2,2,8-Trimethyldecane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    62238-01-1

    Molecular formula
    C13H28

    SMILES
    CCC(C)CCCCCC(C)(C)C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 55.74%
    Oily 35.44%
    Woody 31.23%
    Sweet 28.76%
    Fresh 27.46%
    Fatty 26.11%
    Herbal 25.64%
    Green 24.73%
    Citrus 23.86%
    Gassy 21.85%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 44.02%
    Gasoline 24.77%
    Waxy 23.98%
    Delicate 22.36%
    Mild 21.8%
    Leathery 20.95%
    Yeasty 20.46%
    Diterpene 20.33%
    Rotten 20.2%
    Skunky 20.1%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.5

    pKa est.
    9.83 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    184.36 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    215°C

    Flash point

    • 73.76 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2,2,8-Trimethyldecane
    • Decane, 2,2,8-trimethyl-
    • 62238-01-1
    • 2,2,8-Trimethyldecane #
    • SCHEMBL4900666
    • SCHEMBL5451420
    • SCHEMBL6078609
    • SCHEMBL9490940
    • SCHEMBL19664753
    • DTXSID80334830
    • ZXPYELGEJQYCMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 62238-01-1

  • Applications

    2,2,8-Trimethyldecane, CAS 62238-01-1, is a branched, saturated hydrocarbon primarily used as a nonpolar solvent and diluent in industrial manufacturing, and as a base oil component for lubricants and greases. It is also employed as a solvent for coatings, inks, and cleaning formulations; can function as a processing aid in plastics and polymer processing; and may be used as a reference hydrocarbon in analytical workflows for hydrocarbon characterization.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 578.96
    methanol 183.31
    isopropanol 777.25
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 1870.8
    n-propanol 715.2
    acetone 951.64
    n-butanol 1173.95
    acetonitrile 317.05
    DMF 458.95
    toluene 1509.0
    isobutanol 775.62
    1,4-dioxane 2310.43
    methyl acetate 870.83
    THF 4674.82
    2-butanone 1355.84
    n-pentanol 849.3
    sec-butanol 1091.26
    n-hexane 3734.25
    ethylene glycol 20.59
    NMP 630.03
    cyclohexane 3608.74
    DMSO 447.26
    n-butyl acetate 5345.96
    n-octanol 1387.38
    chloroform 1749.48
    n-propyl acetate 1472.71
    acetic acid 173.84
    dichloromethane 1271.43
    cyclohexanone 2371.32
    propylene glycol 98.01
    isopropyl acetate 2008.82
    DMAc 687.68
    2-ethoxyethanol 594.74
    isopentanol 1512.69
    n-heptane 6638.81
    ethyl formate 398.76
    1,2-dichloroethane 1205.49
    n-hexanol 3397.92
    2-methoxyethanol 645.37
    isobutyl acetate 1564.33
    tetrachloromethane 520.45
    n-pentyl acetate 1701.24
    transcutol 3761.97
    n-heptanol 1322.6
    ethylbenzene 1064.23
    MIBK 1886.27
    2-propoxyethanol 2311.42
    tert-butanol 1807.24
    MTBE 4901.65
    2-butoxyethanol 1206.6
    propionic acid 283.6
    o-xylene 1030.9
    formic acid 12.77
    diethyl ether 3551.09
    m-xylene 1283.92
    p-xylene 1284.22
    chlorobenzene 906.01
    dimethyl carbonate 195.58
    n-octane 1585.66
    formamide 23.26
    cyclopentanone 1685.52
    2-pentanone 1893.24
    anisole 1150.83
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3543.99
    gamma-butyrolactone 1015.82
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 963.33
    pyridine 1182.94
    3-pentanone 1394.61
    furfural 594.19
    n-dodecane 805.06
    diethylene glycol 441.76
    diisopropyl ether 2822.53
    tert-amyl alcohol 1963.07
    acetylacetone 1274.51
    n-hexadecane 929.78
    acetophenone 731.79
    methyl propionate 944.35
    isopentyl acetate 5329.84
    trichloroethylene 1412.3
    n-nonanol 1423.03
    cyclohexanol 1594.71
    benzyl alcohol 427.08
    2-ethylhexanol 4351.57
    isooctanol 1392.56
    dipropyl ether 8278.81
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 784.13
    ethyl lactate 361.0
    propylene carbonate 755.75
    n-methylformamide 130.47
    2-pentanol 1383.85
    n-pentane 1963.51
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3405.43
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3360.23
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1302.59
    mesitylene 1124.4
    ε-caprolactone 1822.27
    p-cymene 1770.76
    epichlorohydrin 1612.78
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1839.76
    2-aminoethanol 96.06
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 950.88
    sulfolane 1052.27
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1204.14
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4417.08
    n-hexyl acetate 2492.01
    isooctane 1319.6
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1777.27
    sec-butyl acetate 1720.02
    tert-butyl acetate 3043.01
    decalin 1721.27
    glycerin 96.94
    diglyme 2853.95
    acrylic acid 119.63
    isopropyl myristate 1602.43
    n-butyric acid 927.46
    acetyl acetate 744.74
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 583.24
    ethyl propionate 1408.56
    nitromethane 255.28
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3949.58
    benzonitrile 607.85
    trioctyl phosphate 668.32
    1-bromopropane 2276.21
    gamma-valerolactone 1603.64
    n-decanol 1164.41
    triethyl phosphate 1068.86
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1388.67
    propionitrile 625.93
    vinylene carbonate 456.41
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 582.42
    DMS 796.1
    cumene 919.74
    2-octanol 1039.67
    2-hexanone 1925.43
    octyl acetate 1543.63
    limonene 3713.38
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1978.1
    ethyl orthosilicate 1391.37
    tributyl phosphate 847.32
    diacetone alcohol 1598.2
    N,N-dimethylaniline 922.56
    acrylonitrile 345.82
    aniline 755.15
    1,3-propanediol 261.43
    bromobenzene 1189.7
    dibromomethane 1404.82
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1616.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2572.95
    tetrabutyl urea 982.15
    diisobutyl methanol 2919.71
    2-phenylethanol 1137.28
    styrene 1025.8
    dioctyl adipate 1361.45
    dimethyl sulfate 213.39
    ethyl butyrate 3628.45
    methyl lactate 249.82
    butyl lactate 859.73
    diethyl carbonate 1545.57
    propanediol butyl ether 693.34
    triethyl orthoformate 2955.4
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1978.46
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1020.59
    morpholine 2412.49
    tert-butylamine 2127.11
    n-dodecanol 991.94
    dimethoxymethane 930.52
    ethylene carbonate 548.91
    cyrene 525.57
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1450.72
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4890.2
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 838.04
    4-methylpyridine 1447.95
    dibutyl ether 5310.06
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2919.71
    DEF 1428.86
    dimethyl isosorbide 2072.44
    tetrachloroethylene 875.12
    eugenol 645.08
    triacetin 1230.58
    span 80 1327.94
    1,4-butanediol 100.78
    1,1-dichloroethane 1477.27
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1188.62
    methyl formate 101.93
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1257.9
    n-decane 1487.96
    butyronitrile 1155.92
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2378.17
    1-chlorooctane 2284.86
    1-chlorotetradecane 1012.11
    n-nonane 1716.46
    undecane 1053.89
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1924.27
    cyclooctane 2064.52
    cyclopentanol 976.56
    tetrahydropyran 4697.29
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3669.2
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1730.16
    1-hexene 4125.47
    2-isopropoxyethanol 785.78
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 35.31
    methyl butyrate 1580.73

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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