(3Z)-4-(2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3-buten-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C13H16O

    SMILES
    CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)/C=C\C(=O)C)C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 85.92%
    Green 73.26%
    Woody 43.29%
    Sweet 41.02%
    Powdery 38.77%
    Fruity 32.34%
    Dry 30.48%
    Fresh 29.68%
    Neroli 29.64%
    Honey 28.5%

     

    Flavor
    Woody 52.29%
    Floral 50.52%
    Sweet 49.61%
    Powdery 34.22%
    Spicy 31.08%
    Flower 27.63%
    Dry 27.47%
    Clove 25.57%
    Honey 25.43%
    Violet 24.76%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.1

    pKa est.
    8.26 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    188.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    300°C

    Flash point

    • 125.38 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • (3Z)-4-(2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3-buten-2-one
    • UABKUEYIQHSUFJ-WAYWQWQTSA-N
  • Applications

    Applications of (3Z)-4-(2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3-buten-2-one include use as a fragrance ingredient in perfumery and cosmetics, where it may function as an odorant or fragrance precursor; as an intermediate in industrial organic synthesis supporting the production of specialty chemicals, including pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals; as a colorant precursor or dye precursor for coatings, paints, inks, and plastics; and as a building block for specialty polymers or liquid-crystal materials in polymer technology, depending on formulation, processing, and local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 288.73
    methanol 273.21
    isopropanol 220.52
    water 0.87
    ethyl acetate 600.06
    n-propanol 308.6
    acetone 695.38
    n-butanol 273.4
    acetonitrile 562.44
    DMF 1052.04
    toluene 536.79
    isobutanol 215.41
    1,4-dioxane 1360.47
    methyl acetate 696.81
    THF 1410.3
    2-butanone 812.67
    n-pentanol 218.24
    sec-butanol 273.09
    n-hexane 221.32
    ethylene glycol 69.64
    NMP 1203.11
    cyclohexane 152.55
    DMSO 701.87
    n-butyl acetate 356.28
    n-octanol 105.56
    chloroform 1663.71
    n-propyl acetate 303.75
    acetic acid 220.57
    dichloromethane 1445.57
    cyclohexanone 845.26
    propylene glycol 104.37
    isopropyl acetate 335.62
    DMAc 1175.12
    2-ethoxyethanol 376.42
    isopentanol 250.39
    n-heptane 37.67
    ethyl formate 246.8
    1,2-dichloroethane 1171.63
    n-hexanol 268.88
    2-methoxyethanol 530.56
    isobutyl acetate 202.8
    tetrachloromethane 287.19
    n-pentyl acetate 212.57
    transcutol 1397.83
    n-heptanol 109.23
    ethylbenzene 323.12
    MIBK 307.8
    2-propoxyethanol 492.56
    tert-butanol 335.75
    MTBE 665.76
    2-butoxyethanol 230.23
    propionic acid 277.83
    o-xylene 315.32
    formic acid 87.64
    diethyl ether 921.96
    m-xylene 303.43
    p-xylene 347.36
    chlorobenzene 561.49
    dimethyl carbonate 323.71
    n-octane 13.42
    formamide 198.96
    cyclopentanone 1052.78
    2-pentanone 573.19
    anisole 618.71
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 829.68
    gamma-butyrolactone 1023.1
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 434.09
    pyridine 894.41
    3-pentanone 683.49
    furfural 698.94
    n-dodecane 7.42
    diethylene glycol 279.53
    diisopropyl ether 229.16
    tert-amyl alcohol 366.15
    acetylacetone 521.59
    n-hexadecane 9.42
    acetophenone 433.58
    methyl propionate 625.59
    isopentyl acetate 340.23
    trichloroethylene 1832.22
    n-nonanol 96.87
    cyclohexanol 306.78
    benzyl alcohol 293.89
    2-ethylhexanol 167.69
    isooctanol 94.94
    dipropyl ether 296.98
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 498.73
    ethyl lactate 140.09
    propylene carbonate 453.3
    n-methylformamide 407.95
    2-pentanol 220.23
    n-pentane 90.21
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 298.6
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 414.82
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 278.34
    mesitylene 186.18
    ε-caprolactone 718.27
    p-cymene 111.43
    epichlorohydrin 1485.14
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1031.48
    2-aminoethanol 155.6
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1034.84
    sulfolane 1028.36
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 49.91
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1229.09
    n-hexyl acetate 353.94
    isooctane 31.46
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 364.51
    sec-butyl acetate 258.77
    tert-butyl acetate 418.5
    decalin 99.66
    glycerin 140.24
    diglyme 776.93
    acrylic acid 246.58
    isopropyl myristate 114.54
    n-butyric acid 297.59
    acetyl acetate 335.43
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 115.54
    ethyl propionate 359.58
    nitromethane 607.67
    1,2-diethoxyethane 506.76
    benzonitrile 344.02
    trioctyl phosphate 77.3
    1-bromopropane 742.07
    gamma-valerolactone 1104.61
    n-decanol 66.42
    triethyl phosphate 157.35
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 127.2
    propionitrile 451.79
    vinylene carbonate 403.04
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 698.75
    DMS 426.18
    cumene 188.4
    2-octanol 74.97
    2-hexanone 405.7
    octyl acetate 148.65
    limonene 163.49
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 745.43
    ethyl orthosilicate 162.92
    tributyl phosphate 113.01
    diacetone alcohol 353.02
    N,N-dimethylaniline 392.51
    acrylonitrile 490.66
    aniline 480.71
    1,3-propanediol 184.54
    bromobenzene 638.84
    dibromomethane 999.5
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1596.55
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 245.48
    tetrabutyl urea 139.26
    diisobutyl methanol 90.77
    2-phenylethanol 276.57
    styrene 396.42
    dioctyl adipate 174.2
    dimethyl sulfate 521.22
    ethyl butyrate 250.4
    methyl lactate 217.91
    butyl lactate 158.99
    diethyl carbonate 188.29
    propanediol butyl ether 199.12
    triethyl orthoformate 200.37
    p-tert-butyltoluene 116.25
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 277.01
    morpholine 1456.97
    tert-butylamine 251.2
    n-dodecanol 47.42
    dimethoxymethane 734.05
    ethylene carbonate 352.97
    cyrene 288.13
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 379.43
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 306.4
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 618.64
    4-methylpyridine 929.59
    dibutyl ether 214.9
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 90.77
    DEF 753.1
    dimethyl isosorbide 488.06
    tetrachloroethylene 915.48
    eugenol 259.15
    triacetin 314.83
    span 80 208.17
    1,4-butanediol 87.76
    1,1-dichloroethane 1050.61
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 232.61
    methyl formate 289.55
    2-methyl-1-butanol 280.64
    n-decane 16.63
    butyronitrile 363.08
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 120.88
    1-chlorooctane 111.51
    1-chlorotetradecane 33.24
    n-nonane 16.93
    undecane 10.48
    tert-butylcyclohexane 88.69
    cyclooctane 56.95
    cyclopentanol 292.87
    tetrahydropyran 1192.06
    tert-amyl methyl ether 543.23
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 463.49
    1-hexene 462.44
    2-isopropoxyethanol 269.22
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 132.09
    methyl butyrate 379.61

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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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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
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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
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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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Category 5C
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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Category 5D
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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Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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