2-Methyloct-2-enal
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C9H16OSMILES
CCCCCC=C(C)C=O
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Odor profile
Fragrance Green 88.29% Fruity 78.97% Fatty 78.9% Waxy 62.77% Aldehydic 61.72% Citrus 61.36% Fresh 59.19% Melon 54.72% Cucumber 49.08% Orange 43.6% Flavor Green 57.79% Herbal 54.76% Citrus 50.31% Floral 46.22% Fatty 44.64% Fruity 44.58% Spicy 42.1% Fresh 42.04% Waxy 39.6% Sweet 39.39% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.0pKa est.
8.62 (weak base)Molecular weight
140.22 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Moderately fastBoiling point est.
192°CFlash point
- 68.56 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- 2-methyl-2-octen-1-al
- DTXSID10866134
- 2-METHYLOCT-2-ENAL
- (E)-2-methyl-2-octen-1-al
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Applications
2-Methyloct-2-enal is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and odorant in perfumery, providing distinct aldehyde aroma notes; it also serves as an intermediate in the industrial synthesis of fragrance and flavor compounds; in cosmetics and personal care as an aroma component; in household products such as cleaners and air fresheners to impart fragrance; and as a building block for specialty chemicals used in coatings and inks.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 4865.79 methanol 5053.47 isopropanol 4118.9 water 0.34 ethyl acetate 5347.39 n-propanol 4139.73 acetone 6827.99 n-butanol 4047.06 acetonitrile 4389.22 DMF 3813.13 toluene 1634.12 isobutanol 3192.6 1,4-dioxane 4419.95 methyl acetate 3407.58 THF 5035.48 2-butanone 4988.37 n-pentanol 2508.19 sec-butanol 3491.31 n-hexane 1140.42 ethylene glycol 389.17 NMP 2291.35 cyclohexane 1047.29 DMSO 3249.6 n-butyl acetate 4422.39 n-octanol 793.66 chloroform 6230.31 n-propyl acetate 2986.06 acetic acid 2653.75 dichloromethane 5739.82 cyclohexanone 5111.51 propylene glycol 709.21 isopropyl acetate 2843.17 DMAc 1718.94 2-ethoxyethanol 2039.22 isopentanol 3557.77 n-heptane 409.1 ethyl formate 2243.6 1,2-dichloroethane 4431.98 n-hexanol 3047.23 2-methoxyethanol 3529.15 isobutyl acetate 1566.81 tetrachloromethane 1424.59 n-pentyl acetate 1598.48 transcutol 7502.19 n-heptanol 866.57 ethylbenzene 868.48 MIBK 2092.99 2-propoxyethanol 3022.02 tert-butanol 4936.56 MTBE 5005.04 2-butoxyethanol 1402.35 propionic acid 2361.83 o-xylene 747.73 formic acid 551.59 diethyl ether 5607.99 m-xylene 984.33 p-xylene 1012.44 chlorobenzene 2109.12 dimethyl carbonate 591.29 n-octane 130.42 formamide 896.68 cyclopentanone 4329.25 2-pentanone 4628.67 anisole 1497.43 cyclopentyl methyl ether 3266.81 gamma-butyrolactone 3929.03 1-methoxy-2-propanol 2677.7 pyridine 4144.01 3-pentanone 2555.75 furfural 2751.73 n-dodecane 64.77 diethylene glycol 1393.92 diisopropyl ether 1366.41 tert-amyl alcohol 3535.02 acetylacetone 2786.8 n-hexadecane 77.12 acetophenone 1126.3 methyl propionate 2662.3 isopentyl acetate 3221.0 trichloroethylene 7137.33 n-nonanol 660.44 cyclohexanol 2951.76 benzyl alcohol 1125.21 2-ethylhexanol 1799.14 isooctanol 762.33 dipropyl ether 2351.9 1,2-dichlorobenzene 1573.1 ethyl lactate 634.41 propylene carbonate 2075.34 n-methylformamide 2183.35 2-pentanol 2830.74 n-pentane 740.75 1-propoxy-2-propanol 2544.59 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2293.84 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1036.83 mesitylene 597.35 ε-caprolactone 3724.12 p-cymene 493.59 epichlorohydrin 4692.65 1,1,1-trichloroethane 4892.07 2-aminoethanol 1188.09 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2555.2 sulfolane 3237.53 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 258.19 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5407.19 n-hexyl acetate 1860.48 isooctane 248.49 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1626.17 sec-butyl acetate 1868.45 tert-butyl acetate 2584.61 decalin 359.01 glycerin 716.44 diglyme 2891.19 acrylic acid 1535.09 isopropyl myristate 562.56 n-butyric acid 4499.36 acetyl acetate 1730.09 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 409.6 ethyl propionate 2055.02 nitromethane 3851.65 1,2-diethoxyethane 3584.81 benzonitrile 1962.03 trioctyl phosphate 316.59 1-bromopropane 3752.84 gamma-valerolactone 4464.39 n-decanol 449.86 triethyl phosphate 496.4 4-methyl-2-pentanol 1328.02 propionitrile 3793.87 vinylene carbonate 1830.62 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2615.0 DMS 1029.37 cumene 514.89 2-octanol 647.22 2-hexanone 3209.86 octyl acetate 664.31 limonene 928.6 1,2-dimethoxyethane 3708.38 ethyl orthosilicate 564.85 tributyl phosphate 465.33 diacetone alcohol 2071.85 N,N-dimethylaniline 756.88 acrylonitrile 3447.1 aniline 1927.22 1,3-propanediol 1814.3 bromobenzene 2183.4 dibromomethane 4482.77 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5056.15 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1099.0 tetrabutyl urea 536.33 diisobutyl methanol 912.83 2-phenylethanol 1321.24 styrene 1266.79 dioctyl adipate 698.56 dimethyl sulfate 737.79 ethyl butyrate 2204.77 methyl lactate 746.27 butyl lactate 926.8 diethyl carbonate 1043.15 propanediol butyl ether 1112.81 triethyl orthoformate 1132.29 p-tert-butyltoluene 470.58 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 753.17 morpholine 5943.58 tert-butylamine 3590.95 n-dodecanol 320.53 dimethoxymethane 2293.82 ethylene carbonate 1660.3 cyrene 664.12 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1855.21 2-ethylhexyl acetate 2303.28 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1661.14 4-methylpyridine 4225.92 dibutyl ether 1780.63 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 912.83 DEF 3663.89 dimethyl isosorbide 1555.48 tetrachloroethylene 3658.07 eugenol 800.26 triacetin 1107.32 span 80 998.68 1,4-butanediol 616.64 1,1-dichloroethane 5503.78 2-methyl-1-pentanol 2092.77 methyl formate 1359.22 2-methyl-1-butanol 3029.13 n-decane 135.34 butyronitrile 4607.68 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 944.26 1-chlorooctane 623.07 1-chlorotetradecane 190.72 n-nonane 155.45 undecane 89.61 tert-butylcyclohexane 362.81 cyclooctane 275.88 cyclopentanol 2502.25 tetrahydropyran 6817.09 tert-amyl methyl ether 2687.18 2,5,8-trioxanonane 1567.31 1-hexene 3308.58 2-isopropoxyethanol 1614.42 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 564.52 methyl butyrate 3135.71 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |