
    2-isopropoxyethanol 684.62
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 203.3
    methyl butyrate 796.2

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IFRA standard 51

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