2-Methylnonane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    871-83-0

    Molecular formula
    C10H22

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCC(C)C

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 51.21%
    Gassy 42.5%
    Waxy 35.09%
    Fresh 27.51%
    Citrus 26.34%
    Ethereal 25.63%
    Oily 24.77%
    Fishy 20.41%
    Herbal 20.2%
    Musty 17.4%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 55.35%
    Gasoline 31.19%
    Waxy 23.27%
    Delicate 22.84%
    Leathery 21.76%
    Skunky 21.24%
    Glue 21.08%
    Rotten 21.04%
    Ammonia 20.98%
    Yeasty 20.97%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.3

    pKa est.
    9.58 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    142.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    165°C

    Flash point

    • 44.72 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-METHYLNONANE
    • 871-83-0
    • 382AKH052V
    • NSC-24849
    • DTXSID80873239
    • RefChem:1063837
    • DTXCID308712
    • 212-814-5
    • Nonane, 2-methyl-
    • 2 - methylnonane
    • Octane, dimethyl-
    • MFCD00027321
    • ISODECANE
    • C9-11 Isoparaffin
    • 63335-88-6
    • 2-methyl nonane
    • EINECS 271-365-3
    • iso-decane
    • UNII-382AKH052V
    • 34464-38-5
    • 2-methyl-nonane
    • EINECS 212-814-5
    • EINECS 252-052-0
    • NSC 24849
    • C10-13 Isoparaffin
    • UNII-UQ7SPY0IRF
    • METHYLNONANE, 2-
    • NONANE,2-METHYL-
    • SCHEMBL15303
    • SCHEMBL26044
    • SCHEMBL84172
    • SCHEMBL84173
    • SCHEMBL183454
    • SCHEMBL284228
    • SCHEMBL294865
    • SCHEMBL410012
    • SCHEMBL619375
    • orb2893638
    • SCHEMBL1164744
    • SCHEMBL1417248
    • SCHEMBL2997443
    • SCHEMBL2999056
    • SCHEMBL9206582
    • SCHEMBL11274018
    • SCHEMBL11430301
    • SCHEMBL12475737
    • NSC24849
    • EINECS 271-366-9
    • BBL103998
    • LMFA11000615
    • STL557809
    • 2-Methylnonane, >=99.0% (GC)
    • AKOS015841666
    • LS-13906
    • SY049019
    • DB-056979
    • M0281
    • NS00010711
    • D91304
    • Q2813818
    • InChI=1/C10H22/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10(2)3/h10H,4-9H2,1-3H
    • 871-83-0

  • Applications

    2-Methylnonane (CAS 871-83-0) is used primarily as a non-polar hydrocarbon solvent in industrial formulations. It serves as a diluent and processing solvent in coatings and inks, adhesives, and polymer/plastics processing. It is employed in industrial cleaning and degreasing operations. It may be used in analytical work as a reference hydrocarbon for method development or GC calibration. Subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3169.3
    methanol 1235.68
    isopropanol 4147.16
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 6409.9
    n-propanol 3796.24
    acetone 5826.18
    n-butanol 5706.36
    acetonitrile 2129.84
    DMF 2105.39
    toluene 4233.06
    isobutanol 3641.93
    1,4-dioxane 8709.26
    methyl acetate 3298.69
    THF 17752.83
    2-butanone 6134.44
    n-pentanol 4041.58
    sec-butanol 5231.74
    n-hexane 17027.3
    ethylene glycol 111.71
    NMP 2125.41
    cyclohexane 16342.66
    DMSO 2894.92
    n-butyl acetate 19072.41
    n-octanol 3252.32
    chloroform 7845.89
    n-propyl acetate 5237.78
    acetic acid 986.38
    dichloromethane 6860.57
    cyclohexanone 9353.53
    propylene glycol 385.68
    isopropyl acetate 5681.62
    DMAc 1761.2
    2-ethoxyethanol 2193.15
    isopentanol 6161.81
    n-heptane 23788.33
    ethyl formate 1854.85
    1,2-dichloroethane 6166.1
    n-hexanol 12296.36
    2-methoxyethanol 2717.57
    isobutyl acetate 3771.91
    tetrachloromethane 2561.69
    n-pentyl acetate 4888.44
    transcutol 8798.35
    n-heptanol 3527.93
    ethylbenzene 2473.09
    MIBK 5620.03
    2-propoxyethanol 7308.24
    tert-butanol 8170.2
    MTBE 15519.78
    2-butoxyethanol 3177.11
    propionic acid 1400.29
    o-xylene 2109.92
    formic acid 63.94
    diethyl ether 15685.21
    m-xylene 2640.14
    p-xylene 2848.77
    chlorobenzene 2979.29
    dimethyl carbonate 514.33
    n-octane 4255.49
    formamide 117.39
    cyclopentanone 6842.22
    2-pentanone 7703.61
    anisole 2554.06
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 11383.08
    gamma-butyrolactone 4285.51
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3224.69
    pyridine 5207.36
    3-pentanone 4798.66
    furfural 2216.84
    n-dodecane 1586.37
    diethylene glycol 1353.84
    diisopropyl ether 7741.55
    tert-amyl alcohol 6980.98
    acetylacetone 4036.3
    n-hexadecane 1882.14
    acetophenone 1557.3
    methyl propionate 2899.04
    isopentyl acetate 14282.25
    trichloroethylene 6226.8
    n-nonanol 3033.87
    cyclohexanol 6293.1
    benzyl alcohol 1168.09
    2-ethylhexanol 12765.62
    isooctanol 3296.78
    dipropyl ether 30388.72
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2225.9
    ethyl lactate 836.29
    propylene carbonate 2693.51
    n-methylformamide 671.9
    2-pentanol 5847.98
    n-pentane 9269.81
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 10063.42
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 6497.26
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1936.54
    mesitylene 2106.3
    ε-caprolactone 6055.76
    p-cymene 3601.08
    epichlorohydrin 6004.84
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 7681.57
    2-aminoethanol 448.56
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2572.62
    sulfolane 3907.51
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 2863.77
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 16796.78
    n-hexyl acetate 5792.95
    isooctane 2999.81
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3246.28
    sec-butyl acetate 4219.75
    tert-butyl acetate 6881.41
    decalin 4077.62
    glycerin 332.66
    diglyme 6203.28
    acrylic acid 619.49
    isopropyl myristate 2754.77
    n-butyric acid 4445.69
    acetyl acetate 2296.38
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 971.04
    ethyl propionate 4122.05
    nitromethane 1377.91
    1,2-diethoxyethane 12092.66
    benzonitrile 2099.13
    trioctyl phosphate 1149.53
    1-bromopropane 11666.61
    gamma-valerolactone 5694.61
    n-decanol 2331.14
    triethyl phosphate 2160.85
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 3916.32
    propionitrile 3492.51
    vinylene carbonate 1532.31
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2097.2
    DMS 1405.35
    cumene 1717.75
    2-octanol 2774.84
    2-hexanone 7333.92
    octyl acetate 2686.03
    limonene 9026.66
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 7765.17
    ethyl orthosilicate 2848.05
    tributyl phosphate 1566.7
    diacetone alcohol 3809.97
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1700.43
    acrylonitrile 2056.01
    aniline 2407.12
    1,3-propanediol 1130.27
    bromobenzene 3728.68
    dibromomethane 7527.75
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6235.01
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4927.4
    tetrabutyl urea 1905.85
    diisobutyl methanol 6986.06
    2-phenylethanol 2618.7
    styrene 2805.75
    dioctyl adipate 2259.07
    dimethyl sulfate 557.12
    ethyl butyrate 11007.1
    methyl lactate 580.32
    butyl lactate 2041.51
    diethyl carbonate 4185.76
    propanediol butyl ether 1449.6
    triethyl orthoformate 7276.36
    p-tert-butyltoluene 3776.25
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1485.39
    morpholine 10092.44
    tert-butylamine 9418.25
    n-dodecanol 1949.2
    dimethoxymethane 3035.99
    ethylene carbonate 1964.37
    cyrene 873.07
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3469.03
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 12701.57
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2133.74
    4-methylpyridine 5511.09
    dibutyl ether 15222.98
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 6986.06
    DEF 4942.72
    dimethyl isosorbide 3218.24
    tetrachloroethylene 3816.79
    eugenol 1095.34
    triacetin 1930.8
    span 80 2472.08
    1,4-butanediol 401.03
    1,1-dichloroethane 7506.76
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 4208.1
    methyl formate 472.66
    2-methyl-1-butanol 4894.97
    n-decane 3374.53
    butyronitrile 6456.32
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4808.69
    1-chlorooctane 5530.87
    1-chlorotetradecane 1928.0
    n-nonane 4219.44
    undecane 2201.45
    tert-butylcyclohexane 3794.92
    cyclooctane 5899.38
    cyclopentanol 4403.01
    tetrahydropyran 20693.51
    tert-amyl methyl ether 9521.1
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2960.69
    1-hexene 19824.89
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2279.07
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 156.85
    methyl butyrate 5530.6

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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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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Category 3
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
 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
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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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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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