2,2,6-Trimethylcyclohexanemethanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    34026-01-2

    Molecular formula
    C10H20O

    SMILES
    CC1CCCC(C1CO)(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 73.54%
    Herbal 64.53%
    Camphoreous 57.22%
    Mint 55.62%
    Floral 52.9%
    Pine 46.65%
    Earthy 45.84%
    Fresh 39.1%
    Sweet 37.53%
    Rose 36.88%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 64.83%
    Woody 49.57%
    Herbal 42.14%
    Pine 38.05%
    Camphor 36.03%
    Balsam 32.76%
    Earthy 29.78%
    Dry 29.26%
    Minty 26.83%
    Herb 25.64%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.2

    pKa est.
    9.2 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    156.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    219°C

    Flash point

    • 95.98 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2,2,6-Trimethylcyclohexanemethanol
    • 34026-01-2
    • (2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)methanol
    • EINECS 251-798-4
    • SCHEMBL4666688
    • DTXSID10955597
    • WIYBEAHUAVVOHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • NS00055719
    • 251-798-4

  • Applications

    2,2,6-Trimethylcyclohexanemethanol (CAS 34026-01-2) is primarily used as an organic synthesis intermediate with multiple applications across fragrance, cosmetics, household products, and industrial materials; in perfumery, it can serve as an odorant component and may function as a fixative to help extend scent life; in cosmetics and personal care, it may act as a fragrance ingredient or a building block in formulations; in household cleaning products, it may be included to contribute to fragrance profiles; in industrial manufacturing, it serves as an intermediate for the preparation of specialty chemicals and materials; in the polymers/plastics sector, it can act as a chemical building block for specialty polymers; it may also be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical fine chemicals; actual use depends on local regulations and formulation constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4303.84
    methanol 3549.61
    isopropanol 3781.15
    water 4.67
    ethyl acetate 2193.65
    n-propanol 3548.15
    acetone 2592.31
    n-butanol 2827.33
    acetonitrile 3165.42
    DMF 1385.48
    toluene 730.27
    isobutanol 2316.32
    1,4-dioxane 4824.7
    methyl acetate 2033.92
    THF 7497.08
    2-butanone 2077.15
    n-pentanol 1183.0
    sec-butanol 1983.72
    n-hexane 297.35
    ethylene glycol 380.22
    NMP 1081.0
    cyclohexane 569.41
    DMSO 1672.81
    n-butyl acetate 2014.95
    n-octanol 642.79
    chloroform 3000.96
    n-propyl acetate 1087.01
    acetic acid 1599.82
    dichloromethane 2371.78
    cyclohexanone 2461.14
    propylene glycol 529.24
    isopropyl acetate 1244.56
    DMAc 492.71
    2-ethoxyethanol 1183.43
    isopentanol 1830.15
    n-heptane 347.73
    ethyl formate 1406.73
    1,2-dichloroethane 1831.44
    n-hexanol 2628.67
    2-methoxyethanol 2468.81
    isobutyl acetate 689.96
    tetrachloromethane 887.88
    n-pentyl acetate 722.28
    transcutol 2379.28
    n-heptanol 785.58
    ethylbenzene 284.0
    MIBK 965.94
    2-propoxyethanol 2664.33
    tert-butanol 3332.27
    MTBE 2686.06
    2-butoxyethanol 1007.78
    propionic acid 1588.41
    o-xylene 346.45
    formic acid 529.42
    diethyl ether 3017.19
    m-xylene 518.41
    p-xylene 352.49
    chlorobenzene 938.27
    dimethyl carbonate 338.03
    n-octane 112.55
    formamide 642.5
    cyclopentanone 2916.27
    2-pentanone 1748.68
    anisole 596.98
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2405.37
    gamma-butyrolactone 3258.82
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1657.71
    pyridine 1867.84
    3-pentanone 993.24
    furfural 1566.45
    n-dodecane 62.39
    diethylene glycol 1152.25
    diisopropyl ether 834.87
    tert-amyl alcohol 1596.15
    acetylacetone 1107.0
    n-hexadecane 70.88
    acetophenone 355.47
    methyl propionate 1235.78
    isopentyl acetate 1411.6
    trichloroethylene 2430.71
    n-nonanol 504.04
    cyclohexanol 1688.79
    benzyl alcohol 422.7
    2-ethylhexanol 1007.31
    isooctanol 575.43
    dipropyl ether 1512.22
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 613.88
    ethyl lactate 271.85
    propylene carbonate 1384.72
    n-methylformamide 1611.83
    2-pentanol 1508.66
    n-pentane 430.15
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1786.23
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1230.11
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 477.13
    mesitylene 356.66
    ε-caprolactone 1856.05
    p-cymene 282.66
    epichlorohydrin 3267.37
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2028.19
    2-aminoethanol 1055.27
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1387.59
    sulfolane 2106.77
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 157.87
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4230.28
    n-hexyl acetate 915.04
    isooctane 200.17
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 864.6
    sec-butyl acetate 607.78
    tert-butyl acetate 1230.42
    decalin 142.42
    glycerin 510.12
    diglyme 1483.11
    acrylic acid 926.84
    isopropyl myristate 292.33
    n-butyric acid 2233.51
    acetyl acetate 821.35
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 198.89
    ethyl propionate 703.71
    nitromethane 2425.43
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1390.1
    benzonitrile 782.84
    trioctyl phosphate 194.25
    1-bromopropane 1651.32
    gamma-valerolactone 3044.28
    n-decanol 355.64
    triethyl phosphate 220.0
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 824.98
    propionitrile 2695.06
    vinylene carbonate 1083.46
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1008.07
    DMS 444.59
    cumene 196.93
    2-octanol 479.84
    2-hexanone 1009.52
    octyl acetate 359.1
    limonene 470.41
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1963.48
    ethyl orthosilicate 251.34
    tributyl phosphate 230.08
    diacetone alcohol 1051.02
    N,N-dimethylaniline 275.26
    acrylonitrile 2167.24
    aniline 969.89
    1,3-propanediol 1633.15
    bromobenzene 890.21
    dibromomethane 1885.71
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1724.57
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 477.16
    tetrabutyl urea 231.6
    diisobutyl methanol 584.13
    2-phenylethanol 746.06
    styrene 347.91
    dioctyl adipate 283.03
    dimethyl sulfate 369.35
    ethyl butyrate 915.29
    methyl lactate 372.21
    butyl lactate 402.99
    diethyl carbonate 448.75
    propanediol butyl ether 558.12
    triethyl orthoformate 555.61
    p-tert-butyltoluene 300.9
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 385.21
    morpholine 5025.78
    tert-butylamine 2427.7
    n-dodecanol 257.3
    dimethoxymethane 1476.16
    ethylene carbonate 1108.36
    cyrene 303.82
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 780.0
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 949.98
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 618.58
    4-methylpyridine 1661.83
    dibutyl ether 782.28
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 584.13
    DEF 1053.88
    dimethyl isosorbide 793.45
    tetrachloroethylene 1234.31
    eugenol 348.97
    triacetin 395.23
    span 80 471.41
    1,4-butanediol 425.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 2507.35
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 701.43
    methyl formate 1176.95
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1450.62
    n-decane 123.35
    butyronitrile 3072.63
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 561.56
    1-chlorooctane 438.78
    1-chlorotetradecane 132.45
    n-nonane 133.17
    undecane 84.51
    tert-butylcyclohexane 158.9
    cyclooctane 180.79
    cyclopentanol 2076.24
    tetrahydropyran 5272.24
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1125.86
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 769.83
    1-hexene 820.42
    2-isopropoxyethanol 815.96
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 468.41
    methyl butyrate 934.55

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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