2-Methylbutyl 2-ethylhexanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C13H26O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC(CC)C(=O)OCC(C)CC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 76.3%
    Herbal 56.75%
    Oily 52.71%
    Fatty 50.99%
    Apple 38.07%
    Woody 36.87%
    Waxy 30.31%
    Winey 29.94%
    Floral 28.52%
    Sweet 28.37%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 74.91%
    Green 67.78%
    Waxy 48.06%
    Apple 41.6%
    Sweet 40.39%
    Herbal 36.06%
    Oily 35.9%
    Tropical 35.32%
    Berry 33.79%
    Pear 29.32%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.6

    pKa est.
    7.9 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    214.34 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    235°C

    Flash point

    • 97.62 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-METHYLBUTYL 2-ETHYLHEXANOATE
    • RQIIRKXUXXEZQA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Applications

    2-Methylbutyl 2-ethylhexanoate (CAS number: ) is primarily encountered as a fragrance ingredient in perfumery and cosmetics, providing fruity and floral notes in formulations. It also serves as a solvent or carrier in cosmetics, personal care, and household products. Additionally, the ester may function as a plasticizer or processing aid in coatings, inks, and polymer formulations to improve flexibility and flow. In industrial manufacturing and adhesive formulations, it can be used as an intermediate or processing aid, subject to formulation limits and local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 16384.84
    methanol 13734.63
    isopropanol 15168.97
    water 1.15
    ethyl acetate 17773.48
    n-propanol 13976.27
    acetone 19994.87
    n-butanol 13979.12
    acetonitrile 14239.49
    DMF 10889.39
    toluene 5724.77
    isobutanol 12340.19
    1,4-dioxane 15473.43
    methyl acetate 10346.07
    THF 15792.69
    2-butanone 15071.18
    n-pentanol 8023.96
    sec-butanol 14188.52
    n-hexane 3672.67
    ethylene glycol 626.02
    NMP 7808.97
    cyclohexane 6938.59
    DMSO 7665.3
    n-butyl acetate 16698.38
    n-octanol 4322.88
    chloroform 24480.03
    n-propyl acetate 10530.43
    acetic acid 9031.17
    dichloromethane 20619.96
    cyclohexanone 21642.26
    propylene glycol 1466.96
    isopropyl acetate 11730.64
    DMAc 7393.53
    2-ethoxyethanol 6122.57
    isopentanol 12735.28
    n-heptane 1698.92
    ethyl formate 9039.85
    1,2-dichloroethane 15965.82
    n-hexanol 9506.66
    2-methoxyethanol 8992.13
    isobutyl acetate 5939.15
    tetrachloromethane 4784.5
    n-pentyl acetate 8362.69
    transcutol 16098.59
    n-heptanol 4082.9
    ethylbenzene 3708.27
    MIBK 7581.2
    2-propoxyethanol 8116.0
    tert-butanol 15572.29
    MTBE 19204.97
    2-butoxyethanol 5124.66
    propionic acid 6717.76
    o-xylene 3295.93
    formic acid 1547.83
    diethyl ether 18605.01
    m-xylene 3239.32
    p-xylene 5391.85
    chlorobenzene 9259.81
    dimethyl carbonate 1771.81
    n-octane 782.16
    formamide 2544.55
    cyclopentanone 14046.23
    2-pentanone 14363.02
    anisole 5267.03
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 9153.67
    gamma-butyrolactone 12427.8
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 7096.42
    pyridine 16241.93
    3-pentanone 8296.09
    furfural 9043.66
    n-dodecane 440.81
    diethylene glycol 3019.66
    diisopropyl ether 5527.6
    tert-amyl alcohol 14243.56
    acetylacetone 9871.72
    n-hexadecane 530.54
    acetophenone 4766.29
    methyl propionate 7511.7
    isopentyl acetate 13477.39
    trichloroethylene 25967.12
    n-nonanol 3417.2
    cyclohexanol 12748.94
    benzyl alcohol 3951.75
    2-ethylhexanol 6311.87
    isooctanol 3630.08
    dipropyl ether 7435.22
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 6633.67
    ethyl lactate 1950.75
    propylene carbonate 7780.78
    n-methylformamide 6011.47
    2-pentanol 11373.09
    n-pentane 2781.07
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 7222.47
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 6452.32
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2893.6
    mesitylene 2215.24
    ε-caprolactone 16586.38
    p-cymene 2142.42
    epichlorohydrin 15711.52
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 17639.27
    2-aminoethanol 2524.95
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 7881.96
    sulfolane 8751.96
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1143.67
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 16472.34
    n-hexyl acetate 9189.7
    isooctane 953.58
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4641.59
    sec-butyl acetate 7378.46
    tert-butyl acetate 8391.35
    decalin 1863.4
    glycerin 1335.57
    diglyme 9350.42
    acrylic acid 4155.88
    isopropyl myristate 2679.56
    n-butyric acid 16610.56
    acetyl acetate 7236.36
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1656.24
    ethyl propionate 7279.54
    nitromethane 12506.75
    1,2-diethoxyethane 10565.86
    benzonitrile 8297.13
    trioctyl phosphate 1403.37
    1-bromopropane 12572.45
    gamma-valerolactone 15762.52
    n-decanol 2186.25
    triethyl phosphate 1835.66
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 5114.14
    propionitrile 12270.88
    vinylene carbonate 6668.24
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 6907.74
    DMS 3673.21
    cumene 2311.56
    2-octanol 3671.29
    2-hexanone 9512.69
    octyl acetate 3233.65
    limonene 3967.43
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 12985.26
    ethyl orthosilicate 1973.0
    tributyl phosphate 1943.17
    diacetone alcohol 5850.86
    N,N-dimethylaniline 3082.24
    acrylonitrile 9840.48
    aniline 6041.9
    1,3-propanediol 5589.63
    bromobenzene 10219.22
    dibromomethane 15997.06
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 20090.64
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4223.35
    tetrabutyl urea 2213.9
    diisobutyl methanol 3098.46
    2-phenylethanol 4403.69
    styrene 4702.83
    dioctyl adipate 2835.94
    dimethyl sulfate 1962.73
    ethyl butyrate 8310.68
    methyl lactate 1889.51
    butyl lactate 3880.83
    diethyl carbonate 3902.42
    propanediol butyl ether 3646.44
    triethyl orthoformate 3991.36
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1953.81
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 3189.22
    morpholine 19417.09
    tert-butylamine 11714.24
    n-dodecanol 1538.12
    dimethoxymethane 6149.56
    ethylene carbonate 7099.06
    cyrene 1980.86
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 6974.27
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 9617.06
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 6792.49
    4-methylpyridine 16484.59
    dibutyl ether 7578.41
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3098.46
    DEF 11773.44
    dimethyl isosorbide 4191.72
    tetrachloroethylene 13372.02
    eugenol 2875.12
    triacetin 3847.56
    span 80 3237.83
    1,4-butanediol 2033.95
    1,1-dichloroethane 20661.62
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 7890.51
    methyl formate 4058.28
    2-methyl-1-butanol 11506.4
    n-decane 956.97
    butyronitrile 17832.86
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4334.32
    1-chlorooctane 3569.04
    1-chlorotetradecane 1070.73
    n-nonane 1058.36
    undecane 606.37
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1582.49
    cyclooctane 1487.15
    cyclopentanol 9520.77
    tetrahydropyran 25194.87
    tert-amyl methyl ether 10315.12
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 4422.37
    1-hexene 9460.85
    2-isopropoxyethanol 4688.21
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1946.02
    methyl butyrate 12247.02

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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