3-Methoxyphenethyl alcohol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5020-41-7

    Molecular formula
    C9H12O2

    SMILES
    COC1=CC=CC(=C1)CCO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Floral 86.51%
    Rose 64.66%
    Sweet 62.76%
    Balsamic 44.38%
    Fruity 44.27%
    Honey 43.97%
    Hyacinth 35.59%
    Powdery 35.01%
    Spicy 34.23%
    Anisic 33.75%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.9

    Molecular weight
    152.19 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    276°C

    Flash point est.
    119.91 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)ethanol
    • 5020-41-7
    • 3-Methoxyphenethyl alcohol
    • Benzeneethanol, 3-methoxy-
    • 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethan-1-ol
    • Phenethyl alcohol, m-methoxy-
    • m-Methoxyphenethyl alcohol
    • m-Methoxyphenylethanol
    • EINECS 225-705-2
    • MFCD00002893
    • 1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-3-methoxybenzene
    • AI3-36527
    • 2-(3-Methoxy-phenyl)-ethanol
    • DTXSID90198243
    • NSC 55877
    • 3-methoxyphenethylalcohol
    • 2-(m-Methoxyphenyl)ethanol
    • 3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)anisole
    • SCHEMBL43521
    • 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-ethanol
    • DTXCID20120734
    • 3-Methoxyphenethyl alcohol, 97%
    • CHEBI:194894
    • NSC55877
    • CK2455
    • NSC-55877
    • AKOS009156828
    • CS-W008146
    • DS-16544
    • SY025589
    • DB-071126
    • M2658
    • NS00032015
    • EN300-1250160
    • InChI=1/C9H12O2/c1-11-9-4-2-3-8(7-9)5-6-10/h2-4,7,10H,5-6H2,1H
    • 225-705-2

  • Applications

    3-Methoxyphenethyl alcohol (CAS 5020-41-7) is an aromatic alcohol whose methoxy substituent lends soft floral, balsamic–anisic nuances, enabling its use as a fragrance ingredient and odor modulator in fine fragrance, personal care, soaps, candles, and household cleaners; additionally, because the phenethyl framework with –OH/–OCH3 supports selective esterification, etherification, and oxidation, it serves as a versatile intermediate for fragrance esters (e.g., acetates, benzoates), a precursor for pharmaceutical and agrochemical scaffolds, a building block for specialty materials (polymer/urethane/oligomer derivatives), a lightly polar co-solvent in organic synthesis, and a reference compound in analytical, sensory, and olfaction research.

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1957.07
    methanol 2300.19
    isopropanol 1200.06
    water 8.65
    ethyl acetate 643.34
    n-propanol 1324.79
    acetone 1539.36
    n-butanol 794.11
    acetonitrile 1280.36
    DMF 1568.04
    toluene 117.78
    isobutanol 667.24
    1,4-dioxane 1519.87
    methyl acetate 880.94
    THF 1333.65
    2-butanone 697.73
    n-pentanol 403.73
    sec-butanol 665.08
    n-hexane 19.9
    ethylene glycol 875.81
    NMP 885.41
    cyclohexane 47.01
    DMSO 4264.77
    n-butyl acetate 275.17
    n-octanol 120.9
    chloroform 1150.1
    n-propyl acetate 336.49
    acetic acid 1441.1
    dichloromethane 1457.47
    cyclohexanone 795.92
    propylene glycol 845.31
    isopropyl acetate 209.19
    DMAc 658.95
    2-ethoxyethanol 803.72
    isopentanol 401.31
    n-heptane 23.77
    ethyl formate 537.63
    1,2-dichloroethane 985.07
    n-hexanol 327.0
    2-methoxyethanol 1538.66
    isobutyl acetate 153.65
    tetrachloromethane 179.34
    n-pentyl acetate 116.65
    transcutol 1227.51
    n-heptanol 114.86
    ethylbenzene 58.61
    MIBK 185.46
    2-propoxyethanol 543.36
    tert-butanol 1033.21
    MTBE 387.21
    2-butoxyethanol 233.38
    propionic acid 1031.43
    o-xylene 88.91
    formic acid 740.02
    diethyl ether 537.1
    m-xylene 89.5
    p-xylene 72.97
    chlorobenzene 255.68
    dimethyl carbonate 237.41
    n-octane 8.2
    formamide 1143.65
    cyclopentanone 1036.74
    2-pentanone 457.88
    anisole 231.26
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 464.92
    gamma-butyrolactone 1298.17
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 742.79
    pyridine 676.72
    3-pentanone 315.92
    furfural 824.3
    n-dodecane 7.96
    diethylene glycol 633.29
    diisopropyl ether 77.48
    tert-amyl alcohol 515.25
    acetylacetone 453.93
    n-hexadecane 8.94
    acetophenone 198.44
    methyl propionate 510.94
    isopentyl acetate 187.11
    trichloroethylene 1356.5
    n-nonanol 97.03
    cyclohexanol 492.89
    benzyl alcohol 216.05
    2-ethylhexanol 146.93
    isooctanol 89.77
    dipropyl ether 184.62
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 221.48
    ethyl lactate 172.9
    propylene carbonate 531.12
    n-methylformamide 1349.0
    2-pentanol 355.75
    n-pentane 25.9
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 324.35
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 236.66
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 218.39
    mesitylene 58.14
    ε-caprolactone 591.58
    p-cymene 52.23
    epichlorohydrin 1282.14
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 585.4
    2-aminoethanol 1147.48
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 873.7
    sulfolane 1471.25
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 16.86
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 835.83
    n-hexyl acetate 189.26
    isooctane 12.98
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 321.3
    sec-butyl acetate 142.57
    tert-butyl acetate 205.26
    decalin 20.63
    glycerin 856.68
    diglyme 661.51
    acrylic acid 828.93
    isopropyl myristate 68.12
    n-butyric acid 845.58
    acetyl acetate 296.39
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 75.55
    ethyl propionate 244.22
    nitromethane 2400.86
    1,2-diethoxyethane 290.28
    benzonitrile 256.58
    trioctyl phosphate 63.49
    1-bromopropane 363.71
    gamma-valerolactone 1071.81
    n-decanol 72.68
    triethyl phosphate 95.8
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 127.2
    propionitrile 676.84
    vinylene carbonate 475.65
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 837.8
    DMS 183.77
    cumene 48.54
    2-octanol 71.29
    2-hexanone 271.95
    octyl acetate 93.76
    limonene 88.19
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 905.82
    ethyl orthosilicate 88.32
    tributyl phosphate 78.18
    diacetone alcohol 329.17
    N,N-dimethylaniline 127.62
    acrylonitrile 885.29
    aniline 325.9
    1,3-propanediol 1075.07
    bromobenzene 223.43
    dibromomethane 823.23
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 995.7
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 136.48
    tetrabutyl urea 99.66
    diisobutyl methanol 76.82
    2-phenylethanol 174.77
    styrene 81.97
    dioctyl adipate 113.45
    dimethyl sulfate 389.91
    ethyl butyrate 196.13
    methyl lactate 291.22
    butyl lactate 130.83
    diethyl carbonate 141.78
    propanediol butyl ether 265.55
    triethyl orthoformate 128.76
    p-tert-butyltoluene 50.42
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 163.87
    morpholine 1681.68
    tert-butylamine 436.68
    n-dodecanol 56.9
    dimethoxymethane 705.87
    ethylene carbonate 427.47
    cyrene 227.9
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 192.67
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 136.7
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 271.57
    4-methylpyridine 447.22
    dibutyl ether 119.37
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 76.82
    DEF 501.61
    dimethyl isosorbide 309.82
    tetrachloroethylene 648.94
    eugenol 172.21
    triacetin 216.45
    span 80 190.99
    1,4-butanediol 424.28
    1,1-dichloroethane 767.75
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 230.1
    methyl formate 930.32
    2-methyl-1-butanol 411.35
    n-decane 13.05
    butyronitrile 521.18
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 105.78
    1-chlorooctane 68.61
    1-chlorotetradecane 25.97
    n-nonane 12.95
    undecane 9.78
    tert-butylcyclohexane 19.94
    cyclooctane 14.52
    cyclopentanol 636.41
    tetrahydropyran 1040.94
    tert-amyl methyl ether 215.39
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 424.12
    1-hexene 92.07
    2-isopropoxyethanol 381.95
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 436.8
    methyl butyrate 366.04

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Osmanthus headspace (living flowers) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 1.95%