(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)methanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    62285-58-9

    Molecular formula
    C9H12O

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

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 77.08%
    Sweet 61.28%
    Phenolic 43.97%
    Rose 38.86%
    Animal 35.39%
    Woody 34.59%
    Powdery 34.48%
    Herbal 32.74%
    Hay 32.03%
    Hawthorn 30.35%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 61.89%
    Phenolic 49.67%
    Floral 43.05%
    Powdery 38.16%
    Spicy 35.71%
    Medicinal 34.56%
    Smoky 30.62%
    Woody 29.97%
    Nutty 28.04%
    Flower 27.6%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8

    pKa est.
    8.03 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    136.19 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    229°C

    Flash point

    • 102.69 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • (2,6-dimethylphenyl)methanol
    • 62285-58-9
    • DTXSID70977851
    • RefChem:394710
    • DTXCID40912714
    • 880-668-5
    • 2,6-DIMETHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL
    • Benzenemethanol, 2,6-dimethyl-
    • 2,6-Dimethyl-benzenemethanol
    • MFCD00128004
    • 2,6-Dimethylbenzenemethanol
    • 6ZY8T44LGD
    • NSC-618295
    • (2,6-Dimethyl-phenyl)-methanol
    • 2,6-Dimethylbenzylalcohol
    • NSC618295
    • NSC 618295
    • 2.3-Dimethylbenzylalkohol
    • UNII-6ZY8T44LGD
    • 2,6-Dimethyl benzyl alcohol
    • SCHEMBL357603
    • SCHEMBL395822
    • SCHEMBL1403694
    • SCHEMBL6630376
    • CHEMBL1996303
    • SCHEMBL27519534
    • (2,6-dimethylphenyl)methan-1-ol
    • SBB079383
    • AKOS006345938
    • AB03562
    • DS-2816
    • FD50915
    • AC-14177
    • NCI60_005524
    • SY021716
    • DB-054119
    • CS-0031344
    • EN300-1830998
    • 285D589
    • F243203
    • 62285-58-9

  • Applications

    (2,6-Dimethylphenyl)methanol (CAS 62285-58-9) is primarily used as an organic intermediate in fragrance and flavor chemistry, where it can be oxidized or further transformed into substituted benzaldehydes and related aroma compounds for perfumery. It is commonly employed as a building block in cosmetics and personal-care formulations to enable esterification or etherification steps that deliver fragrance notes. In industrial manufacturing, it may serve as an intermediate for the synthesis of specialty chemicals or agrochemical precursors, and can function as a solvent or processing aid in coatings, inks, and cleaning formulations. It may also be used as a fragrance carrier or scent-delivery component in household products, subject to formulation limits and local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3244.93
    methanol 3073.49
    isopropanol 2066.08
    water 18.92
    ethyl acetate 1847.49
    n-propanol 2821.89
    acetone 2323.98
    n-butanol 1895.91
    acetonitrile 3767.95
    DMF 1689.8
    toluene 591.53
    isobutanol 1448.38
    1,4-dioxane 7048.23
    methyl acetate 1845.17
    THF 5457.09
    2-butanone 1893.07
    n-pentanol 1095.02
    sec-butanol 1356.21
    n-hexane 270.55
    ethylene glycol 400.38
    NMP 1268.26
    cyclohexane 374.03
    DMSO 2772.56
    n-butyl acetate 1020.22
    n-octanol 364.68
    chloroform 2851.13
    n-propyl acetate 909.61
    acetic acid 1438.63
    dichloromethane 2879.25
    cyclohexanone 2233.71
    propylene glycol 284.2
    isopropyl acetate 741.46
    DMAc 428.11
    2-ethoxyethanol 1501.19
    isopentanol 1008.45
    n-heptane 184.9
    ethyl formate 1297.96
    1,2-dichloroethane 2558.66
    n-hexanol 1342.48
    2-methoxyethanol 2293.98
    isobutyl acetate 429.56
    tetrachloromethane 823.58
    n-pentyl acetate 446.82
    transcutol 1594.57
    n-heptanol 447.26
    ethylbenzene 268.42
    MIBK 631.52
    2-propoxyethanol 1825.96
    tert-butanol 1825.86
    MTBE 1665.29
    2-butoxyethanol 675.6
    propionic acid 1357.0
    o-xylene 258.25
    formic acid 740.12
    diethyl ether 3587.96
    m-xylene 330.35
    p-xylene 274.73
    chlorobenzene 754.64
    dimethyl carbonate 383.85
    n-octane 78.08
    formamide 1406.59
    cyclopentanone 2540.64
    2-pentanone 1441.14
    anisole 674.51
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2056.44
    gamma-butyrolactone 3048.62
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1220.25
    pyridine 1968.88
    3-pentanone 1002.23
    furfural 1365.41
    n-dodecane 43.2
    diethylene glycol 911.16
    diisopropyl ether 519.44
    tert-amyl alcohol 1053.88
    acetylacetone 855.24
    n-hexadecane 49.32
    acetophenone 345.02
    methyl propionate 1184.55
    isopentyl acetate 610.6
    trichloroethylene 2532.42
    n-nonanol 310.16
    cyclohexanol 1170.59
    benzyl alcohol 418.17
    2-ethylhexanol 481.99
    isooctanol 318.79
    dipropyl ether 963.73
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 486.07
    ethyl lactate 206.65
    propylene carbonate 963.32
    n-methylformamide 2036.35
    2-pentanol 1001.12
    n-pentane 302.27
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 864.75
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 613.61
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 296.66
    mesitylene 196.57
    ε-caprolactone 1612.85
    p-cymene 136.34
    epichlorohydrin 3678.83
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1894.01
    2-aminoethanol 930.47
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1712.07
    sulfolane 2133.57
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 82.0
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3569.09
    n-hexyl acetate 545.2
    isooctane 92.81
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 554.51
    sec-butyl acetate 405.42
    tert-butyl acetate 718.31
    decalin 108.69
    glycerin 369.92
    diglyme 1145.09
    acrylic acid 875.33
    isopropyl myristate 189.99
    n-butyric acid 1495.45
    acetyl acetate 539.03
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 117.94
    ethyl propionate 667.63
    nitromethane 3023.46
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1051.41
    benzonitrile 564.4
    trioctyl phosphate 126.93
    1-bromopropane 1677.53
    gamma-valerolactone 2893.72
    n-decanol 235.73
    triethyl phosphate 154.84
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 398.79
    propionitrile 2324.75
    vinylene carbonate 843.02
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 883.13
    DMS 317.67
    cumene 160.77
    2-octanol 276.32
    2-hexanone 916.29
    octyl acetate 262.26
    limonene 243.7
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2341.67
    ethyl orthosilicate 163.04
    tributyl phosphate 138.49
    diacetone alcohol 677.06
    N,N-dimethylaniline 276.99
    acrylonitrile 2103.36
    aniline 828.78
    1,3-propanediol 1366.37
    bromobenzene 662.87
    dibromomethane 2245.98
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1721.57
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 283.43
    tetrabutyl urea 163.2
    diisobutyl methanol 238.01
    2-phenylethanol 507.02
    styrene 348.98
    dioctyl adipate 198.97
    dimethyl sulfate 432.38
    ethyl butyrate 565.09
    methyl lactate 293.93
    butyl lactate 211.52
    diethyl carbonate 285.35
    propanediol butyl ether 309.34
    triethyl orthoformate 314.6
    p-tert-butyltoluene 141.35
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 264.84
    morpholine 5890.46
    tert-butylamine 1112.07
    n-dodecanol 176.55
    dimethoxymethane 1673.14
    ethylene carbonate 922.94
    cyrene 287.52
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 591.48
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 463.49
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 481.96
    4-methylpyridine 1387.17
    dibutyl ether 476.88
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 238.01
    DEF 1022.93
    dimethyl isosorbide 537.19
    tetrachloroethylene 1331.61
    eugenol 263.12
    triacetin 247.37
    span 80 294.95
    1,4-butanediol 436.14
    1,1-dichloroethane 2387.37
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 582.18
    methyl formate 1395.06
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1009.65
    n-decane 80.9
    butyronitrile 1950.32
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 268.74
    1-chlorooctane 287.74
    1-chlorotetradecane 100.44
    n-nonane 87.73
    undecane 56.9
    tert-butylcyclohexane 109.39
    cyclooctane 119.82
    cyclopentanol 1465.61
    tetrahydropyran 5223.58
    tert-amyl methyl ether 782.05
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 546.99
    1-hexene 747.18
    2-isopropoxyethanol 822.13
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 507.82
    methyl butyrate 858.37

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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