2-Phenylethyl laurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    6309-54-2

    Molecular formula
    C20H32O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCC1=CC=CC=C1

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 68.97%
    Fatty 63.68%
    Floral 63.19%
    Oily 60.1%
    Rose 54.24%
    Sweet 51.57%
    Balsamic 40.69%
    Honey 39.89%
    Winey 39.13%
    Green 37.15%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 75.69%
    Fruity 63.17%
    Sweet 57.67%
    Oily 48.12%
    Green 44.22%
    Floral 40.94%
    Fatty 38.83%
    Soapy 38.67%
    Creamy 36.03%
    Rose 35.86%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.2

    pKa est.
    7.0 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    304.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    379°C

    Flash point

    • 171.96 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Phenylethyl laurate
    • 2-phenylethyl dodecanoate
    • 6309-54-2
    • DTXSID00285658
    • Dodecanoic acid, 2-phenylethyl ester
    • RefChem:265353
    • DTXCID20236809
    • WAKJZNSYKIRWFX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 2-phenylethanol dodecanoate
    • SCHEMBL7097322
    • NSC42581
    • NSC-42581
    • 6309-54-2

  • Applications

    2-Phenylethyl laurate (CAS 6309-54-2) is used primarily as a fragrance ingredient and fixative in perfumery and flavor applications; it also serves as an emollient and solvent in cosmetics and personal care formulations such as creams, lotions, and hair-care products. It can function as a fragrance solvent and carrier in cleaning and household products, including detergents and surface cleaners, improving solubility and texture. In industrial manufacturing, the ester may be used as a processing aid or solvent in coatings, inks, and polymer formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1295.61
    methanol 1375.97
    isopropanol 922.97
    water 0.12
    ethyl acetate 3076.88
    n-propanol 1157.66
    acetone 3658.74
    n-butanol 1018.73
    acetonitrile 1552.78
    DMF 3065.52
    toluene 801.83
    isobutanol 805.56
    1,4-dioxane 2428.97
    methyl acetate 1991.94
    THF 3666.13
    2-butanone 2673.48
    n-pentanol 668.49
    sec-butanol 870.5
    n-hexane 112.47
    ethylene glycol 44.71
    NMP 2773.03
    cyclohexane 465.23
    DMSO 3634.43
    n-butyl acetate 1886.56
    n-octanol 222.9
    chloroform 5073.24
    n-propyl acetate 2245.01
    acetic acid 928.64
    dichloromethane 7068.32
    cyclohexanone 4538.99
    propylene glycol 122.08
    isopropyl acetate 1906.17
    DMAc 3154.48
    2-ethoxyethanol 1118.44
    isopentanol 926.37
    n-heptane 72.7
    ethyl formate 1214.92
    1,2-dichloroethane 5597.76
    n-hexanol 448.5
    2-methoxyethanol 1493.35
    isobutyl acetate 1149.6
    tetrachloromethane 796.29
    n-pentyl acetate 1377.11
    transcutol 4307.28
    n-heptanol 258.39
    ethylbenzene 432.68
    MIBK 1441.07
    2-propoxyethanol 944.54
    tert-butanol 1034.81
    MTBE 1831.76
    2-butoxyethanol 696.93
    propionic acid 961.18
    o-xylene 511.25
    formic acid 175.16
    diethyl ether 2508.16
    m-xylene 479.67
    p-xylene 607.75
    chlorobenzene 1499.14
    dimethyl carbonate 580.07
    n-octane 30.88
    formamide 529.19
    cyclopentanone 3878.31
    2-pentanone 2584.45
    anisole 1034.37
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2107.25
    gamma-butyrolactone 3501.23
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1145.5
    pyridine 2633.17
    3-pentanone 1880.73
    furfural 2158.21
    n-dodecane 19.9
    diethylene glycol 385.8
    diisopropyl ether 552.69
    tert-amyl alcohol 899.27
    acetylacetone 2511.05
    n-hexadecane 24.81
    acetophenone 1094.59
    methyl propionate 1897.36
    isopentyl acetate 1536.2
    trichloroethylene 6711.31
    n-nonanol 216.16
    cyclohexanol 1208.27
    benzyl alcohol 587.56
    2-ethylhexanol 373.73
    isooctanol 263.27
    dipropyl ether 980.55
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1485.17
    ethyl lactate 504.11
    propylene carbonate 1772.48
    n-methylformamide 1334.03
    2-pentanol 688.63
    n-pentane 86.11
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 865.84
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1425.58
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 558.96
    mesitylene 321.49
    ε-caprolactone 3162.92
    p-cymene 228.55
    epichlorohydrin 4462.27
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3547.48
    2-aminoethanol 235.2
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2236.63
    sulfolane 3943.73
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 66.74
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3127.93
    n-hexyl acetate 1220.59
    isooctane 41.87
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 860.75
    sec-butyl acetate 1385.39
    tert-butyl acetate 1891.8
    decalin 140.19
    glycerin 161.71
    diglyme 2308.47
    acrylic acid 559.43
    isopropyl myristate 351.52
    n-butyric acid 2021.79
    acetyl acetate 1461.28
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 265.51
    ethyl propionate 1833.96
    nitromethane 2867.9
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2078.97
    benzonitrile 980.85
    trioctyl phosphate 188.47
    1-bromopropane 2655.43
    gamma-valerolactone 4469.51
    n-decanol 141.22
    triethyl phosphate 485.32
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 364.02
    propionitrile 1297.94
    vinylene carbonate 1454.88
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1951.1
    DMS 941.87
    cumene 264.51
    2-octanol 207.04
    2-hexanone 1726.42
    octyl acetate 434.5
    limonene 446.99
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2537.93
    ethyl orthosilicate 492.2
    tributyl phosphate 307.95
    diacetone alcohol 1281.31
    N,N-dimethylaniline 579.68
    acrylonitrile 1259.34
    aniline 877.27
    1,3-propanediol 553.23
    bromobenzene 1712.08
    dibromomethane 4219.98
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5621.49
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 842.7
    tetrabutyl urea 444.88
    diisobutyl methanol 234.98
    2-phenylethanol 486.6
    styrene 628.08
    dioctyl adipate 566.82
    dimethyl sulfate 994.7
    ethyl butyrate 1529.61
    methyl lactate 478.25
    butyl lactate 727.77
    diethyl carbonate 814.93
    propanediol butyl ether 467.35
    triethyl orthoformate 889.26
    p-tert-butyltoluene 199.95
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 734.73
    morpholine 3373.43
    tert-butylamine 622.37
    n-dodecanol 100.84
    dimethoxymethane 1928.54
    ethylene carbonate 1512.73
    cyrene 539.81
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1708.94
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1208.46
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1569.12
    4-methylpyridine 2344.49
    dibutyl ether 870.56
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 234.98
    DEF 2991.46
    dimethyl isosorbide 1196.76
    tetrachloroethylene 3395.69
    eugenol 569.34
    triacetin 1110.83
    span 80 500.25
    1,4-butanediol 183.96
    1,1-dichloroethane 4152.01
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 613.92
    methyl formate 777.21
    2-methyl-1-butanol 870.8
    n-decane 43.17
    butyronitrile 1457.51
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 273.98
    1-chlorooctane 293.18
    1-chlorotetradecane 83.29
    n-nonane 42.48
    undecane 26.96
    tert-butylcyclohexane 97.08
    cyclooctane 78.31
    cyclopentanol 1061.38
    tetrahydropyran 3869.09
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1207.96
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1145.07
    1-hexene 590.89
    2-isopropoxyethanol 801.69
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 339.05
    methyl butyrate 2495.28

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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