3-Methoxy-4-heptanone

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C8H16O2

    SMILES
    CCCC(=O)C(CC)OC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 78.41%
    Sweet 63.65%
    Ethereal 38.49%
    Herbal 37.16%
    Buttery 37.14%
    Caramellic 35.35%
    Nutty 33.54%
    Earthy 31.16%
    Mint 29.08%
    Pungent 28.61%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 66.06%
    Sweet 58.49%
    Pineapple 35.81%
    Berry 33.37%
    Cheese 32.3%
    Caramel 30.62%
    Butter 29.75%
    Fruit 29.28%
    Fatty 28.85%
    Creamy 28.72%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.6

    pKa est.
    8.12 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    144.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    170°C

    Flash point

    • 51.57 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 3-METHOXY-4-HEPTANONE
    • SCHEMBL1781366
    • PPVIGLHWNQLEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • AKOS020762193
  • Applications

    3-Methoxy-4-heptanone is commonly used as an aroma/odorant ingredient in perfumery; it may be evaluated for flavor/aroma applications in food formulations; in cosmetics and personal care it can serve as a fragrance component; in household products it functions as a fragrance additive in cleaners and air fresheners; in industrial manufacturing it is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of fragrance-related compounds and specialty polymers.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 5193.13
    methanol 7503.27
    isopropanol 3270.06
    water 21.52
    ethyl acetate 1799.97
    n-propanol 3554.3
    acetone 2702.76
    n-butanol 2938.61
    acetonitrile 4785.92
    DMF 2331.48
    toluene 916.67
    isobutanol 2385.43
    1,4-dioxane 4104.31
    methyl acetate 2046.77
    THF 3413.76
    2-butanone 1960.98
    n-pentanol 1996.97
    sec-butanol 2771.65
    n-hexane 510.56
    ethylene glycol 1061.26
    NMP 2110.93
    cyclohexane 1194.09
    DMSO 2239.98
    n-butyl acetate 2038.65
    n-octanol 1110.57
    chloroform 10098.62
    n-propyl acetate 1481.51
    acetic acid 5297.29
    dichloromethane 9869.55
    cyclohexanone 3347.92
    propylene glycol 1068.78
    isopropyl acetate 868.36
    DMAc 1456.97
    2-ethoxyethanol 2275.12
    isopentanol 1917.59
    n-heptane 445.93
    ethyl formate 2351.51
    1,2-dichloroethane 3983.35
    n-hexanol 2032.5
    2-methoxyethanol 3473.19
    isobutyl acetate 793.58
    tetrachloromethane 2062.24
    n-pentyl acetate 1189.78
    transcutol 3322.89
    n-heptanol 943.47
    ethylbenzene 629.19
    MIBK 712.03
    2-propoxyethanol 2148.01
    tert-butanol 2888.95
    MTBE 1695.94
    2-butoxyethanol 1313.0
    propionic acid 2673.19
    o-xylene 570.84
    formic acid 2073.42
    diethyl ether 2000.47
    m-xylene 515.28
    p-xylene 935.46
    chlorobenzene 2277.93
    dimethyl carbonate 440.5
    n-octane 178.65
    formamide 2178.65
    cyclopentanone 2655.7
    2-pentanone 1360.96
    anisole 1150.13
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1505.09
    gamma-butyrolactone 3576.03
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1705.73
    pyridine 3810.7
    3-pentanone 988.53
    furfural 3430.0
    n-dodecane 125.97
    diethylene glycol 1616.37
    diisopropyl ether 463.72
    tert-amyl alcohol 2330.89
    acetylacetone 1147.02
    n-hexadecane 141.99
    acetophenone 1051.26
    methyl propionate 1114.26
    isopentyl acetate 1383.13
    trichloroethylene 7440.1
    n-nonanol 847.09
    cyclohexanol 2703.08
    benzyl alcohol 1265.74
    2-ethylhexanol 1189.31
    isooctanol 722.45
    dipropyl ether 1073.72
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1873.42
    ethyl lactate 609.45
    propylene carbonate 2168.09
    n-methylformamide 2428.64
    2-pentanol 1590.04
    n-pentane 502.34
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1435.39
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 893.1
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 773.01
    mesitylene 358.74
    ε-caprolactone 2754.79
    p-cymene 517.3
    epichlorohydrin 3744.16
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3996.3
    2-aminoethanol 1886.55
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2274.08
    sulfolane 2949.11
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 214.53
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2952.79
    n-hexyl acetate 1593.07
    isooctane 146.45
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1125.48
    sec-butyl acetate 758.95
    tert-butyl acetate 788.07
    decalin 307.95
    glycerin 1186.74
    diglyme 2397.06
    acrylic acid 2331.14
    isopropyl myristate 530.12
    n-butyric acid 3516.2
    acetyl acetate 1063.41
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 449.54
    ethyl propionate 984.1
    nitromethane 4920.17
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1431.35
    benzonitrile 2426.33
    trioctyl phosphate 385.72
    1-bromopropane 2538.45
    gamma-valerolactone 3291.42
    n-decanol 550.7
    triethyl phosphate 500.93
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 688.55
    propionitrile 3184.58
    vinylene carbonate 2346.33
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2733.87
    DMS 774.35
    cumene 426.91
    2-octanol 753.14
    2-hexanone 1355.11
    octyl acetate 694.72
    limonene 804.92
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3256.54
    ethyl orthosilicate 487.97
    tributyl phosphate 486.49
    diacetone alcohol 878.77
    N,N-dimethylaniline 685.73
    acrylonitrile 3480.57
    aniline 1412.52
    1,3-propanediol 2434.22
    bromobenzene 2355.45
    dibromomethane 6043.56
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5317.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 826.33
    tetrabutyl urea 578.85
    diisobutyl methanol 558.32
    2-phenylethanol 1078.9
    styrene 947.56
    dioctyl adipate 707.15
    dimethyl sulfate 629.13
    ethyl butyrate 1294.36
    methyl lactate 577.7
    butyl lactate 787.97
    diethyl carbonate 894.43
    propanediol butyl ether 1109.93
    triethyl orthoformate 832.3
    p-tert-butyltoluene 440.83
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 762.51
    morpholine 4352.91
    tert-butylamine 2099.82
    n-dodecanol 413.2
    dimethoxymethane 1307.13
    ethylene carbonate 1972.35
    cyrene 728.59
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1114.89
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1074.27
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1964.15
    4-methylpyridine 2952.83
    dibutyl ether 1121.22
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 558.32
    DEF 1540.18
    dimethyl isosorbide 1153.35
    tetrachloroethylene 4364.61
    eugenol 801.48
    triacetin 993.87
    span 80 825.47
    1,4-butanediol 1230.3
    1,1-dichloroethane 4385.32
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1509.89
    methyl formate 1993.11
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1993.37
    n-decane 224.59
    butyronitrile 3623.22
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 847.15
    1-chlorooctane 777.23
    1-chlorotetradecane 283.76
    n-nonane 246.91
    undecane 157.96
    tert-butylcyclohexane 274.36
    cyclooctane 274.42
    cyclopentanol 2589.89
    tetrahydropyran 3950.18
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1051.87
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1285.35
    1-hexene 1274.69
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1303.03
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1244.05
    methyl butyrate 1714.68

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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