3-Methylnonane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5911-04-6

    Molecular formula
    C10H22

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC(C)CC

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 971.0
    • Carbowax: 965.0

  • Odor profile

    Sweet 47.37%
    Gassy 44.74%
    Waxy 36.14%
    Citrus 27.08%
    Fresh 26.55%
    Ethereal 24.61%
    Oily 23.09%
    Herbal 18.36%
    Fishy 18.22%
    Clean 16.9%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.3

    Molecular weight
    142.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    166°C

    Flash point est.
    46.7 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 3-METHYLNONANE
    • 5911-04-6
    • Nonane, 3-methyl-
    • 3-methyl nonane
    • 3-mrthylnonane
    • DTXSID70863649
    • EINECS 227-631-6
    • 3-methyl-nonane
    • Nonane, 3methyl
    • MFCD00027308
    • 3-Methylnonane, (DL)-
    • DTXCID70812238
    • LMFA11000617
    • 3-Methylnonane, >=99.0% (GC)
    • AKOS024319124
    • DB-053320
    • CS-0453989
    • M0282
    • NS00047405
    • T72672
    • Q2815998
    • InChI=1/C10H22/c1-4-6-7-8-9-10(3)5-2/h10H,4-9H2,1-3H
    • 227-631-6

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3600.24
    methanol 1420.51
    isopropanol 4829.63
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 9233.38
    n-propanol 4602.32
    acetone 7213.97
    n-butanol 6957.89
    acetonitrile 3236.82
    DMF 2551.57
    toluene 6061.67
    isobutanol 4327.07
    1,4-dioxane 11512.37
    methyl acetate 4492.21
    THF 21634.87
    2-butanone 8434.35
    n-pentanol 4656.54
    sec-butanol 6245.76
    n-hexane 18932.84
    ethylene glycol 111.26
    NMP 2499.7
    cyclohexane 19495.83
    DMSO 3291.76
    n-butyl acetate 26893.81
    n-octanol 3374.63
    chloroform 10816.87
    n-propyl acetate 7360.21
    acetic acid 1132.68
    dichloromethane 9633.52
    cyclohexanone 11944.01
    propylene glycol 362.3
    isopropyl acetate 7708.9
    DMAc 2148.05
    2-ethoxyethanol 2610.31
    isopentanol 7524.76
    n-heptane 23222.99
    ethyl formate 2544.42
    1,2-dichloroethane 9078.81
    n-hexanol 12974.52
    2-methoxyethanol 3204.28
    isobutyl acetate 5004.49
    tetrachloromethane 3714.95
    n-pentyl acetate 6458.94
    transcutol 11270.06
    n-heptanol 3806.84
    ethylbenzene 3488.34
    MIBK 6953.84
    2-propoxyethanol 8371.07
    tert-butanol 9366.8
    MTBE 21373.69
    2-butoxyethanol 3685.15
    propionic acid 1709.92
    o-xylene 2795.8
    formic acid 73.99
    diethyl ether 23351.22
    m-xylene 3580.71
    p-xylene 3817.26
    chlorobenzene 4338.71
    dimethyl carbonate 642.59
    n-octane 4336.5
    formamide 150.35
    cyclopentanone 8261.08
    2-pentanone 9857.89
    anisole 3777.59
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 13639.25
    gamma-butyrolactone 5072.81
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3539.79
    pyridine 8176.53
    3-pentanone 6465.58
    furfural 2889.1
    n-dodecane 1476.35
    diethylene glycol 1461.45
    diisopropyl ether 10008.71
    tert-amyl alcohol 8811.34
    acetylacetone 5053.69
    n-hexadecane 1780.9
    acetophenone 2091.27
    methyl propionate 3807.6
    isopentyl acetate 19114.15
    trichloroethylene 9056.19
    n-nonanol 3191.64
    cyclohexanol 7269.95
    benzyl alcohol 1495.02
    2-ethylhexanol 14481.74
    isooctanol 3634.41
    dipropyl ether 37836.24
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3207.0
    ethyl lactate 995.58
    propylene carbonate 3282.83
    n-methylformamide 847.77
    2-pentanol 6934.33
    n-pentane 10904.48
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 11145.9
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 8136.15
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2191.94
    mesitylene 2680.41
    ε-caprolactone 7916.8
    p-cymene 4310.54
    epichlorohydrin 7988.06
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 11006.07
    2-aminoethanol 477.63
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3177.83
    sulfolane 4375.79
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 3352.36
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 21400.08
    n-hexyl acetate 6939.8
    isooctane 3333.7
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3691.61
    sec-butyl acetate 5851.07
    tert-butyl acetate 9199.95
    decalin 4713.49
    glycerin 332.1
    diglyme 7548.31
    acrylic acid 754.31
    isopropyl myristate 3099.85
    n-butyric acid 5646.32
    acetyl acetate 3219.98
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1103.31
    ethyl propionate 5920.45
    nitromethane 1802.04
    1,2-diethoxyethane 17559.81
    benzonitrile 2961.4
    trioctyl phosphate 1242.77
    1-bromopropane 16063.29
    gamma-valerolactone 6997.22
    n-decanol 2361.34
    triethyl phosphate 2625.88
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 4523.78
    propionitrile 5275.76
    vinylene carbonate 2033.22
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2461.13
    DMS 1688.22
    cumene 2162.18
    2-octanol 3048.04
    2-hexanone 9768.4
    octyl acetate 2976.92
    limonene 10396.62
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 10354.97
    ethyl orthosilicate 3571.54
    tributyl phosphate 1778.85
    diacetone alcohol 4542.46
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2231.17
    acrylonitrile 3110.98
    aniline 3393.51
    1,3-propanediol 1315.59
    bromobenzene 5431.64
    dibromomethane 10107.76
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 8493.61
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 5930.57
    tetrabutyl urea 2113.3
    diisobutyl methanol 7726.15
    2-phenylethanol 3298.19
    styrene 4075.78
    dioctyl adipate 2513.15
    dimethyl sulfate 668.11
    ethyl butyrate 15607.62
    methyl lactate 647.7
    butyl lactate 2343.34
    diethyl carbonate 5812.09
    propanediol butyl ether 1515.99
    triethyl orthoformate 9400.9
    p-tert-butyltoluene 4341.25
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1782.13
    morpholine 13234.44
    tert-butylamine 11656.73
    n-dodecanol 1931.99
    dimethoxymethane 3663.29
    ethylene carbonate 2631.42
    cyrene 949.72
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4610.1
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 17176.6
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2996.9
    4-methylpyridine 8389.15
    dibutyl ether 18412.83
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 7726.15
    DEF 6588.79
    dimethyl isosorbide 3605.42
    tetrachloroethylene 5286.46
    eugenol 1271.04
    triacetin 2232.82
    span 80 2656.05
    1,4-butanediol 433.5
    1,1-dichloroethane 10600.47
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 5181.87
    methyl formate 578.91
    2-methyl-1-butanol 6191.06
    n-decane 3335.14
    butyronitrile 9166.88
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 5312.35
    1-chlorooctane 5869.54
    1-chlorotetradecane 1965.59
    n-nonane 4098.7
    undecane 2084.12
    tert-butylcyclohexane 4225.41
    cyclooctane 6682.61
    cyclopentanol 4987.74
    tetrahydropyran 28211.8
    tert-amyl methyl ether 12724.43
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3424.05
    1-hexene 25205.7
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2708.99
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 185.07
    methyl butyrate 7856.48

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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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
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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
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Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Acacia praecox flower (Argentina) Acacia praecox Gris., fam. Mimosaceae (Leguminosae) 0.8%
Ferula elaeochytris fruit Ferula elaeochytris Korovin, fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 1.5%
Pinus oocarpa (Venezuela) Pinus oocarpa Schiede, fam. Pineaceae 0.27%