2-Octene, 8-(1-methoxyethoxy)-2,6-dimethyl-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    68039-24-7

    Molecular formula
    C13H26O2

    SMILES
    CC(CCC=C(C)C)CCOC(C)OC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Citrus 70.91%
    Floral 68.44%
    Green 65.34%
    Lemon 55.16%
    Fresh 51.75%
    Rose 46.71%
    Sweet 40.7%
    Muguet 40.21%
    Waxy 39.74%
    Herbal 38.4%

     

    Flavor
    Green 65.01%
    Floral 62.68%
    Fruity 52.07%
    Rose 50.76%
    Waxy 50.66%
    Geranium 37.5%
    Tropical 37.47%
    Citrus 33.42%
    Bitter 33.07%
    Fresh 31.9%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.1

    pKa est.
    8.91 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    214.34 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    234°C

    Flash point

    • 82.84 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 8-(1-Methoxyethoxy)-2,6-dimethyloct-2-ene
    • 68039-24-7
    • Acetaldehyde citronellylmethyl acetal
    • 2-Octene, 8-(1-methoxyethoxy)-2,6-dimethyl-
    • EINECS 268-243-7
    • DTXSID50887101
    • Acetaldehyde, 3,7-dimethyl-6-octenylmethyl acetal
    • 8-(1-methoxyethoxy)-2,6-dimethyl-2-octene
    • SCHEMBL872808
    • DTXCID201026415
    • Ethanal, citronellyl methyl acetal
    • acetaldehyde citronellyl methyl acetal
    • AKOS024333646
    • NS00012829
    • 268-243-7

  • Applications

    2-Octene, 8-(1-methoxyethoxy)-2,6-dimethyl- is primarily used as a synthetic intermediate in the production of specialty polymers and copolymers. It can serve as a reactive building block in polymer and coating formulations, enabling controlled crosslinking and compatibility with other resins. The ether substituent and alkene moiety also make it suitable as a processing solvent or co-solvent in industrial manufacturing, and as a plasticizer or compatibility additive to modify viscosity, flexibility, and adhesion in coatings, adhesives, and related products. It may be considered a precursor in fragrance or flavor chemistry for niche syntheses, but such use depends on formulation and local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4186.91
    methanol 2859.72
    isopropanol 3319.51
    water 1.43
    ethyl acetate 3100.51
    n-propanol 3174.34
    acetone 1666.12
    n-butanol 3441.55
    acetonitrile 1611.61
    DMF 606.71
    toluene 1387.4
    isobutanol 2188.24
    1,4-dioxane 5665.33
    methyl acetate 1542.06
    THF 4459.37
    2-butanone 1723.79
    n-pentanol 2501.63
    sec-butanol 3207.27
    n-hexane 1494.37
    ethylene glycol 239.06
    NMP 628.06
    cyclohexane 2533.22
    DMSO 1085.56
    n-butyl acetate 2066.29
    n-octanol 1022.22
    chloroform 6374.59
    n-propyl acetate 1621.56
    acetic acid 1663.08
    dichloromethane 4466.21
    cyclohexanone 2307.86
    propylene glycol 634.15
    isopropyl acetate 1806.13
    DMAc 907.92
    2-ethoxyethanol 2403.18
    isopentanol 2603.2
    n-heptane 1004.21
    ethyl formate 989.33
    1,2-dichloroethane 2246.49
    n-hexanol 2839.24
    2-methoxyethanol 2555.49
    isobutyl acetate 958.94
    tetrachloromethane 1303.52
    n-pentyl acetate 1212.2
    transcutol 5526.31
    n-heptanol 1061.27
    ethylbenzene 789.5
    MIBK 1037.78
    2-propoxyethanol 2501.45
    tert-butanol 4108.1
    MTBE 4056.52
    2-butoxyethanol 1428.61
    propionic acid 1145.16
    o-xylene 795.54
    formic acid 324.61
    diethyl ether 5030.91
    m-xylene 806.82
    p-xylene 1008.18
    chlorobenzene 1130.53
    dimethyl carbonate 213.95
    n-octane 271.33
    formamide 372.45
    cyclopentanone 1269.31
    2-pentanone 1676.72
    anisole 1094.32
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2577.12
    gamma-butyrolactone 1179.84
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1877.62
    pyridine 2246.63
    3-pentanone 1198.64
    furfural 1108.84
    n-dodecane 135.1
    diethylene glycol 1033.32
    diisopropyl ether 1335.51
    tert-amyl alcohol 3477.26
    acetylacetone 1223.79
    n-hexadecane 153.86
    acetophenone 767.24
    methyl propionate 1050.88
    isopentyl acetate 1712.92
    trichloroethylene 3297.22
    n-nonanol 921.23
    cyclohexanol 3071.76
    benzyl alcohol 893.26
    2-ethylhexanol 1775.42
    isooctanol 820.72
    dipropyl ether 2542.48
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 899.55
    ethyl lactate 497.53
    propylene carbonate 857.85
    n-methylformamide 420.17
    2-pentanol 2570.73
    n-pentane 1259.11
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2076.06
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1347.28
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 992.72
    mesitylene 504.8
    ε-caprolactone 2146.0
    p-cymene 507.4
    epichlorohydrin 2255.49
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2916.07
    2-aminoethanol 825.68
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1442.21
    sulfolane 971.31
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 426.39
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4561.85
    n-hexyl acetate 1626.76
    isooctane 278.21
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1619.21
    sec-butyl acetate 1310.94
    tert-butyl acetate 1637.23
    decalin 542.34
    glycerin 568.87
    diglyme 2804.55
    acrylic acid 614.46
    isopropyl myristate 524.87
    n-butyric acid 2517.08
    acetyl acetate 1323.26
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 383.57
    ethyl propionate 1262.16
    nitromethane 1332.05
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2849.71
    benzonitrile 1026.55
    trioctyl phosphate 294.97
    1-bromopropane 2738.54
    gamma-valerolactone 1910.38
    n-decanol 616.83
    triethyl phosphate 481.04
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1240.09
    propionitrile 1544.97
    vinylene carbonate 742.93
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1393.16
    DMS 640.58
    cumene 476.16
    2-octanol 740.95
    2-hexanone 1432.05
    octyl acetate 643.57
    limonene 994.01
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3333.24
    ethyl orthosilicate 622.01
    tributyl phosphate 380.6
    diacetone alcohol 1246.22
    N,N-dimethylaniline 633.82
    acrylonitrile 1007.79
    aniline 1364.73
    1,3-propanediol 1516.28
    bromobenzene 1286.75
    dibromomethane 3589.65
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3159.86
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 995.54
    tetrabutyl urea 418.31
    diisobutyl methanol 780.09
    2-phenylethanol 957.02
    styrene 918.63
    dioctyl adipate 655.2
    dimethyl sulfate 245.4
    ethyl butyrate 1577.68
    methyl lactate 370.74
    butyl lactate 679.82
    diethyl carbonate 837.55
    propanediol butyl ether 979.41
    triethyl orthoformate 1160.87
    p-tert-butyltoluene 506.56
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 655.49
    morpholine 6088.71
    tert-butylamine 3441.47
    n-dodecanol 456.0
    dimethoxymethane 973.02
    ethylene carbonate 848.42
    cyrene 585.96
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1311.46
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1439.49
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1064.15
    4-methylpyridine 2135.14
    dibutyl ether 1980.06
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 780.09
    DEF 1476.82
    dimethyl isosorbide 1159.25
    tetrachloroethylene 2128.54
    eugenol 597.44
    triacetin 1069.1
    span 80 1048.13
    1,4-butanediol 639.9
    1,1-dichloroethane 3032.4
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1975.23
    methyl formate 271.31
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2386.89
    n-decane 295.02
    butyronitrile 2237.48
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 991.07
    1-chlorooctane 815.91
    1-chlorotetradecane 271.27
    n-nonane 337.22
    undecane 182.67
    tert-butylcyclohexane 479.84
    cyclooctane 648.4
    cyclopentanol 1827.02
    tetrahydropyran 7247.42
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2500.88
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1544.83
    1-hexene 2727.67
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1745.09
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 336.62
    methyl butyrate 1562.33

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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