3-Methylpentyl propionate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    89378-57-4

    Molecular formula
    C9H18O2

    SMILES
    CCC(C)CCOC(=O)CC

  • Odor profile

    Fruity 96.6%
    Sweet 72.03%
    Apple 61.95%
    Banana 55.29%
    Green 55.25%
    Tropical 48.78%
    Pineapple 48.61%
    Floral 46.15%
    Pear 44.4%
    Winey 41.85%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.8

    Molecular weight
    158.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    181°C

    Flash point est.
    61.96 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 3-Methylpentyl propionate
    • 39230-59-6
    • EINECS 254-367-9
    • 3-methylpentyl propanoate
    • 3-methyl pentyl propionate
    • SCHEMBL6789288
    • DTXSID50960004
    • HKUKJBARMQZAIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • NS00058277

  • Applications

    3-Methylpentyl propionate (CAS 89378-57-4) is a fruity, sweet propionate ester used in flavor and fragrance applications—adding apple/pear/tropical notes to beverages, confectionery, dairy analogs/ice creams, chewing gum and baked goods; serving as a perfume ingredient in fine fragrances, air care, candles, shampoos, body washes and household cleaners to impart freshness and mask base odors; acting as a medium-volatility solvent/co-solvent and resin solubilizer in coatings, printing inks and adhesives to improve flow, dry time and fragrance carry; functioning as a carrier/modifier for encapsulated or adsorbed flavors and fragrances; used as a reference/calibration standard for GC/GC-MS and in sensory research, and as an ester source/intermediate in small-scale organic synthesis; applications should account for ester hydrolysis sensitivity (to strong acid/base), packaging compatibility, use-level limits and compliance with relevant safety-regulatory frameworks (e.g., IFRA, flavor/food standards, REACH) in the target market.

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 6112.25
    methanol 6660.11
    isopropanol 4298.92
    water 1.53
    ethyl acetate 4081.92
    n-propanol 4010.33
    acetone 5658.3
    n-butanol 3594.69
    acetonitrile 4015.3
    DMF 3317.18
    toluene 1295.42
    isobutanol 3051.05
    1,4-dioxane 5386.62
    methyl acetate 2783.36
    THF 5563.04
    2-butanone 3618.57
    n-pentanol 2498.21
    sec-butanol 3501.51
    n-hexane 745.42
    ethylene glycol 434.59
    NMP 2707.77
    cyclohexane 927.06
    DMSO 3444.08
    n-butyl acetate 3267.76
    n-octanol 839.84
    chloroform 7513.2
    n-propyl acetate 2305.62
    acetic acid 4446.99
    dichloromethane 5761.0
    cyclohexanone 5070.95
    propylene glycol 794.82
    isopropyl acetate 2377.07
    DMAc 2222.6
    2-ethoxyethanol 2262.91
    isopentanol 3278.66
    n-heptane 211.89
    ethyl formate 2073.07
    1,2-dichloroethane 3734.25
    n-hexanol 2426.8
    2-methoxyethanol 3406.14
    isobutyl acetate 1301.02
    tetrachloromethane 1310.49
    n-pentyl acetate 1521.74
    transcutol 6880.81
    n-heptanol 830.43
    ethylbenzene 769.79
    MIBK 1645.2
    2-propoxyethanol 2699.26
    tert-butanol 5045.61
    MTBE 4241.8
    2-butoxyethanol 1367.25
    propionic acid 2547.17
    o-xylene 765.7
    formic acid 1015.13
    diethyl ether 4174.59
    m-xylene 796.71
    p-xylene 1113.37
    chlorobenzene 2210.1
    dimethyl carbonate 445.14
    n-octane 82.39
    formamide 1366.61
    cyclopentanone 4012.23
    2-pentanone 3079.27
    anisole 1485.67
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2786.59
    gamma-butyrolactone 4019.9
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2424.14
    pyridine 4668.41
    3-pentanone 1688.94
    furfural 3141.5
    n-dodecane 58.46
    diethylene glycol 1474.68
    diisopropyl ether 983.45
    tert-amyl alcohol 3861.27
    acetylacetone 2614.75
    n-hexadecane 69.26
    acetophenone 1270.01
    methyl propionate 1810.61
    isopentyl acetate 2640.18
    trichloroethylene 6807.79
    n-nonanol 708.1
    cyclohexanol 3316.3
    benzyl alcohol 1246.04
    2-ethylhexanol 1351.96
    isooctanol 694.6
    dipropyl ether 1389.23
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1680.13
    ethyl lactate 610.92
    propylene carbonate 2077.21
    n-methylformamide 1944.24
    2-pentanol 2363.7
    n-pentane 452.15
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2052.46
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1860.44
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1193.49
    mesitylene 510.06
    ε-caprolactone 4153.32
    p-cymene 430.81
    epichlorohydrin 4510.11
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4384.73
    2-aminoethanol 1313.05
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3030.24
    sulfolane 3350.64
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 220.21
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5288.36
    n-hexyl acetate 1935.87
    isooctane 163.2
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1822.49
    sec-butyl acetate 1590.08
    tert-butyl acetate 2120.52
    decalin 336.82
    glycerin 831.07
    diglyme 3026.47
    acrylic acid 1825.72
    isopropyl myristate 557.91
    n-butyric acid 4451.79
    acetyl acetate 1905.01
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 523.63
    ethyl propionate 1665.17
    nitromethane 5086.07
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2754.39
    benzonitrile 2111.03
    trioctyl phosphate 348.6
    1-bromopropane 2774.81
    gamma-valerolactone 4778.43
    n-decanol 461.96
    triethyl phosphate 497.25
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1163.47
    propionitrile 2761.2
    vinylene carbonate 1894.92
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2703.77
    DMS 1031.1
    cumene 502.26
    2-octanol 650.87
    2-hexanone 2365.87
    octyl acetate 700.42
    limonene 758.74
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4012.26
    ethyl orthosilicate 543.71
    tributyl phosphate 534.17
    diacetone alcohol 1868.16
    N,N-dimethylaniline 825.59
    acrylonitrile 2737.52
    aniline 1928.09
    1,3-propanediol 2077.12
    bromobenzene 2386.66
    dibromomethane 4185.93
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5707.81
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1094.6
    tetrabutyl urea 564.56
    diisobutyl methanol 640.61
    2-phenylethanol 1326.32
    styrene 1140.81
    dioctyl adipate 806.35
    dimethyl sulfate 663.01
    ethyl butyrate 1673.57
    methyl lactate 647.09
    butyl lactate 952.02
    diethyl carbonate 926.61
    propanediol butyl ether 1216.13
    triethyl orthoformate 996.11
    p-tert-butyltoluene 410.31
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 899.96
    morpholine 6836.45
    tert-butylamine 3461.66
    n-dodecanol 324.03
    dimethoxymethane 1624.43
    ethylene carbonate 1712.76
    cyrene 847.73
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1680.21
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1892.4
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1880.24
    4-methylpyridine 4354.72
    dibutyl ether 1413.33
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 640.61
    DEF 2908.05
    dimethyl isosorbide 1648.44
    tetrachloroethylene 3905.12
    eugenol 934.87
    triacetin 1296.31
    span 80 1223.2
    1,4-butanediol 808.72
    1,1-dichloroethane 4759.47
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2329.95
    methyl formate 1247.95
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2916.59
    n-decane 119.48
    butyronitrile 3443.51
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 918.54
    1-chlorooctane 588.49
    1-chlorotetradecane 182.89
    n-nonane 119.61
    undecane 79.73
    tert-butylcyclohexane 307.24
    cyclooctane 195.66
    cyclopentanol 2811.64
    tetrahydropyran 6537.84
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2390.63
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1794.76
    1-hexene 2305.85
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1694.7
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 877.99
    methyl butyrate 2624.73

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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
Roman chamomile (India) 8015-92-7 Anthemis nobilis L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.66%
Roman chamomile (Germany) 1a hydrodistillate 8015-92-7 Anthemis nobilis L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.1%