2,4-Dimethylbenzyl alcohol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    16308-92-2

    Molecular formula
    C9H12O

    SMILES
    CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)CO)C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 83.23%
    Sweet 65.02%
    Phenolic 42.84%
    Rose 41.43%
    Powdery 38.24%
    Hawthorn 35.61%
    Hay 35.53%
    Animal 35.26%
    Woody 33.78%
    Anisic 33.62%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 70.09%
    Phenolic 50.84%
    Floral 47.16%
    Powdery 43.61%
    Spicy 39.78%
    Medicinal 34.1%
    Vanilla 34.05%
    Woody 31.53%
    Fruity 30.97%
    Smoky 30.71%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8

    pKa est.
    8.43 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    136.19 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    234°C

    Flash point

    • 107.54 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 16308-92-2
    • 2,4-DIMETHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL
    • Benzenemethanol, 2,4-dimethyl-
    • EINECS 240-393-8
    • AI3-21159
    • DTXSID90167510
    • RefChem:443777
    • DTXCID4090001
    • 240-393-8
    • (2,4-Dimethylphenyl)methanol
    • MFCD00004624
    • (2,4-Dimethyl-phenyl)-methanol
    • 2,4-Dimethylbenzenemethanol
    • Benzyl alcohol, 2,4-dimethyl-
    • Benzenemethanol,2,4-dimethyl-
    • 2,4 -dimethylbenzyl alcohol
    • SCHEMBL95786
    • SCHEMBL95787
    • benzenemethanol, 2,4-dimethyl
    • SCHEMBL3999887
    • SCHEMBL6631168
    • (2,4-Dimethylphenyl)methanol #
    • CHEBI:231516
    • 2,4-Dimethylbenzyl alcohol, 96%
    • 2 pound not4-Dimethylbenzyl Alcohol
    • AKOS000249316
    • 1-(hydroxymethyl)-2,4-dimethylbenzene
    • AB92955
    • FD70069
    • DA-09591
    • DS-14794
    • SY049649
    • CS-0128392
    • D4519
    • NS00025319
    • EN300-140495
    • F049893
    • Z335244716
    • InChI=1/C9H12O/c1-7-3-4-9(6-10)8(2)5-7/h3-5,10H,6H2,1-2H
    • 16308-92-2

  • Applications

    2,4-Dimethylbenzyl alcohol (CAS 16308-92-2) is primarily used as a building block and fragrance ingredient in the fragrance industry, enabling the synthesis of related aroma compounds; in cosmetics and personal care, it is commonly used as a fragrance component; in household products such as cleaners and air fresheners, it serves as a fragrance source to impart or enhance scent; in industrial manufacturing, it acts as a chemical intermediate for the synthesis of specialty chemicals and downstream products; in coatings and inks, it can be used as an intermediate or fragrance-carrying component within formulations; and in polymers and plastics, it is used as a precursor to functionalized benzyl compounds for polymer additive systems.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3666.36
    methanol 860.49
    isopropanol 2425.66
    water 3.2
    ethyl acetate 2497.31
    n-propanol 3166.05
    acetone 3650.02
    n-butanol 2206.03
    acetonitrile 5858.62
    DMF 2201.72
    toluene 479.06
    isobutanol 1642.53
    1,4-dioxane 5321.02
    methyl acetate 2337.12
    THF 5802.62
    2-butanone 2549.72
    n-pentanol 855.51
    sec-butanol 1463.08
    n-hexane 125.44
    ethylene glycol 215.22
    NMP 1327.83
    cyclohexane 223.43
    DMSO 2399.99
    n-butyl acetate 1322.73
    n-octanol 360.63
    chloroform 3102.93
    n-propyl acetate 904.03
    acetic acid 1360.44
    dichloromethane 4456.32
    cyclohexanone 2367.78
    propylene glycol 316.92
    isopropyl acetate 797.43
    DMAc 638.01
    2-ethoxyethanol 1001.74
    isopentanol 1026.77
    n-heptane 244.13
    ethyl formate 2131.77
    1,2-dichloroethane 2864.19
    n-hexanol 1430.57
    2-methoxyethanol 2218.37
    isobutyl acetate 363.76
    tetrachloromethane 550.87
    n-pentyl acetate 407.78
    transcutol 1578.22
    n-heptanol 432.55
    ethylbenzene 199.03
    MIBK 627.35
    2-propoxyethanol 1665.06
    tert-butanol 1925.97
    MTBE 1471.96
    2-butoxyethanol 577.61
    propionic acid 1416.24
    o-xylene 213.7
    formic acid 350.86
    diethyl ether 2794.91
    m-xylene 295.16
    p-xylene 234.83
    chlorobenzene 674.35
    dimethyl carbonate 393.7
    n-octane 69.27
    formamide 1007.53
    cyclopentanone 3312.58
    2-pentanone 1923.31
    anisole 478.61
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1704.6
    gamma-butyrolactone 3926.96
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1355.6
    pyridine 1944.09
    3-pentanone 1119.73
    furfural 1407.13
    n-dodecane 42.5
    diethylene glycol 655.15
    diisopropyl ether 391.53
    tert-amyl alcohol 984.71
    acetylacetone 1129.79
    n-hexadecane 49.27
    acetophenone 298.05
    methyl propionate 1499.54
    isopentyl acetate 724.23
    trichloroethylene 3169.02
    n-nonanol 284.13
    cyclohexanol 1058.1
    benzyl alcohol 308.69
    2-ethylhexanol 551.96
    isooctanol 287.42
    dipropyl ether 1244.27
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 434.23
    ethyl lactate 208.74
    propylene carbonate 1323.15
    n-methylformamide 2346.46
    2-pentanol 1000.89
    n-pentane 172.69
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 999.84
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 711.39
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 292.57
    mesitylene 168.42
    ε-caprolactone 1676.7
    p-cymene 168.48
    epichlorohydrin 4310.07
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1910.64
    2-aminoethanol 699.47
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1511.07
    sulfolane 2171.75
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 63.91
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4070.19
    n-hexyl acetate 526.43
    isooctane 63.84
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 518.19
    sec-butyl acetate 367.76
    tert-butyl acetate 662.28
    decalin 72.39
    glycerin 313.48
    diglyme 1079.26
    acrylic acid 824.5
    isopropyl myristate 186.62
    n-butyric acid 1985.36
    acetyl acetate 696.63
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 126.09
    ethyl propionate 668.9
    nitromethane 3774.51
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1038.65
    benzonitrile 534.82
    trioctyl phosphate 128.74
    1-bromopropane 1694.27
    gamma-valerolactone 3165.77
    n-decanol 212.14
    triethyl phosphate 174.34
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 361.71
    propionitrile 2792.28
    vinylene carbonate 1088.83
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 817.31
    DMS 294.79
    cumene 129.83
    2-octanol 252.48
    2-hexanone 752.07
    octyl acetate 250.37
    limonene 321.08
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1706.21
    ethyl orthosilicate 177.26
    tributyl phosphate 145.49
    diacetone alcohol 651.58
    N,N-dimethylaniline 214.01
    acrylonitrile 2431.94
    aniline 632.91
    1,3-propanediol 1296.31
    bromobenzene 679.25
    dibromomethane 2885.52
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1740.2
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 319.34
    tetrabutyl urea 174.67
    diisobutyl methanol 261.4
    2-phenylethanol 371.72
    styrene 240.08
    dioctyl adipate 220.19
    dimethyl sulfate 435.47
    ethyl butyrate 744.66
    methyl lactate 299.11
    butyl lactate 222.06
    diethyl carbonate 346.59
    propanediol butyl ether 345.23
    triethyl orthoformate 362.04
    p-tert-butyltoluene 165.72
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 280.06
    morpholine 5664.28
    tert-butylamine 1124.8
    n-dodecanol 158.94
    dimethoxymethane 1805.42
    ethylene carbonate 1110.17
    cyrene 277.31
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 511.01
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 518.99
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 460.62
    4-methylpyridine 1437.28
    dibutyl ether 529.96
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 261.4
    DEF 1304.44
    dimethyl isosorbide 578.95
    tetrachloroethylene 1090.81
    eugenol 243.63
    triacetin 280.13
    span 80 295.51
    1,4-butanediol 293.16
    1,1-dichloroethane 2941.82
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 460.32
    methyl formate 1823.04
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1015.41
    n-decane 79.53
    butyronitrile 2739.26
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 256.21
    1-chlorooctane 276.92
    1-chlorotetradecane 97.03
    n-nonane 84.28
    undecane 57.09
    tert-butylcyclohexane 70.71
    cyclooctane 74.81
    cyclopentanol 1596.15
    tetrahydropyran 4849.37
    tert-amyl methyl ether 686.67
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 554.66
    1-hexene 475.73
    2-isopropoxyethanol 539.04
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 393.09
    methyl butyrate 943.11

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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