2,6,8-Trimethyldecane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    62108-26-3

    Molecular formula
    C13H28

    SMILES
    CCC(C)CC(C)CCCC(C)C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 47.25%
    Herbal 42.91%
    Fresh 37.98%
    Oily 37.88%
    Citrus 34.97%
    Woody 33.18%
    Green 32.88%
    Sweet 30.06%
    Floral 28.65%
    Spicy 26.99%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 25.4%
    Delicate 23.6%
    Leathery 22.04%
    Waxy 21.85%
    Yeasty 21.64%
    Fresh 21.23%
    Gasoline 21.15%
    Bloody 20.83%
    Glue 20.71%
    Skunky 20.69%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.4

    pKa est.
    9.79 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    184.36 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    209°C

    Flash point

    • 78.88 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2,6,8-Trimethyldecane
    • 62108-26-3
    • CHEBI:88814
    • DTXSID50337934
    • RefChem:1060206
    • DTXCID10289021
    • Decane, 2,6,8-trimethyl-
    • 2,6,8-trimethyl-decane
    • 2,6,8-Trimethyldecane #
    • SCHEMBL9595174
    • DB-355312
    • NS00096002
    • Q27160787
    • 62108-26-3

  • Applications

    2,6,8-Trimethyldecane (CAS 62108-26-3) is a branched C13 alkane used as a non-polar solvent and diluent in coatings, inks, and adhesives; it acts as a fragrance/cosmetics carrier or diluent in perfumery and personal care products; it serves as a base oil component in industrial lubricants; it is used as a processing solvent and cleaning agent in industrial manufacturing; and may function as a raw material or intermediate in hydrocarbon processing, chemical synthesis, or polymer production, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1875.88
    methanol 588.75
    isopropanol 2634.39
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 4100.21
    n-propanol 2201.62
    acetone 3246.01
    n-butanol 3600.63
    acetonitrile 1082.66
    DMF 1166.66
    toluene 2804.21
    isobutanol 2354.2
    1,4-dioxane 6078.61
    methyl acetate 2126.24
    THF 11924.6
    2-butanone 3509.44
    n-pentanol 2520.43
    sec-butanol 3107.5
    n-hexane 9287.86
    ethylene glycol 47.22
    NMP 1344.55
    cyclohexane 9904.88
    DMSO 1328.87
    n-butyl acetate 12253.27
    n-octanol 2559.95
    chloroform 4312.81
    n-propyl acetate 3369.54
    acetic acid 540.74
    dichloromethane 3540.12
    cyclohexanone 6025.04
    propylene glycol 198.55
    isopropyl acetate 3842.16
    DMAc 1188.84
    2-ethoxyethanol 1422.45
    isopentanol 4151.7
    n-heptane 14427.03
    ethyl formate 1233.44
    1,2-dichloroethane 3403.39
    n-hexanol 8173.2
    2-methoxyethanol 1577.69
    isobutyl acetate 2815.58
    tetrachloromethane 1415.88
    n-pentyl acetate 3602.84
    transcutol 6509.13
    n-heptanol 2751.78
    ethylbenzene 1708.84
    MIBK 3692.44
    2-propoxyethanol 4623.76
    tert-butanol 5270.93
    MTBE 10551.64
    2-butoxyethanol 2468.78
    propionic acid 731.28
    o-xylene 1639.89
    formic acid 32.06
    diethyl ether 9539.55
    m-xylene 2058.15
    p-xylene 2155.27
    chlorobenzene 1875.41
    dimethyl carbonate 325.21
    n-octane 2905.06
    formamide 62.23
    cyclopentanone 4288.44
    2-pentanone 4684.24
    anisole 1822.62
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 7378.89
    gamma-butyrolactone 2634.9
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1954.56
    pyridine 3000.67
    3-pentanone 2951.69
    furfural 1352.85
    n-dodecane 1166.69
    diethylene glycol 817.84
    diisopropyl ether 5493.04
    tert-amyl alcohol 4555.27
    acetylacetone 2627.1
    n-hexadecane 1363.38
    acetophenone 1153.93
    methyl propionate 1776.35
    isopentyl acetate 10271.08
    trichloroethylene 3360.55
    n-nonanol 2468.54
    cyclohexanol 4102.8
    benzyl alcohol 784.77
    2-ethylhexanol 8954.45
    isooctanol 2636.95
    dipropyl ether 17361.46
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1398.31
    ethyl lactate 557.99
    propylene carbonate 1767.21
    n-methylformamide 373.97
    2-pentanol 3685.01
    n-pentane 5386.54
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 6418.43
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4966.38
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1594.15
    mesitylene 1693.6
    ε-caprolactone 4108.57
    p-cymene 2667.17
    epichlorohydrin 3676.56
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4364.19
    2-aminoethanol 229.58
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1781.52
    sulfolane 2225.57
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1994.83
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 10856.05
    n-hexyl acetate 4556.95
    isooctane 2107.91
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2573.67
    sec-butyl acetate 3044.98
    tert-butyl acetate 4933.59
    decalin 2839.71
    glycerin 170.83
    diglyme 4745.32
    acrylic acid 298.21
    isopropyl myristate 2245.82
    n-butyric acid 2563.97
    acetyl acetate 1539.96
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 823.99
    ethyl propionate 2518.66
    nitromethane 751.67
    1,2-diethoxyethane 7885.53
    benzonitrile 1357.29
    trioctyl phosphate 991.27
    1-bromopropane 5921.59
    gamma-valerolactone 3678.03
    n-decanol 1891.71
    triethyl phosphate 1565.56
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2762.4
    propionitrile 1795.46
    vinylene carbonate 965.2
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1150.64
    DMS 1078.6
    cumene 1286.21
    2-octanol 2161.89
    2-hexanone 4382.41
    octyl acetate 2274.86
    limonene 6375.82
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4952.88
    ethyl orthosilicate 2081.4
    tributyl phosphate 1239.9
    diacetone alcohol 2698.1
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1273.36
    acrylonitrile 952.06
    aniline 1523.61
    1,3-propanediol 679.21
    bromobenzene 2323.25
    dibromomethane 3940.38
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3473.75
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3696.54
    tetrabutyl urea 1485.09
    diisobutyl methanol 4797.64
    2-phenylethanol 1977.35
    styrene 1722.46
    dioctyl adipate 1876.66
    dimethyl sulfate 359.25
    ethyl butyrate 7323.03
    methyl lactate 370.63
    butyl lactate 1502.49
    diethyl carbonate 2796.22
    propanediol butyl ether 1137.81
    triethyl orthoformate 5254.97
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2841.45
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1317.57
    morpholine 6374.43
    tert-butylamine 6009.7
    n-dodecanol 1574.54
    dimethoxymethane 1878.24
    ethylene carbonate 1283.06
    cyrene 735.85
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2675.48
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 8948.08
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1434.91
    4-methylpyridine 3494.55
    dibutyl ether 9935.2
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4797.64
    DEF 3040.68
    dimethyl isosorbide 2706.85
    tetrachloroethylene 1953.65
    eugenol 878.88
    triacetin 1638.15
    span 80 1856.91
    1,4-butanediol 240.6
    1,1-dichloroethane 4070.25
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2757.82
    methyl formate 271.07
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3280.51
    n-decane 2415.67
    butyronitrile 3808.45
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3567.26
    1-chlorooctane 3929.12
    1-chlorotetradecane 1418.36
    n-nonane 2999.47
    undecane 1588.65
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2765.11
    cyclooctane 4253.27
    cyclopentanol 2731.98
    tetrahydropyran 12962.3
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6391.83
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2392.73
    1-hexene 10415.25
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1589.03
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 92.22
    methyl butyrate 3425.49

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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