2,4,4,7-Tetramethyloct-6-en-3-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C24H44O2

    SMILES
    CC(C)C(=O)C(C)(C)CC=C(C)C.CC(C)C(=O)C(C)(C)CC=C(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Herbal 75.66%
    Citrus 68.47%
    Floral 52.38%
    Fresh 50.28%
    Sweet 49.33%
    Fruity 42.34%
    Lemon 40.08%
    Lavender 38.39%
    Woody 38.1%
    Bergamot 37.0%

     

    Flavor
    Green 67.26%
    Herbal 45.38%
    Woody 40.28%
    Fruity 35.84%
    Citrus 35.62%
    Herb 34.56%
    Floral 34.07%
    Tropical 28.64%
    Lavender 28.57%
    Bergamot 28.24%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    9.61 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    364.6 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    213°C

    Flash point

    • 77.0 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    2,4,4,7-Tetramethyloct-6-en-3-one is a ketone fragrance material used primarily as a scent component in perfumery and cosmetics, and can act as a synthetic precursor for more complex odor compounds. It is also considered an odorant in personal care and household cleaning formulations. In industrial manufacturing, it may serve as a precursor for the synthesis of other chemicals. In the polymers/plastics sector, it may be used as an additive or precursor related to odor management and development of material systems with fragrance characteristics.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4465.06
    methanol 3820.72
    isopropanol 6110.78
    water 10.03
    ethyl acetate 6132.81
    n-propanol 5426.44
    acetone 6215.84
    n-butanol 6054.26
    acetonitrile 5283.88
    DMF 5907.64
    toluene 5244.78
    isobutanol 6280.88
    1,4-dioxane 7173.27
    methyl acetate 5212.41
    THF 8034.94
    2-butanone 6288.14
    n-pentanol 3864.05
    sec-butanol 7397.08
    n-hexane 4731.07
    ethylene glycol 509.68
    NMP 4735.91
    cyclohexane 5421.14
    DMSO 1859.61
    n-butyl acetate 5260.02
    n-octanol 3244.73
    chloroform 13653.27
    n-propyl acetate 3550.09
    acetic acid 3689.9
    dichloromethane 8279.17
    cyclohexanone 8967.7
    propylene glycol 999.67
    isopropyl acetate 5372.83
    DMAc 5521.78
    2-ethoxyethanol 3309.31
    isopentanol 6978.87
    n-heptane 1960.0
    ethyl formate 3181.47
    1,2-dichloroethane 5916.37
    n-hexanol 6200.07
    2-methoxyethanol 4612.45
    isobutyl acetate 2777.55
    tetrachloromethane 5198.12
    n-pentyl acetate 3734.43
    transcutol 6729.75
    n-heptanol 3176.18
    ethylbenzene 3374.22
    MIBK 4525.1
    2-propoxyethanol 4974.2
    tert-butanol 8686.12
    MTBE 12323.38
    2-butoxyethanol 3511.21
    propionic acid 3155.55
    o-xylene 3790.52
    formic acid 949.02
    diethyl ether 8662.87
    m-xylene 3949.21
    p-xylene 4513.61
    chlorobenzene 4309.27
    dimethyl carbonate 1545.45
    n-octane 856.96
    formamide 1216.8
    cyclopentanone 6275.86
    2-pentanone 6418.03
    anisole 3529.27
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 7179.45
    gamma-butyrolactone 5269.7
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 4180.31
    pyridine 5431.69
    3-pentanone 4909.06
    furfural 4564.48
    n-dodecane 380.05
    diethylene glycol 2018.24
    diisopropyl ether 4363.6
    tert-amyl alcohol 9544.53
    acetylacetone 4243.01
    n-hexadecane 444.49
    acetophenone 2872.03
    methyl propionate 3835.47
    isopentyl acetate 5548.19
    trichloroethylene 10962.16
    n-nonanol 2574.39
    cyclohexanol 7572.71
    benzyl alcohol 2400.18
    2-ethylhexanol 4351.2
    isooctanol 2747.27
    dipropyl ether 4021.92
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3737.57
    ethyl lactate 1243.21
    propylene carbonate 3843.63
    n-methylformamide 2634.8
    2-pentanol 6199.49
    n-pentane 3500.88
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 4110.78
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3600.53
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1832.48
    mesitylene 2707.04
    ε-caprolactone 6915.34
    p-cymene 1861.28
    epichlorohydrin 6598.82
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 10941.56
    2-aminoethanol 1444.56
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 5179.08
    sulfolane 4252.73
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1700.05
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 9644.07
    n-hexyl acetate 5586.05
    isooctane 1240.01
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2696.76
    sec-butyl acetate 3450.3
    tert-butyl acetate 5368.13
    decalin 1954.63
    glycerin 1070.46
    diglyme 5076.47
    acrylic acid 2053.27
    isopropyl myristate 1534.51
    n-butyric acid 6091.19
    acetyl acetate 3277.76
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1058.35
    ethyl propionate 3171.94
    nitromethane 4962.57
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4223.22
    benzonitrile 3618.11
    trioctyl phosphate 888.4
    1-bromopropane 6374.22
    gamma-valerolactone 7223.1
    n-decanol 1593.39
    triethyl phosphate 1210.27
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 3750.49
    propionitrile 5112.59
    vinylene carbonate 3349.42
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4165.92
    DMS 2352.57
    cumene 2289.76
    2-octanol 2824.51
    2-hexanone 4062.03
    octyl acetate 1941.44
    limonene 3205.19
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5934.87
    ethyl orthosilicate 1461.06
    tributyl phosphate 1146.88
    diacetone alcohol 4082.35
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2685.61
    acrylonitrile 4045.86
    aniline 3874.24
    1,3-propanediol 2675.32
    bromobenzene 4631.92
    dibromomethane 6838.26
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 10429.68
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2631.04
    tetrabutyl urea 1267.7
    diisobutyl methanol 2096.83
    2-phenylethanol 2806.36
    styrene 3324.12
    dioctyl adipate 1513.47
    dimethyl sulfate 1736.92
    ethyl butyrate 3253.98
    methyl lactate 1389.62
    butyl lactate 2114.78
    diethyl carbonate 1890.84
    propanediol butyl ether 2510.25
    triethyl orthoformate 2315.49
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1880.68
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2359.98
    morpholine 8214.39
    tert-butylamine 7605.49
    n-dodecanol 1073.85
    dimethoxymethane 4020.49
    ethylene carbonate 3220.62
    cyrene 1540.66
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3206.89
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4500.99
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3910.12
    4-methylpyridine 7844.6
    dibutyl ether 3937.04
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2096.83
    DEF 6651.86
    dimethyl isosorbide 2886.75
    tetrachloroethylene 7760.67
    eugenol 1889.1
    triacetin 2366.96
    span 80 1855.5
    1,4-butanediol 1143.8
    1,1-dichloroethane 9428.39
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 4328.16
    methyl formate 2149.01
    2-methyl-1-butanol 7190.83
    n-decane 866.16
    butyronitrile 6559.64
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2904.43
    1-chlorooctane 2696.82
    1-chlorotetradecane 799.42
    n-nonane 1021.1
    undecane 520.87
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2022.51
    cyclooctane 2012.73
    cyclopentanol 5208.89
    tetrahydropyran 10483.34
    tert-amyl methyl ether 9103.74
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2457.25
    1-hexene 6760.03
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2846.5
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1423.47
    methyl butyrate 4453.68

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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