(3S)-3,5-dimethylhexane-2,4-dione

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C8H14O2

    SMILES
    C[C@@H](C(=O)C)C(=O)C(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 89.61%
    Ketonic 47.46%
    Herbal 39.6%
    Caramellic 34.68%
    Ethereal 31.19%
    Berry 30.1%
    Cheesy 28.8%
    Burnt 26.78%
    Mint 25.96%
    Apple 25.17%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 51.98%
    Cheese 35.1%
    Berry 30.61%
    Butter 26.31%
    Tropical 26.04%
    Creamy 23.55%
    Buttery 23.31%
    Roquefort cheese 21.66%
    Sweet 21.52%
    Pungent 21.51%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.4

    pKa est.
    8.37 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    142.2 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    188°C

    Flash point

    • 68.38 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    (3S)-3,5-dimethylhexane-2,4-dione is regarded as a chiral building block and synthetic intermediate in pharmaceutical manufacture; it is also used as a precursor for fragrance and cosmetic ingredients and is evaluated as a flavor/aroma precursor in the food sector; it further serves as an intermediate for coatings and inks in specialty resin formulations; and it can act as a building block for specialty polymers and plastics. CAS number:

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1086.45
    methanol 1531.69
    isopropanol 1279.86
    water 28.39
    ethyl acetate 693.35
    n-propanol 1102.5
    acetone 978.28
    n-butanol 980.07
    acetonitrile 1069.39
    DMF 1253.91
    toluene 415.48
    isobutanol 1034.49
    1,4-dioxane 1392.69
    methyl acetate 847.86
    THF 1432.7
    2-butanone 956.86
    n-pentanol 691.17
    sec-butanol 1204.96
    n-hexane 242.87
    ethylene glycol 337.26
    NMP 1159.35
    cyclohexane 198.01
    DMSO 774.88
    n-butyl acetate 468.29
    n-octanol 462.93
    chloroform 2338.27
    n-propyl acetate 393.12
    acetic acid 811.71
    dichloromethane 1812.37
    cyclohexanone 1178.94
    propylene glycol 447.06
    isopropyl acetate 474.88
    DMAc 1069.12
    2-ethoxyethanol 760.84
    isopentanol 832.79
    n-heptane 92.84
    ethyl formate 587.67
    1,2-dichloroethane 1010.83
    n-hexanol 756.18
    2-methoxyethanol 1216.25
    isobutyl acetate 290.85
    tetrachloromethane 635.09
    n-pentyl acetate 382.45
    transcutol 1080.28
    n-heptanol 390.9
    ethylbenzene 322.15
    MIBK 477.4
    2-propoxyethanol 888.73
    tert-butanol 1489.55
    MTBE 1056.02
    2-butoxyethanol 532.2
    propionic acid 805.76
    o-xylene 371.98
    formic acid 359.27
    diethyl ether 804.56
    m-xylene 349.82
    p-xylene 441.55
    chlorobenzene 597.92
    dimethyl carbonate 229.2
    n-octane 60.23
    formamide 367.6
    cyclopentanone 1206.15
    2-pentanone 697.68
    anisole 511.61
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 792.28
    gamma-butyrolactone 1243.06
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 892.25
    pyridine 747.97
    3-pentanone 599.34
    furfural 1068.95
    n-dodecane 46.37
    diethylene glycol 657.32
    diisopropyl ether 297.12
    tert-amyl alcohol 1246.03
    acetylacetone 688.61
    n-hexadecane 51.71
    acetophenone 476.59
    methyl propionate 544.63
    isopentyl acetate 458.98
    trichloroethylene 1847.44
    n-nonanol 357.86
    cyclohexanol 918.22
    benzyl alcohol 476.55
    2-ethylhexanol 410.85
    isooctanol 310.33
    dipropyl ether 335.19
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 575.99
    ethyl lactate 247.13
    propylene carbonate 702.41
    n-methylformamide 710.1
    2-pentanol 772.96
    n-pentane 179.41
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 591.12
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 419.99
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 358.35
    mesitylene 244.44
    ε-caprolactone 1011.52
    p-cymene 194.3
    epichlorohydrin 1212.56
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1360.63
    2-aminoethanol 596.46
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1112.83
    sulfolane 1252.61
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 117.11
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1238.84
    n-hexyl acetate 622.82
    isooctane 79.85
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 479.97
    sec-butyl acetate 328.18
    tert-butyl acetate 532.94
    decalin 137.6
    glycerin 515.31
    diglyme 854.69
    acrylic acid 632.09
    isopropyl myristate 208.05
    n-butyric acid 868.6
    acetyl acetate 461.96
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 186.41
    ethyl propionate 394.75
    nitromethane 1071.4
    1,2-diethoxyethane 466.27
    benzonitrile 602.43
    trioctyl phosphate 155.69
    1-bromopropane 800.86
    gamma-valerolactone 1341.92
    n-decanol 244.66
    triethyl phosphate 181.16
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 402.75
    propionitrile 812.16
    vinylene carbonate 641.65
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 872.55
    DMS 382.95
    cumene 253.34
    2-octanol 327.67
    2-hexanone 501.38
    octyl acetate 271.23
    limonene 271.49
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1034.38
    ethyl orthosilicate 185.34
    tributyl phosphate 174.17
    diacetone alcohol 602.69
    N,N-dimethylaniline 392.8
    acrylonitrile 885.72
    aniline 539.75
    1,3-propanediol 821.73
    bromobenzene 596.11
    dibromomethane 1323.66
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1652.04
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 297.91
    tetrabutyl urea 211.92
    diisobutyl methanol 220.28
    2-phenylethanol 439.12
    styrene 333.09
    dioctyl adipate 241.82
    dimethyl sulfate 400.29
    ethyl butyrate 344.23
    methyl lactate 344.57
    butyl lactate 294.21
    diethyl carbonate 237.09
    propanediol butyl ether 481.42
    triethyl orthoformate 243.95
    p-tert-butyltoluene 198.48
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 374.28
    morpholine 1371.95
    tert-butylamine 962.44
    n-dodecanol 176.77
    dimethoxymethane 653.76
    ethylene carbonate 562.25
    cyrene 365.59
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 423.22
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 356.7
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 661.1
    4-methylpyridine 975.67
    dibutyl ether 356.23
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 220.28
    DEF 786.87
    dimethyl isosorbide 555.33
    tetrachloroethylene 1126.45
    eugenol 368.42
    triacetin 385.19
    span 80 337.01
    1,4-butanediol 404.42
    1,1-dichloroethane 1402.87
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 623.61
    methyl formate 571.35
    2-methyl-1-butanol 903.8
    n-decane 82.94
    butyronitrile 815.4
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 355.66
    1-chlorooctane 301.67
    1-chlorotetradecane 110.83
    n-nonane 88.71
    undecane 58.44
    tert-butylcyclohexane 151.67
    cyclooctane 75.65
    cyclopentanol 1021.35
    tetrahydropyran 1178.08
    tert-amyl methyl ether 748.14
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 508.42
    1-hexene 535.29
    2-isopropoxyethanol 560.06
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 376.46
    methyl butyrate 519.58

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Products related to fine fragrance
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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