2,3,6-Trimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C14H22O

    SMILES
    CC1=C(C(=O)C(CC1)(C)CC=C(C)C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 81.97%
    Herbal 69.58%
    Mint 52.36%
    Spicy 45.72%
    Floral 42.54%
    Fresh 40.52%
    Citrus 37.61%
    Woody 37.17%
    Tobacco 34.02%
    Sweet 33.14%

     

    Flavor
    Woody 54.65%
    Herbal 44.48%
    Spicy 41.57%
    Minty 36.58%
    Camphor 31.19%
    Fresh 30.44%
    Phenolic 28.38%
    Wood 27.42%
    Dry 26.38%
    Floral 26.05%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.5

    pKa est.
    9.15 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    206.32 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    263°C

    Flash point

    • 106.11 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL4412683
  • Applications

    2,3,6-Trimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-one may be used as a fragrance ingredient and fixative in perfumery, contributing woody and green notes and helping to stabilize the volatility of other components. In cosmetics and personal care, it may be considered as a fragrance component in products such as moisturizers and cleansers, subject to regional regulatory limits. In household products like air fresheners and cleaners, it may serve as a fragrance additive. In industrial manufacturing, it can act as an intermediate or building block for synthesizing related fragrance compounds. In coatings and inks, it may be evaluated as an odorant additive to impart scent.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1032.65
    methanol 563.06
    isopropanol 1389.36
    water 1.06
    ethyl acetate 2284.23
    n-propanol 1113.6
    acetone 1898.79
    n-butanol 1223.33
    acetonitrile 1539.76
    DMF 2383.82
    toluene 1760.84
    isobutanol 1095.34
    1,4-dioxane 2940.13
    methyl acetate 1941.65
    THF 2988.41
    2-butanone 2298.45
    n-pentanol 750.76
    sec-butanol 1294.65
    n-hexane 535.15
    ethylene glycol 71.13
    NMP 1287.78
    cyclohexane 655.04
    DMSO 561.83
    n-butyl acetate 1737.06
    n-octanol 729.74
    chloroform 4338.98
    n-propyl acetate 1258.56
    acetic acid 624.58
    dichloromethane 3107.87
    cyclohexanone 2590.6
    propylene glycol 177.66
    isopropyl acetate 1826.58
    DMAc 1923.34
    2-ethoxyethanol 825.33
    isopentanol 1318.36
    n-heptane 262.9
    ethyl formate 938.28
    1,2-dichloroethane 2251.43
    n-hexanol 1276.53
    2-methoxyethanol 1191.9
    isobutyl acetate 953.9
    tetrachloromethane 963.05
    n-pentyl acetate 1078.65
    transcutol 2790.59
    n-heptanol 749.74
    ethylbenzene 1153.43
    MIBK 1338.56
    2-propoxyethanol 1309.79
    tert-butanol 1898.18
    MTBE 2832.45
    2-butoxyethanol 969.18
    propionic acid 655.34
    o-xylene 1160.86
    formic acid 129.81
    diethyl ether 2477.06
    m-xylene 1344.28
    p-xylene 1487.07
    chlorobenzene 1590.94
    dimethyl carbonate 607.88
    n-octane 159.9
    formamide 295.65
    cyclopentanone 2358.24
    2-pentanone 2002.95
    anisole 1504.53
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1839.31
    gamma-butyrolactone 2020.95
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1234.47
    pyridine 2294.27
    3-pentanone 1681.07
    furfural 1619.59
    n-dodecane 97.05
    diethylene glycol 539.14
    diisopropyl ether 1096.87
    tert-amyl alcohol 1646.92
    acetylacetone 1758.6
    n-hexadecane 118.1
    acetophenone 1194.48
    methyl propionate 1498.23
    isopentyl acetate 1742.09
    trichloroethylene 4134.15
    n-nonanol 656.88
    cyclohexanol 1291.5
    benzyl alcohol 805.93
    2-ethylhexanol 894.98
    isooctanol 693.67
    dipropyl ether 1103.55
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1379.44
    ethyl lactate 405.1
    propylene carbonate 1320.0
    n-methylformamide 783.04
    2-pentanol 1270.69
    n-pentane 412.22
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1153.93
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1463.27
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 821.79
    mesitylene 925.55
    ε-caprolactone 2022.46
    p-cymene 558.27
    epichlorohydrin 2535.59
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3185.36
    2-aminoethanol 265.25
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1724.01
    sulfolane 1360.99
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 219.5
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2530.91
    n-hexyl acetate 1619.9
    isooctane 211.97
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1101.99
    sec-butyl acetate 1157.69
    tert-butyl acetate 1831.77
    decalin 360.5
    glycerin 210.02
    diglyme 2022.62
    acrylic acid 451.09
    isopropyl myristate 626.43
    n-butyric acid 1292.84
    acetyl acetate 1272.74
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 414.47
    ethyl propionate 1232.61
    nitromethane 1357.91
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1716.18
    benzonitrile 1242.46
    trioctyl phosphate 309.6
    1-bromopropane 1718.37
    gamma-valerolactone 2563.77
    n-decanol 456.88
    triethyl phosphate 430.61
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 816.6
    propionitrile 1556.37
    vinylene carbonate 1238.85
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1091.68
    DMS 987.97
    cumene 749.14
    2-octanol 642.81
    2-hexanone 1289.85
    octyl acetate 724.59
    limonene 754.98
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1930.48
    ethyl orthosilicate 463.7
    tributyl phosphate 392.43
    diacetone alcohol 1297.17
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1016.15
    acrylonitrile 1367.44
    aniline 1287.95
    1,3-propanediol 562.73
    bromobenzene 1798.41
    dibromomethane 2215.81
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3276.44
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 860.92
    tetrabutyl urea 468.03
    diisobutyl methanol 530.33
    2-phenylethanol 1000.77
    styrene 1233.57
    dioctyl adipate 651.3
    dimethyl sulfate 651.83
    ethyl butyrate 1211.18
    methyl lactate 453.94
    butyl lactate 630.84
    diethyl carbonate 742.03
    propanediol butyl ether 665.48
    triethyl orthoformate 754.85
    p-tert-butyltoluene 583.88
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 977.85
    morpholine 2960.05
    tert-butylamine 1535.88
    n-dodecanol 336.3
    dimethoxymethane 1529.07
    ethylene carbonate 1058.21
    cyrene 584.46
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1214.49
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1352.9
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1493.95
    4-methylpyridine 2798.22
    dibutyl ether 1126.79
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 530.33
    DEF 1924.54
    dimethyl isosorbide 1333.34
    tetrachloroethylene 2042.65
    eugenol 841.73
    triacetin 938.6
    span 80 717.43
    1,4-butanediol 216.91
    1,1-dichloroethane 3022.6
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 889.55
    methyl formate 591.42
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1266.49
    n-decane 192.52
    butyronitrile 1688.31
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 747.14
    1-chlorooctane 655.14
    1-chlorotetradecane 250.68
    n-nonane 197.47
    undecane 130.74
    tert-butylcyclohexane 354.22
    cyclooctane 277.42
    cyclopentanol 1019.31
    tetrahydropyran 3008.77
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1830.69
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1166.54
    1-hexene 1124.7
    2-isopropoxyethanol 761.64
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 274.28
    methyl butyrate 1489.42

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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