3-(4-Hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl)butanal

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H20O2

    SMILES
    CC(CC=O)C1CCC(CC1)(C)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 79.99%
    Muguet 50.94%
    Lily 47.12%
    Fresh 42.71%
    Woody 42.59%
    Green 31.8%
    Sweet 30.44%
    Rose 30.12%
    Clean 29.58%
    Aldehydic 28.48%

     

    Flavor
    Green 51.92%
    Minty 45.68%
    Herbal 42.6%
    Fruity 41.09%
    Sweet 38.37%
    Fresh 37.48%
    Tropical 34.55%
    Floral 34.26%
    Mint 31.18%
    Herb 31.03%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.5

    pKa est.
    8.33 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    184.27 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    283°C

    Flash point

    • 119.58 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL11274055
  • Applications

    3-(4-Hydroxy-4-methylcyclohexyl)butanal is mainly used as a fragrance intermediate and aroma-building block in perfumery, enabling woody and floral notes; it may be employed in cosmetics and personal-care formulations as a fragrance ingredient; it is also used in household products to contribute distinctive scent profiles; in industrial manufacturing it serves as a reactive aldehyde precursor for further synthesis of aroma compounds; and it can function as a starting material in coatings and inks for scent-enabled products.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 989.02
    methanol 1144.26
    isopropanol 830.94
    water 3.0
    ethyl acetate 695.02
    n-propanol 648.15
    acetone 775.27
    n-butanol 567.38
    acetonitrile 527.67
    DMF 537.33
    toluene 141.11
    isobutanol 372.0
    1,4-dioxane 1315.9
    methyl acetate 525.79
    THF 1643.4
    2-butanone 446.68
    n-pentanol 228.66
    sec-butanol 317.1
    n-hexane 10.33
    ethylene glycol 151.26
    NMP 257.76
    cyclohexane 31.95
    DMSO 515.36
    n-butyl acetate 365.5
    n-octanol 119.97
    chloroform 715.74
    n-propyl acetate 257.71
    acetic acid 495.6
    dichloromethane 538.4
    cyclohexanone 547.2
    propylene glycol 266.43
    isopropyl acetate 413.64
    DMAc 290.02
    2-ethoxyethanol 401.17
    isopentanol 412.99
    n-heptane 16.22
    ethyl formate 386.35
    1,2-dichloroethane 318.38
    n-hexanol 394.99
    2-methoxyethanol 952.49
    isobutyl acetate 176.05
    tetrachloromethane 80.82
    n-pentyl acetate 141.95
    transcutol 1429.28
    n-heptanol 126.19
    ethylbenzene 60.26
    MIBK 254.86
    2-propoxyethanol 699.73
    tert-butanol 845.82
    MTBE 412.58
    2-butoxyethanol 269.98
    propionic acid 400.13
    o-xylene 85.99
    formic acid 217.33
    diethyl ether 415.42
    m-xylene 119.91
    p-xylene 83.37
    chlorobenzene 202.73
    dimethyl carbonate 124.05
    n-octane 7.51
    formamide 296.05
    cyclopentanone 659.88
    2-pentanone 404.06
    anisole 187.12
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 385.48
    gamma-butyrolactone 795.9
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 769.52
    pyridine 420.7
    3-pentanone 215.91
    furfural 525.23
    n-dodecane 7.34
    diethylene glycol 497.22
    diisopropyl ether 109.25
    tert-amyl alcohol 320.64
    acetylacetone 506.1
    n-hexadecane 8.3
    acetophenone 151.41
    methyl propionate 351.31
    isopentyl acetate 317.62
    trichloroethylene 621.14
    n-nonanol 103.23
    cyclohexanol 317.14
    benzyl alcohol 162.29
    2-ethylhexanol 156.95
    isooctanol 97.43
    dipropyl ether 183.92
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 162.22
    ethyl lactate 116.58
    propylene carbonate 418.85
    n-methylformamide 431.52
    2-pentanol 268.91
    n-pentane 14.34
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 463.48
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 435.13
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 232.93
    mesitylene 78.5
    ε-caprolactone 479.09
    p-cymene 58.09
    epichlorohydrin 760.75
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 324.44
    2-aminoethanol 371.37
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 545.42
    sulfolane 495.93
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 11.0
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 731.84
    n-hexyl acetate 209.85
    isooctane 13.75
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 390.59
    sec-butyl acetate 172.87
    tert-butyl acetate 353.04
    decalin 14.9
    glycerin 309.45
    diglyme 668.91
    acrylic acid 258.59
    isopropyl myristate 82.54
    n-butyric acid 667.88
    acetyl acetate 367.81
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 86.46
    ethyl propionate 208.68
    nitromethane 743.1
    1,2-diethoxyethane 426.01
    benzonitrile 224.78
    trioctyl phosphate 63.18
    1-bromopropane 175.76
    gamma-valerolactone 928.06
    n-decanol 77.17
    triethyl phosphate 84.8
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 174.88
    propionitrile 402.13
    vinylene carbonate 375.07
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 371.95
    DMS 171.38
    cumene 49.11
    2-octanol 77.14
    2-hexanone 207.24
    octyl acetate 101.77
    limonene 85.48
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 599.91
    ethyl orthosilicate 85.95
    tributyl phosphate 81.41
    diacetone alcohol 392.15
    N,N-dimethylaniline 100.18
    acrylonitrile 380.32
    aniline 257.67
    1,3-propanediol 586.92
    bromobenzene 183.83
    dibromomethane 311.29
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 465.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 153.53
    tetrabutyl urea 91.83
    diisobutyl methanol 103.95
    2-phenylethanol 211.73
    styrene 75.96
    dioctyl adipate 118.5
    dimethyl sulfate 140.76
    ethyl butyrate 239.56
    methyl lactate 186.04
    butyl lactate 141.55
    diethyl carbonate 145.77
    propanediol butyl ether 257.83
    triethyl orthoformate 150.55
    p-tert-butyltoluene 63.97
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 157.34
    morpholine 1234.53
    tert-butylamine 427.97
    n-dodecanol 58.52
    dimethoxymethane 510.15
    ethylene carbonate 345.74
    cyrene 174.37
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 248.67
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 208.66
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 188.73
    4-methylpyridine 380.26
    dibutyl ether 131.42
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 103.95
    DEF 284.0
    dimethyl isosorbide 388.04
    tetrachloroethylene 292.45
    eugenol 148.89
    triacetin 215.92
    span 80 209.07
    1,4-butanediol 148.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 404.24
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 152.93
    methyl formate 325.38
    2-methyl-1-butanol 250.83
    n-decane 12.37
    butyronitrile 484.83
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 125.23
    1-chlorooctane 54.65
    1-chlorotetradecane 22.71
    n-nonane 11.13
    undecane 9.17
    tert-butylcyclohexane 16.27
    cyclooctane 11.59
    cyclopentanol 378.83
    tetrahydropyran 864.82
    tert-amyl methyl ether 182.09
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 416.09
    1-hexene 57.8
    2-isopropoxyethanol 261.45
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 154.76
    methyl butyrate 266.77

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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