3-Dodecanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    10203-30-2

    Molecular formula
    C12H26O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCC(CC)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Oily 67.59%
    Fatty 64.77%
    Waxy 63.62%
    Floral 61.82%
    Fruity 56.58%
    Citrus 49.32%
    Orange 42.08%
    Rose 41.58%
    Fresh 41.09%
    Clean 34.65%

     

    Flavor
    Floral 58.43%
    Waxy 56.48%
    Fresh 52.0%
    Citrus 51.53%
    Fatty 46.78%
    Mushroom 41.39%
    Orange 41.35%
    Fat 40.74%
    Green 37.49%
    Oily 36.13%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.9

    pKa est.
    8.57 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    186.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    244°C

    Flash point

    • 108.03 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 3-Dodecanol
    • 10203-30-2
    • DTXSID30871200
    • NSC 158523
    • RefChem:93730
    • DTXCID70818871
    • OKDGZLITBCRLLJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • dodecan-3-ol
    • (R)-dodecan-3-ol
    • dodecanol-3
    • 3-hydroxydodecane
    • 3-dodecyl alcohol
    • NSC158523
    • SCHEMBL378929
    • SCHEMBL911548
    • SCHEMBL3438700
    • SCHEMBL4623558
    • SCHEMBL5685729
    • CHEBI:195617
    • SBB059910
    • AKOS011018658
    • NSC-158523
    • NS00096146
    • ST51046178
    • 10203-30-2

  • Applications

    3-Dodecanol (CAS 10203-30-2) is a fatty alcohol that serves as an intermediate and processing aid across multiple industries: it is a precursor for the synthesis of nonionic surfactants (alkyl sulfates and ether sulfates) used in detergents and cleaners; it functions as an emollient and solvent in cosmetics and personal care formulations; it can act as a solvent or carrier for fragrance ingredients in perfumery; it is employed to make lauryl esters for use in cleaners and specialty lubricants; in industrial manufacturing it provides lubrication and processing aid in polymer and plastics processing; and it may be used as a co-solvent or plasticizer component in coatings and inks and in some household cleaning products. Use is governed by formulation needs and local regulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 10657.73
    methanol 5604.68
    isopropanol 15005.86
    water 0.02
    ethyl acetate 11846.81
    n-propanol 11680.93
    acetone 14896.45
    n-butanol 12394.64
    acetonitrile 5549.66
    DMF 5050.49
    toluene 2802.35
    isobutanol 9545.88
    1,4-dioxane 10514.05
    methyl acetate 5934.23
    THF 19805.73
    2-butanone 11624.54
    n-pentanol 7776.3
    sec-butanol 12254.69
    n-hexane 10944.61
    ethylene glycol 227.26
    NMP 2780.92
    cyclohexane 9122.31
    DMSO 7048.22
    n-butyl acetate 15238.32
    n-octanol 3042.81
    chloroform 10124.78
    n-propyl acetate 9982.66
    acetic acid 2296.15
    dichloromethane 9777.68
    cyclohexanone 13085.35
    propylene glycol 832.51
    isopropyl acetate 8346.59
    DMAc 3058.27
    2-ethoxyethanol 5100.29
    isopentanol 10921.33
    n-heptane 6710.38
    ethyl formate 3801.33
    1,2-dichloroethane 8316.62
    n-hexanol 10174.8
    2-methoxyethanol 7046.61
    isobutyl acetate 5254.39
    tetrachloromethane 2682.45
    n-pentyl acetate 6209.91
    transcutol 13750.43
    n-heptanol 3776.54
    ethylbenzene 1870.94
    MIBK 6607.85
    2-propoxyethanol 8389.35
    tert-butanol 17917.72
    MTBE 20438.49
    2-butoxyethanol 4551.93
    propionic acid 3185.04
    o-xylene 1449.29
    formic acid 207.24
    diethyl ether 22114.48
    m-xylene 1743.1
    p-xylene 2263.26
    chlorobenzene 2777.45
    dimethyl carbonate 669.57
    n-octane 1521.9
    formamide 423.29
    cyclopentanone 9523.45
    2-pentanone 13183.51
    anisole 2655.94
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 10782.87
    gamma-butyrolactone 6367.82
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 7146.57
    pyridine 7189.45
    3-pentanone 6358.0
    furfural 3221.56
    n-dodecane 502.2
    diethylene glycol 1985.04
    diisopropyl ether 6976.95
    tert-amyl alcohol 12276.34
    acetylacetone 5567.43
    n-hexadecane 595.66
    acetophenone 2023.57
    methyl propionate 4786.21
    isopentyl acetate 11064.3
    trichloroethylene 8682.31
    n-nonanol 2618.99
    cyclohexanol 9253.51
    benzyl alcohol 1741.9
    2-ethylhexanol 7703.47
    isooctanol 3385.49
    dipropyl ether 19445.9
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2152.4
    ethyl lactate 1524.17
    propylene carbonate 3405.89
    n-methylformamide 2133.92
    2-pentanol 10662.51
    n-pentane 5495.58
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 9401.31
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 5731.52
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1924.63
    mesitylene 1273.83
    ε-caprolactone 8564.87
    p-cymene 1602.16
    epichlorohydrin 8185.99
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8105.23
    2-aminoethanol 1204.55
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3860.24
    sulfolane 5330.83
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1347.91
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 17651.1
    n-hexyl acetate 6207.95
    isooctane 1347.74
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3693.98
    sec-butyl acetate 6581.82
    tert-butyl acetate 7877.64
    decalin 1870.66
    glycerin 715.97
    diglyme 7410.96
    acrylic acid 1268.54
    isopropyl myristate 1847.32
    n-butyric acid 9560.21
    acetyl acetate 3044.48
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 860.8
    ethyl propionate 6620.56
    nitromethane 3851.61
    1,2-diethoxyethane 13005.47
    benzonitrile 2764.66
    trioctyl phosphate 912.11
    1-bromopropane 11894.13
    gamma-valerolactone 9100.79
    n-decanol 1754.98
    triethyl phosphate 1636.34
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 4965.0
    propionitrile 7124.75
    vinylene carbonate 2204.86
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3583.16
    DMS 1646.82
    cumene 1194.85
    2-octanol 2828.5
    2-hexanone 10477.72
    octyl acetate 1992.44
    limonene 3910.16
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 13635.9
    ethyl orthosilicate 2040.62
    tributyl phosphate 1258.56
    diacetone alcohol 5324.81
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1571.26
    acrylonitrile 4246.62
    aniline 2958.98
    1,3-propanediol 3162.22
    bromobenzene 3092.48
    dibromomethane 9392.92
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 8283.18
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3443.38
    tetrabutyl urea 1514.16
    diisobutyl methanol 3971.58
    2-phenylethanol 2323.14
    styrene 2450.56
    dioctyl adipate 1897.19
    dimethyl sulfate 822.19
    ethyl butyrate 9885.14
    methyl lactate 1044.94
    butyl lactate 2892.48
    diethyl carbonate 3598.35
    propanediol butyl ether 2438.1
    triethyl orthoformate 5243.66
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1562.15
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1518.44
    morpholine 15378.7
    tert-butylamine 15571.76
    n-dodecanol 1274.75
    dimethoxymethane 5182.83
    ethylene carbonate 2936.46
    cyrene 1109.37
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4516.62
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 8486.39
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2125.8
    4-methylpyridine 7280.96
    dibutyl ether 11667.92
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3971.58
    DEF 8221.73
    dimethyl isosorbide 2822.95
    tetrachloroethylene 5471.91
    eugenol 1270.69
    triacetin 2294.28
    span 80 2238.74
    1,4-butanediol 1018.84
    1,1-dichloroethane 11260.36
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 6054.82
    methyl formate 1197.57
    2-methyl-1-butanol 8679.51
    n-decane 1276.78
    butyronitrile 11960.13
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3739.16
    1-chlorooctane 3202.38
    1-chlorotetradecane 890.29
    n-nonane 1573.12
    undecane 743.4
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1866.33
    cyclooctane 2239.76
    cyclopentanol 7231.67
    tetrahydropyran 26160.43
    tert-amyl methyl ether 9814.68
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3124.4
    1-hexene 18700.52
    2-isopropoxyethanol 4354.56
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 379.84
    methyl butyrate 9622.06

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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