2,5,6,6-Tetramethyl-2,4-cyclohexadienecarboxylic acid

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H16O2

    SMILES
    CC1=CC=C(C(C1C(=O)O)(C)C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Herbal 60.34%
    Fruity 59.71%
    Woody 58.97%
    Spicy 53.83%
    Sweet 42.2%
    Floral 41.23%
    Tobacco 39.97%
    Mint 39.73%
    Dry 37.46%
    Camphoreous 32.09%

     

    Flavor
    Woody 39.22%
    Minty 32.82%
    Phenolic 32.18%
    Camphor 25.53%
    Tobacco 25.26%
    Mint 24.8%
    Herbal 24.66%
    Sweet 24.34%
    Dry 22.69%
    Spice 22.39%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    7.99 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    180.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    283°C

    Flash point

    • 135.41 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    2,5,6,6-Tetramethyl-2,4-cyclohexadienecarboxylic acid is an organic intermediate with several potential applications: it may be used as a building block or precursor in fragrance chemistry and personal care formulations, serving as a basis for derivatives used in cosmetics; it can also serve as a precursor for various polymers and plastics; it may be used in coatings and inks as a matrix component or additive for polymer systems; and it is regarded as a key building block in industrial manufacturing processes enabling subsequent synthetic steps.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 480.8
    methanol 605.82
    isopropanol 363.25
    water 4.57
    ethyl acetate 297.82
    n-propanol 438.84
    acetone 422.25
    n-butanol 324.75
    acetonitrile 430.31
    DMF 633.84
    toluene 174.29
    isobutanol 237.36
    1,4-dioxane 905.18
    methyl acetate 296.99
    THF 1788.24
    2-butanone 366.05
    n-pentanol 200.93
    sec-butanol 280.78
    n-hexane 50.55
    ethylene glycol 88.33
    NMP 424.17
    cyclohexane 38.66
    DMSO 523.82
    n-butyl acetate 161.61
    n-octanol 134.64
    chloroform 448.3
    n-propyl acetate 126.76
    acetic acid 153.68
    dichloromethane 400.83
    cyclohexanone 443.44
    propylene glycol 99.65
    isopropyl acetate 151.5
    DMAc 200.74
    2-ethoxyethanol 246.93
    isopentanol 199.73
    n-heptane 27.98
    ethyl formate 179.02
    1,2-dichloroethane 337.27
    n-hexanol 338.23
    2-methoxyethanol 492.06
    isobutyl acetate 70.89
    tetrachloromethane 93.27
    n-pentyl acetate 114.03
    transcutol 257.31
    n-heptanol 152.51
    ethylbenzene 88.24
    MIBK 172.64
    2-propoxyethanol 467.19
    tert-butanol 347.27
    MTBE 257.66
    2-butoxyethanol 191.86
    propionic acid 179.34
    o-xylene 87.0
    formic acid 104.2
    diethyl ether 409.61
    m-xylene 134.02
    p-xylene 92.26
    chlorobenzene 161.29
    dimethyl carbonate 111.93
    n-octane 15.74
    formamide 154.08
    cyclopentanone 722.68
    2-pentanone 329.13
    anisole 160.54
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 529.08
    gamma-butyrolactone 662.7
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 412.38
    pyridine 354.69
    3-pentanone 217.62
    furfural 288.87
    n-dodecane 11.09
    diethylene glycol 276.27
    diisopropyl ether 93.07
    tert-amyl alcohol 238.6
    acetylacetone 237.48
    n-hexadecane 12.65
    acetophenone 105.14
    methyl propionate 249.84
    isopentyl acetate 134.15
    trichloroethylene 413.26
    n-nonanol 114.02
    cyclohexanol 250.42
    benzyl alcohol 111.54
    2-ethylhexanol 136.4
    isooctanol 104.31
    dipropyl ether 140.24
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 118.23
    ethyl lactate 66.73
    propylene carbonate 209.24
    n-methylformamide 384.27
    2-pentanol 217.79
    n-pentane 45.3
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 257.18
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 169.93
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 105.44
    mesitylene 76.17
    ε-caprolactone 297.83
    p-cymene 49.44
    epichlorohydrin 699.24
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 257.65
    2-aminoethanol 182.94
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 393.38
    sulfolane 580.31
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 19.96
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 815.5
    n-hexyl acetate 161.2
    isooctane 19.71
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 158.49
    sec-butyl acetate 84.4
    tert-butyl acetate 159.6
    decalin 23.59
    glycerin 122.17
    diglyme 251.27
    acrylic acid 122.34
    isopropyl myristate 61.49
    n-butyric acid 217.86
    acetyl acetate 108.78
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 50.72
    ethyl propionate 126.94
    nitromethane 345.9
    1,2-diethoxyethane 135.32
    benzonitrile 138.64
    trioctyl phosphate 50.28
    1-bromopropane 281.37
    gamma-valerolactone 614.1
    n-decanol 84.23
    triethyl phosphate 48.34
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 123.76
    propionitrile 362.5
    vinylene carbonate 167.43
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 191.12
    DMS 107.25
    cumene 59.9
    2-octanol 103.01
    2-hexanone 163.85
    octyl acetate 80.69
    limonene 70.78
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 360.59
    ethyl orthosilicate 50.15
    tributyl phosphate 49.58
    diacetone alcohol 209.24
    N,N-dimethylaniline 100.37
    acrylonitrile 329.36
    aniline 184.1
    1,3-propanediol 254.83
    bromobenzene 150.25
    dibromomethane 322.99
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 315.95
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 86.92
    tetrabutyl urea 69.18
    diisobutyl methanol 72.21
    2-phenylethanol 159.39
    styrene 85.1
    dioctyl adipate 62.06
    dimethyl sulfate 159.48
    ethyl butyrate 92.29
    methyl lactate 113.89
    butyl lactate 79.56
    diethyl carbonate 55.69
    propanediol butyl ether 130.26
    triethyl orthoformate 64.3
    p-tert-butyltoluene 55.03
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 112.33
    morpholine 992.12
    tert-butylamine 210.47
    n-dodecanol 60.33
    dimethoxymethane 511.72
    ethylene carbonate 153.18
    cyrene 118.0
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 126.67
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 106.93
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 123.84
    4-methylpyridine 327.81
    dibutyl ether 89.72
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 72.21
    DEF 231.52
    dimethyl isosorbide 195.25
    tetrachloroethylene 201.93
    eugenol 112.94
    triacetin 77.53
    span 80 104.37
    1,4-butanediol 90.05
    1,1-dichloroethane 351.59
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 130.43
    methyl formate 269.84
    2-methyl-1-butanol 189.24
    n-decane 20.17
    butyronitrile 339.9
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 95.73
    1-chlorooctane 78.53
    1-chlorotetradecane 28.68
    n-nonane 20.27
    undecane 14.78
    tert-butylcyclohexane 27.04
    cyclooctane 16.53
    cyclopentanol 383.25
    tetrahydropyran 854.83
    tert-amyl methyl ether 181.74
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 153.65
    1-hexene 147.15
    2-isopropoxyethanol 150.63
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 74.92
    methyl butyrate 152.42

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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
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Orris butter 8002-73-1 Iris florentina L., fam. Iridaceae 0.01%