2,4,6,6-tetramethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene-1-carbaldehyde

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H16O

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

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 70.16%
    Herbal 67.63%
    Sweet 64.27%
    Floral 58.25%
    Green 55.82%
    Mint 55.43%
    Tobacco 51.71%
    Spicy 51.69%
    Fruity 48.38%
    Citrus 46.27%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 72.53%
    Tobacco 61.14%
    Woody 59.25%
    Herbal 48.57%
    Fruity 47.29%
    Spicy 43.07%
    Phenolic 42.6%
    Minty 39.46%
    Powdery 37.04%
    Dry 36.74%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    8.18 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    164.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    214°C

    Flash point

    • 103.48 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    2,4,6,6-tetramethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene-1-carbaldehyde is commonly considered a synthetic intermediate suitable for various industrial applications. In perfumery and personal care, it may be used as a fragrance ingredient or odorant and as a precursor to more complex aroma compounds. In industrial manufacturing, it can serve as a building block for specialty polymers and resins, or as a starting point for additional organic syntheses. In coatings and inks, it may function as a reactive aldehyde component or functional additive. It may also be evaluated for cleaning and household formulations where aldehyde functionality can support formulation performance; usage is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1108.65
    methanol 1120.51
    isopropanol 678.72
    water 2.11
    ethyl acetate 1930.46
    n-propanol 1025.23
    acetone 2071.45
    n-butanol 850.64
    acetonitrile 2104.46
    DMF 1907.44
    toluene 1439.72
    isobutanol 689.94
    1,4-dioxane 3137.02
    methyl acetate 1647.73
    THF 5696.02
    2-butanone 1780.37
    n-pentanol 436.05
    sec-butanol 654.08
    n-hexane 233.42
    ethylene glycol 137.91
    NMP 2488.88
    cyclohexane 529.53
    DMSO 1110.05
    n-butyl acetate 1037.41
    n-octanol 297.12
    chloroform 3116.16
    n-propyl acetate 649.44
    acetic acid 979.04
    dichloromethane 3166.78
    cyclohexanone 2984.38
    propylene glycol 176.8
    isopropyl acetate 960.94
    DMAc 870.57
    2-ethoxyethanol 502.5
    isopentanol 607.0
    n-heptane 193.69
    ethyl formate 1044.88
    1,2-dichloroethane 2276.81
    n-hexanol 955.56
    2-methoxyethanol 1168.97
    isobutyl acetate 376.24
    tetrachloromethane 579.5
    n-pentyl acetate 530.11
    transcutol 1527.24
    n-heptanol 313.43
    ethylbenzene 439.95
    MIBK 777.57
    2-propoxyethanol 1222.84
    tert-butanol 692.64
    MTBE 980.24
    2-butoxyethanol 457.06
    propionic acid 842.27
    o-xylene 548.54
    formic acid 368.38
    diethyl ether 1869.22
    m-xylene 833.53
    p-xylene 484.56
    chlorobenzene 1267.54
    dimethyl carbonate 605.96
    n-octane 60.37
    formamide 557.03
    cyclopentanone 3865.56
    2-pentanone 1670.48
    anisole 710.55
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2866.33
    gamma-butyrolactone 4137.23
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 942.47
    pyridine 2150.02
    3-pentanone 1212.74
    furfural 1973.09
    n-dodecane 38.12
    diethylene glycol 610.13
    diisopropyl ether 486.06
    tert-amyl alcohol 548.45
    acetylacetone 1351.93
    n-hexadecane 47.17
    acetophenone 495.38
    methyl propionate 1511.2
    isopentyl acetate 820.04
    trichloroethylene 3640.82
    n-nonanol 244.77
    cyclohexanol 1193.44
    benzyl alcohol 425.28
    2-ethylhexanol 457.72
    isooctanol 228.53
    dipropyl ether 659.84
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 902.73
    ethyl lactate 217.29
    propylene carbonate 1696.57
    n-methylformamide 1330.29
    2-pentanol 609.39
    n-pentane 274.42
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 694.89
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 959.48
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 340.54
    mesitylene 444.69
    ε-caprolactone 2076.02
    p-cymene 253.66
    epichlorohydrin 3923.23
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2070.12
    2-aminoethanol 306.18
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1765.79
    sulfolane 2676.59
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 90.03
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4016.31
    n-hexyl acetate 821.51
    isooctane 95.79
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 523.64
    sec-butyl acetate 436.0
    tert-butyl acetate 907.4
    decalin 149.24
    glycerin 215.27
    diglyme 975.63
    acrylic acid 682.53
    isopropyl myristate 240.92
    n-butyric acid 1133.09
    acetyl acetate 940.73
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 188.82
    ethyl propionate 644.79
    nitromethane 1999.44
    1,2-diethoxyethane 784.84
    benzonitrile 826.59
    trioctyl phosphate 160.62
    1-bromopropane 1541.2
    gamma-valerolactone 3328.76
    n-decanol 172.44
    triethyl phosphate 219.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 325.72
    propionitrile 1449.45
    vinylene carbonate 1389.28
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1008.76
    DMS 645.21
    cumene 234.8
    2-octanol 218.95
    2-hexanone 659.12
    octyl acetate 318.51
    limonene 417.67
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 985.65
    ethyl orthosilicate 222.63
    tributyl phosphate 204.98
    diacetone alcohol 730.8
    N,N-dimethylaniline 350.33
    acrylonitrile 1490.57
    aniline 944.95
    1,3-propanediol 507.86
    bromobenzene 1404.27
    dibromomethane 2187.86
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2010.95
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 426.2
    tetrabutyl urea 237.86
    diisobutyl methanol 229.1
    2-phenylethanol 584.7
    styrene 496.74
    dioctyl adipate 282.49
    dimethyl sulfate 669.45
    ethyl butyrate 588.04
    methyl lactate 378.61
    butyl lactate 295.53
    diethyl carbonate 338.47
    propanediol butyl ether 319.64
    triethyl orthoformate 361.95
    p-tert-butyltoluene 258.96
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 424.87
    morpholine 3289.05
    tert-butylamine 509.42
    n-dodecanol 127.73
    dimethoxymethane 1728.79
    ethylene carbonate 1229.15
    cyrene 349.71
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 726.3
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 651.62
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 909.92
    4-methylpyridine 2046.36
    dibutyl ether 442.02
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 229.1
    DEF 1313.65
    dimethyl isosorbide 830.01
    tetrachloroethylene 1388.99
    eugenol 339.99
    triacetin 436.69
    span 80 313.25
    1,4-butanediol 142.73
    1,1-dichloroethane 2234.17
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 352.93
    methyl formate 1202.3
    2-methyl-1-butanol 639.35
    n-decane 73.93
    butyronitrile 1509.85
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 265.44
    1-chlorooctane 289.92
    1-chlorotetradecane 103.99
    n-nonane 79.01
    undecane 51.57
    tert-butylcyclohexane 129.01
    cyclooctane 189.93
    cyclopentanol 1359.59
    tetrahydropyran 3861.7
    tert-amyl methyl ether 736.51
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 538.99
    1-hexene 550.58
    2-isopropoxyethanol 347.5
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 373.04
    methyl butyrate 773.76

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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