3-Pentyl-1,4-dioxan-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H16O3

    SMILES
    CCCCCC1C(=O)OCCO1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 79.33%
    Caramellic 60.9%
    Sweet 59.36%
    Buttery 54.88%
    Fatty 53.44%
    Peach 47.97%
    Lactonic 44.52%
    Creamy 44.24%
    Green 40.81%
    Coconut 40.36%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 72.92%
    Coconut 72.4%
    Creamy 68.37%
    Fatty 62.99%
    Peach 59.1%
    Waxy 57.85%
    Oily 56.01%
    Fruity 49.89%
    Buttery 48.18%
    Dairy 45.09%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    6.57 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    172.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    257°C

    Flash point

    • 96.66 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    Chemical name: 3-Pentyl-1,4-dioxan-2-one (CAS number: ) is a cyclic carbonate used as a synthetic building block and a potential precursor for a range of industrial applications. In polymers/plastics, it is commonly evaluated as a monomer or comonomer for ring-opening polymerization to yield aliphatic polycarbonates with tunable properties. In industrial manufacturing, it serves as an intermediate in organic synthesis for specialty chemicals and functional materials. It can function as a solvent or co-solvent in niche formulations, and may act as a processing aid or plasticizer in polymer and coating systems. It is also studied as a precursor for coatings and adhesives formulations, where the carbonate ring can contribute to material performance.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1489.73
    methanol 2456.65
    isopropanol 801.03
    water 0.76
    ethyl acetate 1974.98
    n-propanol 894.66
    acetone 2867.55
    n-butanol 880.61
    acetonitrile 1843.47
    DMF 2224.27
    toluene 553.14
    isobutanol 644.46
    1,4-dioxane 1455.65
    methyl acetate 1304.13
    THF 1631.57
    2-butanone 1404.98
    n-pentanol 503.09
    sec-butanol 596.12
    n-hexane 39.75
    ethylene glycol 313.14
    NMP 1627.38
    cyclohexane 133.74
    DMSO 4380.85
    n-butyl acetate 1091.25
    n-octanol 168.79
    chloroform 3711.24
    n-propyl acetate 878.44
    acetic acid 2805.39
    dichloromethane 4255.54
    cyclohexanone 2207.75
    propylene glycol 296.26
    isopropyl acetate 897.4
    DMAc 1173.22
    2-ethoxyethanol 879.63
    isopentanol 763.86
    n-heptane 22.66
    ethyl formate 1160.31
    1,2-dichloroethane 3033.45
    n-hexanol 465.74
    2-methoxyethanol 1796.82
    isobutyl acetate 417.76
    tetrachloromethane 406.94
    n-pentyl acetate 478.36
    transcutol 4225.38
    n-heptanol 154.14
    ethylbenzene 232.05
    MIBK 624.89
    2-propoxyethanol 823.52
    tert-butanol 1042.61
    MTBE 764.15
    2-butoxyethanol 408.81
    propionic acid 1185.8
    o-xylene 317.2
    formic acid 952.67
    diethyl ether 982.36
    m-xylene 360.78
    p-xylene 315.78
    chlorobenzene 1250.72
    dimethyl carbonate 407.16
    n-octane 10.32
    formamide 1493.93
    cyclopentanone 2115.71
    2-pentanone 1277.02
    anisole 530.89
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 874.21
    gamma-butyrolactone 2675.52
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1094.68
    pyridine 2053.04
    3-pentanone 799.54
    furfural 2325.14
    n-dodecane 10.33
    diethylene glycol 773.54
    diisopropyl ether 221.04
    tert-amyl alcohol 735.8
    acetylacetone 1567.57
    n-hexadecane 12.6
    acetophenone 617.2
    methyl propionate 1096.61
    isopentyl acetate 801.37
    trichloroethylene 5569.96
    n-nonanol 144.53
    cyclohexanol 874.67
    benzyl alcohol 580.95
    2-ethylhexanol 266.65
    isooctanol 135.36
    dipropyl ether 274.12
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1053.62
    ethyl lactate 286.03
    propylene carbonate 1257.79
    n-methylformamide 1512.49
    2-pentanol 509.04
    n-pentane 44.99
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 589.47
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 758.84
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 478.97
    mesitylene 215.95
    ε-caprolactone 1734.45
    p-cymene 152.12
    epichlorohydrin 2841.03
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1959.69
    2-aminoethanol 552.48
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1533.32
    sulfolane 2891.12
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 33.14
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1233.89
    n-hexyl acetate 619.17
    isooctane 26.6
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 740.97
    sec-butyl acetate 503.52
    tert-butyl acetate 760.96
    decalin 58.22
    glycerin 473.05
    diglyme 1453.99
    acrylic acid 1177.46
    isopropyl myristate 184.48
    n-butyric acid 1870.74
    acetyl acetate 1209.11
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 199.56
    ethyl propionate 685.1
    nitromethane 4197.33
    1,2-diethoxyethane 987.27
    benzonitrile 1057.27
    trioctyl phosphate 132.09
    1-bromopropane 1097.74
    gamma-valerolactone 2350.55
    n-decanol 101.83
    triethyl phosphate 216.95
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 267.08
    propionitrile 1087.38
    vinylene carbonate 1259.79
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2013.37
    DMS 595.18
    cumene 150.05
    2-octanol 113.41
    2-hexanone 675.38
    octyl acetate 235.92
    limonene 238.84
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1278.74
    ethyl orthosilicate 203.49
    tributyl phosphate 214.0
    diacetone alcohol 749.5
    N,N-dimethylaniline 299.58
    acrylonitrile 1701.69
    aniline 884.88
    1,3-propanediol 911.84
    bromobenzene 1359.4
    dibromomethane 2508.32
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3631.16
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 356.09
    tetrabutyl urea 263.34
    diisobutyl methanol 163.04
    2-phenylethanol 489.34
    styrene 374.43
    dioctyl adipate 306.87
    dimethyl sulfate 672.13
    ethyl butyrate 557.37
    methyl lactate 448.78
    butyl lactate 397.43
    diethyl carbonate 386.99
    propanediol butyl ether 505.68
    triethyl orthoformate 322.27
    p-tert-butyltoluene 137.36
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 383.94
    morpholine 1818.4
    tert-butylamine 533.02
    n-dodecanol 75.37
    dimethoxymethane 960.28
    ethylene carbonate 1033.6
    cyrene 407.89
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 774.36
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 564.35
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1188.82
    4-methylpyridine 1757.57
    dibutyl ether 299.37
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 163.04
    DEF 1354.46
    dimethyl isosorbide 763.02
    tetrachloroethylene 2332.49
    eugenol 406.02
    triacetin 604.45
    span 80 401.09
    1,4-butanediol 310.25
    1,1-dichloroethane 2343.0
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 477.18
    methyl formate 1132.74
    2-methyl-1-butanol 675.18
    n-decane 17.52
    butyronitrile 1174.35
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 224.81
    1-chlorooctane 134.09
    1-chlorotetradecane 48.84
    n-nonane 16.5
    undecane 12.9
    tert-butylcyclohexane 44.05
    cyclooctane 34.29
    cyclopentanol 756.61
    tetrahydropyran 1422.52
    tert-amyl methyl ether 471.51
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 871.54
    1-hexene 217.32
    2-isopropoxyethanol 537.9
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 690.34
    methyl butyrate 1021.07

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