2-Norbornanol, 3,3-dimethyl-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5957-68-6

    Molecular formula
    C9H16O

    SMILES
    CC1(C2CCC(C2)C1O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Herbal 73.71%
    Camphoreous 71.78%
    Mint 69.1%
    Woody 65.99%
    Earthy 60.03%
    Cooling 59.36%
    Pine 57.69%
    Sweet 56.54%
    Fresh 46.81%
    Musty 43.27%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 50.66%
    Herbal 47.31%
    Woody 46.67%
    Earthy 45.53%
    Camphor 43.97%
    Pine 43.08%
    Spicy 38.67%
    Balsam 36.27%
    Earth 35.18%
    Minty 33.84%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    9.25 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    140.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    207°C

    Flash point

    • 62.99 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Camphenilol
    • 2-Norbornanol, 3,3-dimethyl-
    • 3-Camphenilanol
    • Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol, 3,3-dimethyl-
    • 5957-68-6
    • SCHEMBL6899186
    • exo-3,3-Dimethylnorbornan-2-ol
    • HXUXMDQJDDDOIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 3,3-Dimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol #

  • Applications

    2-Norbornanol, 3,3-dimethyl- (CAS 5957-68-6) is a bicyclic secondary alcohol that mainly serves as an intermediate in various industrial syntheses. Its structural features and functionalizability make it a useful chiral building block for pharmaceutical and materials syntheses, and it can act as a precursor to fragrance and cosmetic derivatives. It is also evaluated as a precursor or building block in the development of agrochemicals and in polymer and coating chemistries, where the hydroxyl group can be esterified or converted to other functional groups to furnish monomers, additives, or crosslinking agents. Additional potential uses may include specialized chemical routes in industrial manufacturing, depending on local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1267.42
    methanol 1726.07
    isopropanol 1007.36
    water 35.19
    ethyl acetate 995.11
    n-propanol 918.8
    acetone 773.07
    n-butanol 905.0
    acetonitrile 1009.37
    DMF 569.27
    toluene 270.33
    isobutanol 618.29
    1,4-dioxane 1217.48
    methyl acetate 700.38
    THF 1603.09
    2-butanone 489.66
    n-pentanol 390.12
    sec-butanol 517.34
    n-hexane 72.45
    ethylene glycol 285.04
    NMP 219.87
    cyclohexane 94.43
    DMSO 384.63
    n-butyl acetate 711.98
    n-octanol 269.84
    chloroform 1469.44
    n-propyl acetate 425.12
    acetic acid 810.06
    dichloromethane 1054.37
    cyclohexanone 445.78
    propylene glycol 307.41
    isopropyl acetate 751.37
    DMAc 333.42
    2-ethoxyethanol 667.13
    isopentanol 741.3
    n-heptane 80.37
    ethyl formate 648.96
    1,2-dichloroethane 551.15
    n-hexanol 659.51
    2-methoxyethanol 1261.85
    isobutyl acetate 320.16
    tetrachloromethane 420.41
    n-pentyl acetate 328.65
    transcutol 1908.88
    n-heptanol 337.48
    ethylbenzene 135.78
    MIBK 492.44
    2-propoxyethanol 1107.06
    tert-butanol 991.71
    MTBE 889.32
    2-butoxyethanol 616.03
    propionic acid 545.77
    o-xylene 172.79
    formic acid 522.3
    diethyl ether 922.52
    m-xylene 248.28
    p-xylene 195.05
    chlorobenzene 346.94
    dimethyl carbonate 274.59
    n-octane 37.9
    formamide 774.69
    cyclopentanone 602.73
    2-pentanone 551.26
    anisole 332.85
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 534.57
    gamma-butyrolactone 825.55
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 937.76
    pyridine 570.01
    3-pentanone 324.21
    furfural 608.16
    n-dodecane 26.38
    diethylene glycol 787.5
    diisopropyl ether 377.63
    tert-amyl alcohol 520.18
    acetylacetone 643.85
    n-hexadecane 28.97
    acetophenone 229.05
    methyl propionate 524.86
    isopentyl acetate 610.7
    trichloroethylene 953.68
    n-nonanol 241.95
    cyclohexanol 363.28
    benzyl alcohol 227.95
    2-ethylhexanol 329.27
    isooctanol 278.26
    dipropyl ether 438.3
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 312.91
    ethyl lactate 198.12
    propylene carbonate 526.84
    n-methylformamide 700.43
    2-pentanol 550.24
    n-pentane 120.79
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 770.65
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 691.79
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 401.11
    mesitylene 192.74
    ε-caprolactone 481.38
    p-cymene 144.39
    epichlorohydrin 827.47
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 746.61
    2-aminoethanol 584.83
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 543.52
    sulfolane 404.61
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 65.29
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 720.64
    n-hexyl acetate 392.01
    isooctane 98.35
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 644.53
    sec-butyl acetate 326.36
    tert-butyl acetate 719.04
    decalin 53.58
    glycerin 416.83
    diglyme 1088.37
    acrylic acid 418.0
    isopropyl myristate 171.14
    n-butyric acid 963.9
    acetyl acetate 626.14
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 141.49
    ethyl propionate 367.96
    nitromethane 1032.36
    1,2-diethoxyethane 846.94
    benzonitrile 349.24
    trioctyl phosphate 115.45
    1-bromopropane 402.23
    gamma-valerolactone 820.82
    n-decanol 175.31
    triethyl phosphate 162.71
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 445.21
    propionitrile 745.33
    vinylene carbonate 535.01
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 507.71
    DMS 285.37
    cumene 130.61
    2-octanol 200.0
    2-hexanone 301.01
    octyl acetate 190.61
    limonene 173.42
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 867.11
    ethyl orthosilicate 183.12
    tributyl phosphate 142.45
    diacetone alcohol 554.66
    N,N-dimethylaniline 205.96
    acrylonitrile 719.23
    aniline 399.05
    1,3-propanediol 895.25
    bromobenzene 334.38
    dibromomethane 704.89
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 674.11
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 249.16
    tetrabutyl urea 128.51
    diisobutyl methanol 269.66
    2-phenylethanol 377.59
    styrene 147.33
    dioctyl adipate 177.09
    dimethyl sulfate 228.04
    ethyl butyrate 458.13
    methyl lactate 279.84
    butyl lactate 262.89
    diethyl carbonate 307.43
    propanediol butyl ether 393.89
    triethyl orthoformate 321.6
    p-tert-butyltoluene 162.27
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 290.56
    morpholine 1089.93
    tert-butylamine 793.68
    n-dodecanol 129.13
    dimethoxymethane 801.38
    ethylene carbonate 522.5
    cyrene 206.06
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 492.78
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 398.85
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 293.23
    4-methylpyridine 502.04
    dibutyl ether 304.84
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 269.66
    DEF 401.86
    dimethyl isosorbide 531.49
    tetrachloroethylene 560.56
    eugenol 290.07
    triacetin 315.98
    span 80 307.11
    1,4-butanediol 269.43
    1,1-dichloroethane 756.24
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 328.68
    methyl formate 533.49
    2-methyl-1-butanol 508.37
    n-decane 47.42
    butyronitrile 838.76
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 304.34
    1-chlorooctane 140.53
    1-chlorotetradecane 57.32
    n-nonane 46.24
    undecane 33.74
    tert-butylcyclohexane 66.77
    cyclooctane 49.1
    cyclopentanol 393.38
    tetrahydropyran 843.39
    tert-amyl methyl ether 401.15
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 620.3
    1-hexene 182.57
    2-isopropoxyethanol 477.06
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 420.3
    methyl butyrate 405.13

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Micromeria carminea (Turkey) Micromeria carminea P.H. Davis (syn.M.cristata), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.07%