3-Octyloxan-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C13H24O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCC1CCCOC1=O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 73.3%
    Fatty 71.65%
    Sweet 65.86%
    Waxy 65.38%
    Peach 61.13%
    Coconut 60.04%
    Floral 58.61%
    Creamy 58.07%
    Oily 57.51%
    Lactonic 51.46%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 66.39%
    Fatty 66.11%
    Creamy 63.4%
    Fruity 62.06%
    Peach 58.39%
    Coconut 57.52%
    Oily 55.38%
    Sweet 53.89%
    Fresh 39.03%
    Fat 35.92%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.7

    pKa est.
    7.45 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    212.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    290°C

    Flash point

    • 122.19 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL2979522
  • Applications

    3-Octyloxan-2-one is primarily used as an odorant in perfumery and flavor applications, where its coconut- and fruity-tinged notes contribute to base and middle notes and it may function as a fixative to extend fragrance longevity. In cosmetics and personal care, it is evaluated as a fragrance ingredient and conditioning additive for creams, lotions, and hair-care formulations. It can also be encountered in household products such as air fresheners and cleaners as a fragrance component. In industrial manufacturing, it may serve as a specialty intermediate in fragrance-related chemical syntheses, and in the polymers/plastics sector it can be explored as a building block for fragrance-release materials or as a specialty plasticizer, with usage limited by formulation constraints and local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4795.23
    methanol 4377.72
    isopropanol 4579.48
    water 0.04
    ethyl acetate 7803.16
    n-propanol 4091.63
    acetone 10202.96
    n-butanol 3799.09
    acetonitrile 6393.55
    DMF 5056.77
    toluene 2362.83
    isobutanol 2998.98
    1,4-dioxane 5466.33
    methyl acetate 4604.59
    THF 7089.03
    2-butanone 6903.9
    n-pentanol 2294.96
    sec-butanol 3497.77
    n-hexane 570.48
    ethylene glycol 155.0
    NMP 3196.88
    cyclohexane 994.95
    DMSO 5666.45
    n-butyl acetate 5510.74
    n-octanol 833.13
    chloroform 10283.04
    n-propyl acetate 4976.98
    acetic acid 2367.91
    dichloromethane 10460.49
    cyclohexanone 8727.56
    propylene glycol 414.33
    isopropyl acetate 4690.53
    DMAc 2907.93
    2-ethoxyethanol 2458.67
    isopentanol 3373.66
    n-heptane 217.06
    ethyl formate 3307.32
    1,2-dichloroethane 7678.16
    n-hexanol 2021.61
    2-methoxyethanol 3979.02
    isobutyl acetate 2450.36
    tetrachloromethane 1333.39
    n-pentyl acetate 2950.37
    transcutol 9662.46
    n-heptanol 810.44
    ethylbenzene 1068.79
    MIBK 3155.1
    2-propoxyethanol 2825.41
    tert-butanol 4323.26
    MTBE 5744.11
    2-butoxyethanol 1697.53
    propionic acid 2430.97
    o-xylene 1114.13
    formic acid 335.04
    diethyl ether 7313.77
    m-xylene 1280.44
    p-xylene 1331.3
    chlorobenzene 3508.18
    dimethyl carbonate 834.89
    n-octane 89.36
    formamide 800.6
    cyclopentanone 6782.47
    2-pentanone 6839.89
    anisole 1975.2
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4117.57
    gamma-butyrolactone 6382.07
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3210.88
    pyridine 6655.19
    3-pentanone 3629.29
    furfural 4152.22
    n-dodecane 60.8
    diethylene glycol 1134.86
    diisopropyl ether 1604.71
    tert-amyl alcohol 3230.15
    acetylacetone 4810.3
    n-hexadecane 76.5
    acetophenone 1800.03
    methyl propionate 3804.74
    isopentyl acetate 4057.81
    trichloroethylene 11217.65
    n-nonanol 707.47
    cyclohexanol 3487.66
    benzyl alcohol 1396.52
    2-ethylhexanol 1288.67
    isooctanol 754.32
    dipropyl ether 2211.93
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2714.74
    ethyl lactate 847.65
    propylene carbonate 3170.08
    n-methylformamide 2703.45
    2-pentanol 2861.81
    n-pentane 411.94
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2596.77
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3058.56
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1248.97
    mesitylene 806.81
    ε-caprolactone 6283.16
    p-cymene 546.0
    epichlorohydrin 7306.29
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6630.41
    2-aminoethanol 704.56
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3450.19
    sulfolane 5124.0
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 176.08
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 6811.34
    n-hexyl acetate 2952.25
    isooctane 163.98
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2015.9
    sec-butyl acetate 2970.27
    tert-butyl acetate 3667.4
    decalin 322.12
    glycerin 466.14
    diglyme 4223.0
    acrylic acid 1347.35
    isopropyl myristate 839.52
    n-butyric acid 5301.63
    acetyl acetate 2969.54
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 583.88
    ethyl propionate 3408.27
    nitromethane 5203.02
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4766.32
    benzonitrile 2936.34
    trioctyl phosphate 438.84
    1-bromopropane 5343.41
    gamma-valerolactone 7264.94
    n-decanol 455.98
    triethyl phosphate 687.51
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1278.66
    propionitrile 4960.87
    vinylene carbonate 2697.4
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3123.69
    DMS 1583.54
    cumene 611.99
    2-octanol 696.46
    2-hexanone 4048.85
    octyl acetate 999.31
    limonene 953.8
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5155.77
    ethyl orthosilicate 682.35
    tributyl phosphate 657.1
    diacetone alcohol 2577.13
    N,N-dimethylaniline 978.23
    acrylonitrile 4539.01
    aniline 2486.16
    1,3-propanediol 1648.37
    bromobenzene 4022.94
    dibromomethane 7503.75
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 8246.47
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1390.28
    tetrabutyl urea 771.2
    diisobutyl methanol 722.25
    2-phenylethanol 1334.75
    styrene 1657.02
    dioctyl adipate 1083.7
    dimethyl sulfate 1113.22
    ethyl butyrate 2869.7
    methyl lactate 931.63
    butyl lactate 1445.15
    diethyl carbonate 1445.43
    propanediol butyl ether 1246.35
    triethyl orthoformate 1438.84
    p-tert-butyltoluene 503.55
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1190.72
    morpholine 7976.64
    tert-butylamine 2713.18
    n-dodecanol 324.26
    dimethoxymethane 3325.07
    ethylene carbonate 2726.85
    cyrene 826.53
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3102.67
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2799.45
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2859.2
    4-methylpyridine 6294.36
    dibutyl ether 2364.37
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 722.25
    DEF 5424.48
    dimethyl isosorbide 1937.54
    tetrachloroethylene 4838.21
    eugenol 1066.01
    triacetin 1793.46
    span 80 1172.26
    1,4-butanediol 541.53
    1,1-dichloroethane 8701.97
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1937.17
    methyl formate 1594.82
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2846.62
    n-decane 127.71
    butyronitrile 5822.67
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 976.29
    1-chlorooctane 803.29
    1-chlorotetradecane 237.72
    n-nonane 129.13
    undecane 82.69
    tert-butylcyclohexane 272.19
    cyclooctane 240.51
    cyclopentanol 2957.24
    tetrahydropyran 9112.37
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3007.38
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2102.24
    1-hexene 2564.3
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1875.8
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 523.61
    methyl butyrate 5270.17

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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