3-Methyl-4-phenylpentanal

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H16O

    SMILES
    CC(CC=O)C(C)C1=CC=CC=C1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 86.7%
    Floral 70.78%
    Aldehydic 55.16%
    Fresh 54.97%
    Muguet 50.57%
    Lily 47.31%
    Woody 42.53%
    Leafy 39.67%
    Ozone 36.73%
    Herbal 35.04%

     

    Flavor
    Green 79.29%
    Fresh 53.08%
    Floral 51.95%
    Waxy 44.82%
    Herbal 35.61%
    Leaf 32.94%
    Citrus 30.34%
    Bitter 30.11%
    Sweet 29.26%
    Oily 28.28%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.7

    pKa est.
    7.08 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    176.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    250°C

    Flash point

    • 114.81 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL5534215
  • Applications

    3-Methyl-4-phenylpentanal is an aromatic aldehyde primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and a synthetic intermediate in the fragrance industry; it is also employed as a scent additive in cosmetics and personal care products, may be evaluated for flavor/aroma applications in the food and beverage sector, serves as an intermediate for the synthesis of specialty compounds used in polymers and plastics, and is used as a fragrance additive for coatings and inks, as well as a scent component in household cleaning products.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2839.85
    methanol 2807.93
    isopropanol 1905.58
    water 0.55
    ethyl acetate 4725.75
    n-propanol 2563.0
    acetone 5613.37
    n-butanol 1604.12
    acetonitrile 5339.65
    DMF 3660.98
    toluene 1320.76
    isobutanol 1351.35
    1,4-dioxane 5097.23
    methyl acetate 4129.74
    THF 4051.74
    2-butanone 4392.43
    n-pentanol 975.24
    sec-butanol 1297.17
    n-hexane 148.3
    ethylene glycol 321.28
    NMP 2371.6
    cyclohexane 212.44
    DMSO 5074.77
    n-butyl acetate 1990.63
    n-octanol 238.71
    chloroform 5776.4
    n-propyl acetate 1891.68
    acetic acid 1371.31
    dichloromethane 6980.87
    cyclohexanone 3833.72
    propylene glycol 449.97
    isopropyl acetate 1724.52
    DMAc 1649.05
    2-ethoxyethanol 1528.0
    isopentanol 1175.76
    n-heptane 57.66
    ethyl formate 1822.46
    1,2-dichloroethane 6381.37
    n-hexanol 1088.38
    2-methoxyethanol 2701.82
    isobutyl acetate 838.85
    tetrachloromethane 698.43
    n-pentyl acetate 581.82
    transcutol 5080.39
    n-heptanol 277.91
    ethylbenzene 557.21
    MIBK 1134.42
    2-propoxyethanol 1883.89
    tert-butanol 1834.64
    MTBE 2211.69
    2-butoxyethanol 621.38
    propionic acid 1856.4
    o-xylene 542.95
    formic acid 384.2
    diethyl ether 3666.22
    m-xylene 705.17
    p-xylene 566.2
    chlorobenzene 1923.37
    dimethyl carbonate 855.22
    n-octane 21.13
    formamide 1164.59
    cyclopentanone 4345.24
    2-pentanone 3020.71
    anisole 1283.34
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2329.21
    gamma-butyrolactone 4641.12
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1851.89
    pyridine 3513.89
    3-pentanone 2443.04
    furfural 2591.8
    n-dodecane 13.63
    diethylene glycol 1018.26
    diisopropyl ether 584.72
    tert-amyl alcohol 1157.42
    acetylacetone 2367.5
    n-hexadecane 16.71
    acetophenone 885.48
    methyl propionate 3363.91
    isopentyl acetate 1385.01
    trichloroethylene 7949.8
    n-nonanol 201.9
    cyclohexanol 1315.92
    benzyl alcohol 790.39
    2-ethylhexanol 513.04
    isooctanol 227.91
    dipropyl ether 958.22
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1303.48
    ethyl lactate 425.87
    propylene carbonate 1872.36
    n-methylformamide 3087.36
    2-pentanol 991.78
    n-pentane 98.95
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1257.62
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1639.86
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 546.12
    mesitylene 353.59
    ε-caprolactone 2856.23
    p-cymene 211.59
    epichlorohydrin 5923.6
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3692.25
    2-aminoethanol 875.01
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2460.42
    sulfolane 4053.52
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 50.48
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3798.87
    n-hexyl acetate 768.12
    isooctane 46.69
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 917.71
    sec-butyl acetate 1007.36
    tert-butyl acetate 1442.56
    decalin 99.45
    glycerin 461.55
    diglyme 2099.74
    acrylic acid 1259.46
    isopropyl myristate 236.66
    n-butyric acid 2362.99
    acetyl acetate 1302.88
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 195.68
    ethyl propionate 1712.59
    nitromethane 4636.13
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1998.63
    benzonitrile 1285.96
    trioctyl phosphate 144.65
    1-bromopropane 2667.96
    gamma-valerolactone 4331.95
    n-decanol 150.37
    triethyl phosphate 298.64
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 430.78
    propionitrile 2925.17
    vinylene carbonate 1567.92
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1925.5
    DMS 791.8
    cumene 282.16
    2-octanol 175.09
    2-hexanone 1761.25
    octyl acetate 306.2
    limonene 326.5
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2631.96
    ethyl orthosilicate 295.96
    tributyl phosphate 218.38
    diacetone alcohol 1282.23
    N,N-dimethylaniline 539.58
    acrylonitrile 3237.15
    aniline 1653.75
    1,3-propanediol 1188.78
    bromobenzene 1964.08
    dibromomethane 4311.19
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5374.72
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 557.76
    tetrabutyl urea 246.5
    diisobutyl methanol 263.66
    2-phenylethanol 756.07
    styrene 809.83
    dioctyl adipate 346.19
    dimethyl sulfate 1025.38
    ethyl butyrate 1157.17
    methyl lactate 650.33
    butyl lactate 428.19
    diethyl carbonate 647.96
    propanediol butyl ether 496.82
    triethyl orthoformate 560.65
    p-tert-butyltoluene 195.7
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 440.82
    morpholine 5919.04
    tert-butylamine 1012.32
    n-dodecanol 108.62
    dimethoxymethane 2531.79
    ethylene carbonate 1495.65
    cyrene 468.63
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1051.56
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 977.5
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1406.85
    4-methylpyridine 3200.46
    dibutyl ether 558.66
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 263.66
    DEF 2997.53
    dimethyl isosorbide 1023.53
    tetrachloroethylene 3236.69
    eugenol 456.69
    triacetin 599.45
    span 80 407.1
    1,4-butanediol 377.88
    1,1-dichloroethane 5326.13
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 727.64
    methyl formate 1907.26
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1090.15
    n-decane 26.31
    butyronitrile 2298.1
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 296.97
    1-chlorooctane 206.63
    1-chlorotetradecane 63.75
    n-nonane 26.42
    undecane 18.41
    tert-butylcyclohexane 92.04
    cyclooctane 60.24
    cyclopentanol 1380.65
    tetrahydropyran 4844.15
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1107.37
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1034.81
    1-hexene 842.68
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1004.17
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 467.5
    methyl butyrate 2199.0

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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