3-Methylbutyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C13H18O4SMILES
CC(C)CCOC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)OC
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Odor profile
Fragrance Sweet 73.52% Vanilla 64.98% Balsamic 62.59% Floral 59.47% Spicy 47.6% Woody 41.11% Herbal 38.15% Powdery 37.89% Phenolic 37.82% Clove 37.14% Flavor Woody 46.5% Bitter 41.24% Herbal 36.96% Sweet 30.4% Spice 30.14% Spicy 29.46% Floral 27.63% Warm 25.12% Balsam 24.78% Powdery 24.71% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.4pKa est.
7.97 (neutral)Molecular weight
238.28 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Ultra slowBoiling point est.
348°CFlash point
- 140.56 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- SCHEMBL8887372
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Applications
3-Methylbutyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate is primarily utilized as a fragrance ingredient and odorant in perfumery and personal care formulations, where it contributes vanilla-like or fruity aroma notes; it may also be used as a flavoring component in certain food and beverage applications, depending on regulatory allowances. In household products and air-freshening formulations, it adds a soft vanilla-tinged aroma; in coatings and inks, it can serve as an odorant additive to improve scent profiles; and in broader industrial fragrance syntheses, it may function as an aroma chemical or intermediate for more complex scent compounds.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 1878.66 methanol 2938.05 isopropanol 798.43 water 0.41 ethyl acetate 2378.56 n-propanol 1238.39 acetone 2327.48 n-butanol 848.76 acetonitrile 1547.0 DMF 3798.62 toluene 150.83 isobutanol 600.84 1,4-dioxane 1004.14 methyl acetate 1824.44 THF 1902.14 2-butanone 1605.65 n-pentanol 347.54 sec-butanol 723.95 n-hexane 3.66 ethylene glycol 270.88 NMP 1723.61 cyclohexane 9.82 DMSO 3289.5 n-butyl acetate 563.49 n-octanol 73.48 chloroform 1201.89 n-propyl acetate 620.65 acetic acid 2102.7 dichloromethane 1550.76 cyclohexanone 1308.54 propylene glycol 444.4 isopropyl acetate 898.15 DMAc 1957.42 2-ethoxyethanol 1171.41 isopentanol 570.6 n-heptane 2.74 ethyl formate 757.54 1,2-dichloroethane 1328.11 n-hexanol 245.41 2-methoxyethanol 3187.46 isobutyl acetate 281.37 tetrachloromethane 72.22 n-pentyl acetate 227.63 transcutol 2778.27 n-heptanol 89.07 ethylbenzene 76.86 MIBK 576.48 2-propoxyethanol 809.87 tert-butanol 1009.93 MTBE 789.07 2-butoxyethanol 316.4 propionic acid 1161.84 o-xylene 97.84 formic acid 978.44 diethyl ether 784.91 m-xylene 113.5 p-xylene 107.29 chlorobenzene 326.33 dimethyl carbonate 619.36 n-octane 1.86 formamide 2973.97 cyclopentanone 2013.7 2-pentanone 1377.78 anisole 330.56 cyclopentyl methyl ether 730.9 gamma-butyrolactone 2353.03 1-methoxy-2-propanol 1847.98 pyridine 962.94 3-pentanone 774.17 furfural 1412.94 n-dodecane 2.37 diethylene glycol 784.78 diisopropyl ether 123.76 tert-amyl alcohol 872.35 acetylacetone 1595.81 n-hexadecane 2.86 acetophenone 396.38 methyl propionate 1729.54 isopentyl acetate 478.49 trichloroethylene 2565.22 n-nonanol 70.18 cyclohexanol 464.8 benzyl alcohol 354.9 2-ethylhexanol 118.81 isooctanol 80.26 dipropyl ether 108.38 1,2-dichlorobenzene 297.83 ethyl lactate 273.56 propylene carbonate 965.58 n-methylformamide 2467.97 2-pentanol 485.63 n-pentane 4.47 1-propoxy-2-propanol 436.46 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 695.93 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 356.14 mesitylene 61.36 ε-caprolactone 1218.06 p-cymene 47.4 epichlorohydrin 2689.44 1,1,1-trichloroethane 709.58 2-aminoethanol 804.6 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1629.27 sulfolane 2158.1 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 8.41 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1314.23 n-hexyl acetate 301.25 isooctane 6.01 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 538.59 sec-butyl acetate 390.43 tert-butyl acetate 835.71 decalin 9.14 glycerin 619.8 diglyme 1085.35 acrylic acid 1012.19 isopropyl myristate 93.87 n-butyric acid 1463.24 acetyl acetate 942.73 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 105.79 ethyl propionate 527.93 nitromethane 5216.84 1,2-diethoxyethane 525.23 benzonitrile 368.85 trioctyl phosphate 73.4 1-bromopropane 339.78 gamma-valerolactone 2270.85 n-decanol 49.65 triethyl phosphate 136.53 4-methyl-2-pentanol 197.58 propionitrile 825.03 vinylene carbonate 829.23 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1525.96 DMS 451.21 cumene 50.36 2-octanol 56.35 2-hexanone 449.13 octyl acetate 127.36 limonene 74.73 1,2-dimethoxyethane 1182.68 ethyl orthosilicate 123.23 tributyl phosphate 112.51 diacetone alcohol 1088.58 N,N-dimethylaniline 175.78 acrylonitrile 1228.04 aniline 427.43 1,3-propanediol 1279.44 bromobenzene 281.78 dibromomethane 687.71 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1679.6 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 233.47 tetrabutyl urea 122.99 diisobutyl methanol 74.36 2-phenylethanol 275.08 styrene 105.02 dioctyl adipate 179.04 dimethyl sulfate 909.44 ethyl butyrate 318.33 methyl lactate 636.59 butyl lactate 199.5 diethyl carbonate 227.22 propanediol butyl ether 321.12 triethyl orthoformate 181.96 p-tert-butyltoluene 49.65 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 253.17 morpholine 1985.32 tert-butylamine 342.79 n-dodecanol 35.76 dimethoxymethane 1885.38 ethylene carbonate 683.27 cyrene 359.16 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 515.08 2-ethylhexyl acetate 315.48 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 394.81 4-methylpyridine 958.7 dibutyl ether 99.07 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 74.36 DEF 1506.03 dimethyl isosorbide 589.41 tetrachloroethylene 810.25 eugenol 239.0 triacetin 372.52 span 80 249.86 1,4-butanediol 267.88 1,1-dichloroethane 1006.51 2-methyl-1-pentanol 315.86 methyl formate 1431.0 2-methyl-1-butanol 570.01 n-decane 3.58 butyronitrile 636.19 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 102.87 1-chlorooctane 35.94 1-chlorotetradecane 13.82 n-nonane 2.93 undecane 2.85 tert-butylcyclohexane 8.54 cyclooctane 3.04 cyclopentanol 591.86 tetrahydropyran 875.06 tert-amyl methyl ether 515.46 2,5,8-trioxanonane 629.94 1-hexene 39.52 2-isopropoxyethanol 595.21 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 639.37 methyl butyrate 713.72 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |