2,5-Dimethylnonane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    17302-27-1

    Molecular formula
    C11H24

    SMILES
    CCCCC(C)CCC(C)C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 39.73%
    Waxy 38.34%
    Herbal 36.27%
    Fresh 36.02%
    Citrus 33.93%
    Gassy 33.85%
    Oily 30.42%
    Woody 23.82%
    Spicy 23.81%
    Pine 22.37%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 41.88%
    Gasoline 27.18%
    Delicate 22.94%
    Leathery 21.79%
    Waxy 21.34%
    Skunky 21.25%
    Yeasty 21.0%
    Glue 20.92%
    Fresh 20.88%
    Bloody 20.81%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.6

    pKa est.
    9.94 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    156.31 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    177°C

    Flash point

    • 56.1 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2,5-DIMETHYLNONANE
    • Nonane, 2,5-dimethyl-
    • 17302-27-1
    • DTXSID20938275
    • RefChem:82963
    • DTXCID301366814
    • NQUMJENPNGXAIH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 2,5-Dimethylnonan
    • SCHEMBL1483796
    • SCHEMBL1971275
    • SCHEMBL3338775
    • SCHEMBL9438275
    • SCHEMBL9438278
    • SCHEMBL10538421
    • SCHEMBL10611346
    • SCHEMBL28153754
    • CHEBI:229313
    • LMFA11000613
    • 17302-27-1

  • Applications

    2,5-Dimethylnonane (CAS 17302-27-1) is a non-polar, branched C11 aliphatic hydrocarbon that is typically used as a solvent and diluent in industrial manufacturing. In coatings, inks, and adhesives formulations, it serves as a low-polarity carrier and helps control evaporation and viscosity. It is also employed as a solvent base in cleaning products and as a process solvent in polymer and plastics processing. In petrochemical and refining contexts, it may be used as a hydrocarbon feedstock or blending component, and in laboratory settings it can function as a reference hydrocarbon for analytical calibration. These roles are subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1012.19
    methanol 310.64
    isopropanol 1628.13
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 2676.35
    n-propanol 1427.08
    acetone 2301.75
    n-butanol 2187.53
    acetonitrile 864.24
    DMF 1026.77
    toluene 2250.0
    isobutanol 1601.04
    1,4-dioxane 3787.09
    methyl acetate 1626.55
    THF 7888.81
    2-butanone 2924.73
    n-pentanol 1563.62
    sec-butanol 2281.93
    n-hexane 6300.49
    ethylene glycol 47.83
    NMP 1160.13
    cyclohexane 6406.39
    DMSO 1150.93
    n-butyl acetate 8228.88
    n-octanol 1854.14
    chloroform 3629.92
    n-propyl acetate 2253.11
    acetic acid 383.43
    dichloromethane 2771.75
    cyclohexanone 4362.18
    propylene glycol 193.0
    isopropyl acetate 2532.91
    DMAc 1070.45
    2-ethoxyethanol 877.85
    isopentanol 2746.51
    n-heptane 9313.79
    ethyl formate 819.13
    1,2-dichloroethane 2520.07
    n-hexanol 5280.02
    2-methoxyethanol 1038.75
    isobutyl acetate 1888.33
    tetrachloromethane 1215.51
    n-pentyl acetate 2315.33
    transcutol 4108.93
    n-heptanol 1857.86
    ethylbenzene 1444.43
    MIBK 2639.2
    2-propoxyethanol 3107.3
    tert-butanol 3586.92
    MTBE 7201.5
    2-butoxyethanol 1606.66
    propionic acid 604.06
    o-xylene 1383.64
    formic acid 22.82
    diethyl ether 5394.44
    m-xylene 1640.88
    p-xylene 1753.77
    chlorobenzene 1626.16
    dimethyl carbonate 301.01
    n-octane 2071.07
    formamide 45.45
    cyclopentanone 3568.75
    2-pentanone 3320.81
    anisole 1502.93
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4994.27
    gamma-butyrolactone 2101.88
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1458.15
    pyridine 2487.03
    3-pentanone 2309.69
    furfural 1239.36
    n-dodecane 957.56
    diethylene glycol 656.92
    diisopropyl ether 3264.81
    tert-amyl alcohol 3545.71
    acetylacetone 1962.42
    n-hexadecane 1118.55
    acetophenone 992.7
    methyl propionate 1384.84
    isopentyl acetate 7004.14
    trichloroethylene 3082.23
    n-nonanol 1748.71
    cyclohexanol 2862.97
    benzyl alcohol 652.75
    2-ethylhexanol 5877.65
    isooctanol 1825.15
    dipropyl ether 11158.28
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1333.68
    ethyl lactate 487.16
    propylene carbonate 1484.36
    n-methylformamide 300.89
    2-pentanol 2505.01
    n-pentane 3583.15
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 4363.44
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3255.38
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1289.93
    mesitylene 1408.6
    ε-caprolactone 2954.8
    p-cymene 2079.09
    epichlorohydrin 2925.43
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3873.33
    2-aminoethanol 185.05
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1380.68
    sulfolane 2114.17
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1567.57
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 7537.7
    n-hexyl acetate 3068.83
    isooctane 1656.46
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1874.93
    sec-butyl acetate 1991.54
    tert-butyl acetate 3357.35
    decalin 2196.21
    glycerin 176.16
    diglyme 3281.42
    acrylic acid 291.38
    isopropyl myristate 1675.63
    n-butyric acid 1753.65
    acetyl acetate 1114.29
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 678.75
    ethyl propionate 1871.94
    nitromethane 597.51
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4981.58
    benzonitrile 1192.24
    trioctyl phosphate 775.48
    1-bromopropane 4588.91
    gamma-valerolactone 2765.47
    n-decanol 1393.62
    triethyl phosphate 1240.78
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1949.88
    propionitrile 1606.38
    vinylene carbonate 859.2
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1113.45
    DMS 951.66
    cumene 1094.59
    2-octanol 1549.83
    2-hexanone 3219.8
    octyl acetate 1623.66
    limonene 4716.57
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3166.24
    ethyl orthosilicate 1541.41
    tributyl phosphate 983.4
    diacetone alcohol 2036.36
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1088.77
    acrylonitrile 980.39
    aniline 1265.8
    1,3-propanediol 468.22
    bromobenzene 2116.5
    dibromomethane 3031.35
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3349.24
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2667.55
    tetrabutyl urea 1172.41
    diisobutyl methanol 3506.28
    2-phenylethanol 1453.64
    styrene 1519.96
    dioctyl adipate 1476.4
    dimethyl sulfate 371.44
    ethyl butyrate 4695.76
    methyl lactate 357.41
    butyl lactate 1156.91
    diethyl carbonate 2048.93
    propanediol butyl ether 927.76
    triethyl orthoformate 3351.6
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2204.73
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1135.88
    morpholine 4076.61
    tert-butylamine 3963.03
    n-dodecanol 1180.54
    dimethoxymethane 1346.26
    ethylene carbonate 1042.91
    cyrene 628.9
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1714.89
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 6218.36
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1353.21
    4-methylpyridine 2751.63
    dibutyl ether 6816.83
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3506.28
    DEF 2254.55
    dimethyl isosorbide 2165.52
    tetrachloroethylene 1849.27
    eugenol 785.56
    triacetin 1316.85
    span 80 1454.38
    1,4-butanediol 186.22
    1,1-dichloroethane 3469.8
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1916.54
    methyl formate 229.33
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2259.32
    n-decane 1829.36
    butyronitrile 2711.45
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2730.28
    1-chlorooctane 3030.81
    1-chlorotetradecane 1193.66
    n-nonane 2182.05
    undecane 1273.75
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2154.93
    cyclooctane 2947.78
    cyclopentanol 2042.5
    tetrahydropyran 8361.51
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4688.83
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1839.82
    1-hexene 7240.5
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1069.54
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 78.26
    methyl butyrate 2487.51

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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