2-Methylpentadecane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    72123-28-5

    Molecular formula
    C16H34

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Waxy 77.22%
    Oily 32.44%
    Fatty 30.92%
    Sweet 24.27%
    Gassy 22.32%
    Fishy 20.42%
    Odorless 19.33%
    Meaty 17.2%
    Burnt 15.85%
    Clean 15.39%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    8.6

    Molecular weight
    226.44 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    280°C

    Flash point est.
    123.32 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 2-METHYLPENTADECANE
    • Isohexadecane
    • 1560-93-6
    • Pentadecane, 2-methyl-
    • 60908-77-2
    • 04R9AW5KWV
    • 2-methyl-pentadecane
    • UNII-04R9AW5KWV
    • NSC 109495
    • NSC-109495
    • DTXSID70166026
    • Oristar ihd
    • Purolon ihd
    • Aec isohexadecane
    • Ritacane IH
    • Creasil ih CG
    • NSC109495
    • Pentadecane, 2methyl
    • Isohexadecane [INCI]
    • UNII-918X1OUF1E
    • 918X1OUF1E
    • Pentadecane, 2-methyl-(8CI)
    • DTXCID8088517
    • CHEBI:183308
    • MFCD00015079
    • Pentadecane, 2-methyl-(8CI)(9CI)
    • 2,2,4,4,6,6,8 Heptamethylnonane
    • SY273021
    • NS00120312
    • G85567

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 378.64
    methanol 111.55
    isopropanol 688.74
    water 0.0
    ethyl acetate 3281.01
    n-propanol 659.84
    acetone 1857.21
    n-butanol 1117.63
    acetonitrile 389.26
    DMF 784.71
    toluene 2544.57
    isobutanol 773.66
    1,4-dioxane 3665.75
    methyl acetate 1289.22
    THF 8940.11
    2-butanone 2426.82
    n-pentanol 864.98
    sec-butanol 1113.22
    n-hexane 5257.54
    ethylene glycol 10.17
    NMP 1557.62
    cyclohexane 10908.5
    DMSO 1050.7
    n-butyl acetate 8853.15
    n-octanol 1117.1
    chloroform 4001.63
    n-propyl acetate 3127.95
    acetic acid 207.89
    dichloromethane 3793.19
    cyclohexanone 5855.76
    propylene glycol 48.99
    isopropyl acetate 3587.59
    DMAc 1190.02
    2-ethoxyethanol 626.36
    isopentanol 1703.64
    n-heptane 10458.97
    ethyl formate 657.55
    1,2-dichloroethane 3522.7
    n-hexanol 2291.25
    2-methoxyethanol 598.05
    isobutyl acetate 2714.44
    tetrachloromethane 1521.94
    n-pentyl acetate 3432.63
    transcutol 4403.09
    n-heptanol 1148.55
    ethylbenzene 1637.29
    MIBK 3238.47
    2-propoxyethanol 1763.44
    tert-butanol 1885.51
    MTBE 6075.65
    2-butoxyethanol 1266.23
    propionic acid 362.74
    o-xylene 1677.46
    formic acid 8.83
    diethyl ether 6029.93
    m-xylene 1724.51
    p-xylene 2034.46
    chlorobenzene 1841.7
    dimethyl carbonate 310.38
    n-octane 2163.84
    formamide 21.11
    cyclopentanone 4265.06
    2-pentanone 3670.26
    anisole 1776.27
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 7138.71
    gamma-butyrolactone 2501.99
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 926.06
    pyridine 2577.8
    3-pentanone 2885.07
    furfural 1294.27
    n-dodecane 696.44
    diethylene glycol 299.24
    diisopropyl ether 4147.64
    tert-amyl alcohol 2028.59
    acetylacetone 2542.91
    n-hexadecane 870.2
    acetophenone 1391.74
    methyl propionate 1509.16
    isopentyl acetate 7896.28
    trichloroethylene 3939.59
    n-nonanol 1213.82
    cyclohexanol 2585.22
    benzyl alcohol 565.83
    2-ethylhexanol 4017.84
    isooctanol 1437.74
    dipropyl ether 15423.91
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1789.67
    ethyl lactate 495.69
    propylene carbonate 1710.19
    n-methylformamide 172.44
    2-pentanol 1551.72
    n-pentane 3138.51
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3169.86
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3896.29
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1200.16
    mesitylene 1605.27
    ε-caprolactone 3874.84
    p-cymene 2371.66
    epichlorohydrin 3521.75
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5105.66
    2-aminoethanol 55.74
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1489.02
    sulfolane 3023.2
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1389.09
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 8514.7
    n-hexyl acetate 3432.3
    isooctane 1318.52
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1613.79
    sec-butyl acetate 3257.09
    tert-butyl acetate 5089.89
    decalin 2695.39
    glycerin 57.8
    diglyme 3886.21
    acrylic acid 156.98
    isopropyl myristate 2122.63
    n-butyric acid 1376.13
    acetyl acetate 1509.78
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 694.91
    ethyl propionate 2913.56
    nitromethane 434.01
    1,2-diethoxyethane 7157.0
    benzonitrile 988.87
    trioctyl phosphate 747.26
    1-bromopropane 5442.28
    gamma-valerolactone 3093.29
    n-decanol 904.23
    triethyl phosphate 2017.75
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1353.26
    propionitrile 888.39
    vinylene carbonate 886.97
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1148.16
    DMS 1139.25
    cumene 1248.79
    2-octanol 1142.79
    2-hexanone 3523.18
    octyl acetate 1827.35
    limonene 5692.12
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3279.44
    ethyl orthosilicate 2476.59
    tributyl phosphate 1080.89
    diacetone alcohol 2260.43
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1419.66
    acrylonitrile 486.37
    aniline 1155.42
    1,3-propanediol 196.21
    bromobenzene 2661.28
    dibromomethane 3674.27
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4507.76
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3859.97
    tetrabutyl urea 1446.41
    diisobutyl methanol 3507.6
    2-phenylethanol 1071.32
    styrene 1680.02
    dioctyl adipate 1910.68
    dimethyl sulfate 487.1
    ethyl butyrate 7679.93
    methyl lactate 273.76
    butyl lactate 1190.89
    diethyl carbonate 3282.8
    propanediol butyl ether 556.24
    triethyl orthoformate 5738.68
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2490.38
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1558.95
    morpholine 3971.23
    tert-butylamine 2300.94
    n-dodecanol 772.36
    dimethoxymethane 1273.1
    ethylene carbonate 1160.31
    cyrene 669.64
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2428.58
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 7565.05
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1843.06
    4-methylpyridine 2687.1
    dibutyl ether 8625.99
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3507.6
    DEF 2865.3
    dimethyl isosorbide 2587.37
    tetrachloroethylene 2445.98
    eugenol 834.69
    triacetin 1835.57
    span 80 1223.9
    1,4-butanediol 74.14
    1,1-dichloroethane 3597.41
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1280.11
    methyl formate 142.83
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1342.87
    n-decane 1625.31
    butyronitrile 1663.78
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2075.2
    1-chlorooctane 3115.89
    1-chlorotetradecane 1089.83
    n-nonane 1985.68
    undecane 982.27
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2190.12
    cyclooctane 4035.19
    cyclopentanol 1740.02
    tetrahydropyran 10210.44
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4690.98
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2050.49
    1-hexene 5715.48
    2-isopropoxyethanol 839.62
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 54.76
    methyl butyrate 3460.3

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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
 No restriction Category 8
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
 No restriction Category 10A
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
 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
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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Daphne tangutica flower concrete (China) Daphne tangutica Maxim., fam. Thymelaeaceae 0.24%