3-Methylbutyl 2,4-hexadienoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H18O2

    SMILES
    C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)OCCC(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 90.78%
    Green 84.41%
    Tropical 66.13%
    Apple 57.13%
    Pineapple 54.19%
    Pear 52.31%
    Waxy 45.93%
    Sweet 44.19%
    Fresh 42.67%
    Melon 37.72%

     

    Flavor
    Green 46.96%
    Fruity 46.19%
    Sweet 32.03%
    Tropical 29.53%
    Fatty 25.91%
    Apple 23.71%
    Spicy 23.18%
    Pear 22.78%
    Grassy 21.73%
    Oily 20.72%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.3

    pKa est.
    7.55 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    182.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    231°C

    Flash point

    • 92.7 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • CHEMBL250415
    • 3-METHYLBUTYL 2,4-HEXADIENOATE
    • Q63398917
  • Applications

    3-Methylbutyl 2,4-hexadienoate is used as a fragrance ingredient and fragrance intermediate, contributing crisp, fruity-green notes and sometimes acting as a fixative in perfumery. It may be employed in cosmetics and personal care formulations for scent delivery. In coatings and inks, it can function as a processing aid or solvent to adjust flow and film formation. In polymers and plastics, it may serve as a plasticizer or resin modifier; in adhesives and cleaning formulations it can act as a solvent or formulation aid. It is also used as a chemical building block or intermediate in fragrance synthesis, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2417.5
    methanol 2003.79
    isopropanol 1511.07
    water 0.36
    ethyl acetate 1841.39
    n-propanol 1454.23
    acetone 2726.23
    n-butanol 1339.85
    acetonitrile 1532.38
    DMF 2473.49
    toluene 545.45
    isobutanol 1052.24
    1,4-dioxane 1906.97
    methyl acetate 1319.37
    THF 3638.37
    2-butanone 1858.81
    n-pentanol 800.05
    sec-butanol 1259.82
    n-hexane 185.05
    ethylene glycol 207.78
    NMP 2109.1
    cyclohexane 331.52
    DMSO 2240.98
    n-butyl acetate 1287.83
    n-octanol 351.78
    chloroform 3410.46
    n-propyl acetate 859.66
    acetic acid 1720.69
    dichloromethane 3168.22
    cyclohexanone 2425.02
    propylene glycol 450.97
    isopropyl acetate 1015.12
    DMAc 1654.56
    2-ethoxyethanol 832.11
    isopentanol 1123.16
    n-heptane 82.19
    ethyl formate 858.14
    1,2-dichloroethane 2256.2
    n-hexanol 975.37
    2-methoxyethanol 1774.38
    isobutyl acetate 521.48
    tetrachloromethane 345.63
    n-pentyl acetate 547.72
    transcutol 3399.3
    n-heptanol 316.71
    ethylbenzene 305.98
    MIBK 800.63
    2-propoxyethanol 1265.98
    tert-butanol 1782.97
    MTBE 1362.07
    2-butoxyethanol 560.35
    propionic acid 1022.55
    o-xylene 328.9
    formic acid 332.94
    diethyl ether 1395.42
    m-xylene 382.72
    p-xylene 416.33
    chlorobenzene 966.87
    dimethyl carbonate 395.46
    n-octane 31.2
    formamide 568.12
    cyclopentanone 2600.71
    2-pentanone 1583.32
    anisole 669.94
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1462.73
    gamma-butyrolactone 2476.84
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1407.0
    pyridine 1837.11
    3-pentanone 1006.46
    furfural 1610.5
    n-dodecane 28.57
    diethylene glycol 781.28
    diisopropyl ether 399.6
    tert-amyl alcohol 1378.28
    acetylacetone 1560.98
    n-hexadecane 33.54
    acetophenone 627.34
    methyl propionate 1134.21
    isopentyl acetate 1068.66
    trichloroethylene 4242.89
    n-nonanol 304.08
    cyclohexanol 1236.81
    benzyl alcohol 546.71
    2-ethylhexanol 541.98
    isooctanol 273.46
    dipropyl ether 552.74
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 803.72
    ethyl lactate 355.99
    propylene carbonate 1337.39
    n-methylformamide 941.44
    2-pentanol 957.34
    n-pentane 141.61
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 958.77
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1051.33
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 662.44
    mesitylene 249.74
    ε-caprolactone 1780.55
    p-cymene 212.06
    epichlorohydrin 3026.96
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2025.29
    2-aminoethanol 553.93
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1625.06
    sulfolane 2551.47
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 83.44
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2778.43
    n-hexyl acetate 872.68
    isooctane 69.76
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 926.91
    sec-butyl acetate 612.54
    tert-butyl acetate 1056.44
    decalin 135.35
    glycerin 476.37
    diglyme 1497.65
    acrylic acid 779.67
    isopropyl myristate 310.76
    n-butyric acid 1779.61
    acetyl acetate 974.61
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 291.03
    ethyl propionate 765.16
    nitromethane 2354.43
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1015.41
    benzonitrile 790.92
    trioctyl phosphate 209.01
    1-bromopropane 1267.39
    gamma-valerolactone 2450.78
    n-decanol 219.54
    triethyl phosphate 281.22
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 476.12
    propionitrile 977.7
    vinylene carbonate 1067.46
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1552.7
    DMS 628.74
    cumene 215.85
    2-octanol 240.71
    2-hexanone 917.16
    octyl acetate 394.55
    limonene 387.12
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1531.01
    ethyl orthosilicate 270.34
    tributyl phosphate 295.91
    diacetone alcohol 1132.16
    N,N-dimethylaniline 419.31
    acrylonitrile 1066.56
    aniline 763.12
    1,3-propanediol 935.51
    bromobenzene 1063.24
    dibromomethane 2157.05
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3337.01
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 562.49
    tetrabutyl urea 353.96
    diisobutyl methanol 305.71
    2-phenylethanol 588.97
    styrene 422.49
    dioctyl adipate 475.8
    dimethyl sulfate 585.02
    ethyl butyrate 738.92
    methyl lactate 512.29
    butyl lactate 449.06
    diethyl carbonate 478.58
    propanediol butyl ether 609.04
    triethyl orthoformate 447.09
    p-tert-butyltoluene 205.92
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 515.24
    morpholine 2889.11
    tert-butylamine 1046.36
    n-dodecanol 168.19
    dimethoxymethane 1181.89
    ethylene carbonate 938.82
    cyrene 528.45
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 769.95
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 764.15
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 981.68
    4-methylpyridine 1757.5
    dibutyl ether 519.87
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 305.71
    DEF 1572.65
    dimethyl isosorbide 1066.51
    tetrachloroethylene 1727.25
    eugenol 493.67
    triacetin 711.35
    span 80 676.43
    1,4-butanediol 296.23
    1,1-dichloroethane 2308.58
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 722.29
    methyl formate 669.23
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1033.24
    n-decane 47.38
    butyronitrile 1282.34
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 411.24
    1-chlorooctane 250.98
    1-chlorotetradecane 100.71
    n-nonane 45.88
    undecane 35.58
    tert-butylcyclohexane 118.42
    cyclooctane 81.78
    cyclopentanol 1258.89
    tetrahydropyran 2631.16
    tert-amyl methyl ether 869.71
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1012.46
    1-hexene 636.86
    2-isopropoxyethanol 620.09
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 366.41
    methyl butyrate 1088.34

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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