3-Decanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1565-81-7

    Molecular formula
    C10H22O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCC(CC)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Oily 71.56%
    Floral 64.22%
    Fatty 63.9%
    Waxy 60.48%
    Citrus 53.93%
    Fruity 51.89%
    Earthy 49.4%
    Herbal 48.27%
    Orange 46.76%
    Mushroom 45.85%

     

    Flavor
    Floral 60.01%
    Citrus 54.96%
    Fresh 53.6%
    Mushroom 51.35%
    Herbal 50.42%
    Green 48.06%
    Orange 45.08%
    Waxy 44.61%
    Earthy 44.43%
    Woody 44.19%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.9

    pKa est.
    9.17 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    158.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    212°C

    Flash point

    • 88.43 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • insoluble in water

  • Synonyms

    • 3-Decanol
    • 1565-81-7
    • decan-3-ol
    • Ethyl heptyl carbinol
    • Heptyl ethyl carbinol
    • Ethyl n-heptyl carbinol
    • 3-HYDROXYDECANE
    • FEMA No. 3605
    • UNII-WTY84QBP4T
    • WTY84QBP4T
    • (+/-)-3-Decanol
    • MFCD00021956
    • DL-DECAN-3-OL
    • 3-DECANOL [FHFI]
    • 1-ETHYL-1-OCTANOL
    • AI3-19948
    • DTXSID50862695
    • 3-DECANOL, (+/-)-
    • Ethylheptylcarbinol
    • FEMA 3605
    • 3-Decyl Alcohol
    • deca-8-yl alcohol
    • 3-Decanol, AldrichCPR
    • SCHEMBL194832
    • DTXCID90811425
    • CHEBI:195405
    • LMFA05000510
    • AKOS009158368
    • AS-56144
    • CS-0333995
    • D1176
    • NS00096145
    • D89804
    • Q27292837
    • 605-062-8

  • Applications

    3-Decanol (CAS 1565-81-7) is a long-chain primary alcohol used as an intermediate and fragrance-related ingredient in multiple industries. In perfumery and cosmetics, it serves as a fragrance component and can contribute to specific scent profiles. It is commonly used as an intermediate in the synthesis of esters for fragrances and odor-active compounds. In industrial manufacturing, it may function as a solvent or processing aid for specialty chemicals. In polymers and plastics, it is used to prepare esters that act as plasticizers or processing aids in formulations. In coatings and inks, it can serve as a solvent or co-solvent to adjust drying and film-forming properties.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 18659.04
    methanol 11654.97
    isopropanol 22951.17
    water 0.09
    ethyl acetate 13598.36
    n-propanol 17799.87
    acetone 19077.04
    n-butanol 18257.5
    acetonitrile 8363.49
    DMF 6846.64
    toluene 2838.5
    isobutanol 14217.98
    1,4-dioxane 12506.35
    methyl acetate 7140.68
    THF 22079.17
    2-butanone 13374.08
    n-pentanol 10830.74
    sec-butanol 16492.05
    n-hexane 11933.35
    ethylene glycol 597.46
    NMP 3330.68
    cyclohexane 7957.81
    DMSO 9010.12
    n-butyl acetate 16771.77
    n-octanol 3883.49
    chloroform 11767.79
    n-propyl acetate 10021.91
    acetic acid 4195.18
    dichloromethane 10534.44
    cyclohexanone 13981.21
    propylene glycol 1730.59
    isopropyl acetate 8862.55
    DMAc 3289.71
    2-ethoxyethanol 6597.15
    isopentanol 14744.18
    n-heptane 6651.17
    ethyl formate 5095.39
    1,2-dichloroethane 8627.44
    n-hexanol 14489.94
    2-methoxyethanol 10159.55
    isobutyl acetate 5166.17
    tetrachloromethane 3134.97
    n-pentyl acetate 6171.89
    transcutol 15622.98
    n-heptanol 4675.41
    ethylbenzene 1863.95
    MIBK 6771.06
    2-propoxyethanol 11354.08
    tert-butanol 25113.01
    MTBE 21621.02
    2-butoxyethanol 5366.73
    propionic acid 5065.99
    o-xylene 1431.89
    formic acid 490.44
    diethyl ether 23458.21
    m-xylene 1768.1
    p-xylene 2294.07
    chlorobenzene 2958.42
    dimethyl carbonate 785.76
    n-octane 1543.58
    formamide 868.77
    cyclopentanone 10611.68
    2-pentanone 14242.93
    anisole 2694.42
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 10984.16
    gamma-butyrolactone 7595.72
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 9383.48
    pyridine 8062.37
    3-pentanone 6615.07
    furfural 3840.03
    n-dodecane 546.95
    diethylene glycol 3180.38
    diisopropyl ether 6965.24
    tert-amyl alcohol 15444.65
    acetylacetone 6102.19
    n-hexadecane 639.58
    acetophenone 1970.69
    methyl propionate 5670.69
    isopentyl acetate 11583.61
    trichloroethylene 9690.74
    n-nonanol 3178.76
    cyclohexanol 11410.53
    benzyl alcohol 2043.47
    2-ethylhexanol 9356.04
    isooctanol 3879.97
    dipropyl ether 19257.59
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2114.33
    ethyl lactate 1662.71
    propylene carbonate 3970.16
    n-methylformamide 3540.0
    2-pentanol 14203.78
    n-pentane 6442.79
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 11380.51
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 6013.11
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2091.64
    mesitylene 1248.53
    ε-caprolactone 9269.58
    p-cymene 1626.24
    epichlorohydrin 9391.17
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8456.29
    2-aminoethanol 2544.72
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4427.4
    sulfolane 5985.84
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1508.29
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 18946.75
    n-hexyl acetate 6333.58
    isooctane 1559.9
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4065.88
    sec-butyl acetate 6115.71
    tert-butyl acetate 7719.13
    decalin 1786.01
    glycerin 1389.76
    diglyme 7827.98
    acrylic acid 2161.87
    isopropyl myristate 1797.35
    n-butyric acid 13560.92
    acetyl acetate 3279.25
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 895.25
    ethyl propionate 6448.89
    nitromethane 5587.45
    1,2-diethoxyethane 13245.41
    benzonitrile 3225.67
    trioctyl phosphate 959.0
    1-bromopropane 11917.21
    gamma-valerolactone 10404.12
    n-decanol 2077.16
    triethyl phosphate 1489.95
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 6060.75
    propionitrile 9534.91
    vinylene carbonate 2638.0
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4219.79
    DMS 1683.09
    cumene 1180.09
    2-octanol 3370.02
    2-hexanone 10911.45
    octyl acetate 2022.13
    limonene 3960.87
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 14830.73
    ethyl orthosilicate 1901.56
    tributyl phosphate 1323.08
    diacetone alcohol 5795.43
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1528.22
    acrylonitrile 6105.93
    aniline 3482.1
    1,3-propanediol 5588.3
    bromobenzene 3198.18
    dibromomethane 10020.97
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 8504.12
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3326.32
    tetrabutyl urea 1497.33
    diisobutyl methanol 4385.02
    2-phenylethanol 2885.0
    styrene 2463.14
    dioctyl adipate 1833.27
    dimethyl sulfate 901.51
    ethyl butyrate 9708.91
    methyl lactate 1367.45
    butyl lactate 3072.69
    diethyl carbonate 3510.93
    propanediol butyl ether 3246.83
    triethyl orthoformate 4944.93
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1565.52
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1455.29
    morpholine 17529.42
    tert-butylamine 21700.34
    n-dodecanol 1506.34
    dimethoxymethane 6026.8
    ethylene carbonate 3308.68
    cyrene 1195.24
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4562.34
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 8701.58
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2083.44
    4-methylpyridine 8087.42
    dibutyl ether 11665.82
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4385.02
    DEF 8990.13
    dimethyl isosorbide 2884.4
    tetrachloroethylene 6168.43
    eugenol 1336.5
    triacetin 2247.4
    span 80 2557.51
    1,4-butanediol 1736.53
    1,1-dichloroethane 12254.33
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 7791.6
    methyl formate 1931.03
    2-methyl-1-butanol 11903.25
    n-decane 1312.4
    butyronitrile 15262.2
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4207.43
    1-chlorooctane 3297.66
    1-chlorotetradecane 927.94
    n-nonane 1645.67
    undecane 791.86
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1881.05
    cyclooctane 2042.3
    cyclopentanol 9785.08
    tetrahydropyran 27046.29
    tert-amyl methyl ether 10228.23
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3290.02
    1-hexene 20502.54
    2-isopropoxyethanol 5207.86
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 642.09
    methyl butyrate 9730.49

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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