4-(2-Methoxyphenyl)butan-2-ol

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H16O2

    SMILES
    CC(CCC1=CC=CC=C1OC)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 72.97%
    Sweet 68.42%
    Vanilla 41.36%
    Fruity 39.64%
    Balsamic 38.11%
    Spicy 37.05%
    Anisic 31.6%
    Powdery 31.01%
    Rose 30.57%
    Aromatic 29.28%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 78.23%
    Floral 59.33%
    Spicy 47.86%
    Green 47.44%
    Balsam 38.11%
    Earthy 36.76%
    Fruity 36.34%
    Hyacinth 35.79%
    Rose 34.19%
    Herbal 32.03%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.7

    pKa est.
    8.11 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    180.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    280°C

    Flash point

    • 125.36 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-(2-methoxyphenyl)butan-2-ol
    • SCHEMBL7535470
    • AKOS006147407
    • EN300-1848397
  • Applications

    4-(2-Methoxyphenyl)butan-2-ol is primarily used as a synthetic intermediate in organic chemistry and has real-world applications across several industries: as a building block in fragrance and perfumery; as a precursor for flavor/aroma compounds in the food flavor sector; as a component in cosmetic and personal-care formulations where fragrance materials are used; as a medicinal-chemistry intermediate for pharmaceutical synthesis; and as a specialty chemical intermediate in industrial manufacturing for the production of complex materials, with baseline potential for derivatization to esters and ethers to tune properties.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2558.64
    methanol 3439.56
    isopropanol 1493.59
    water 4.9
    ethyl acetate 1301.81
    n-propanol 1761.06
    acetone 1808.07
    n-butanol 1441.44
    acetonitrile 1541.91
    DMF 1203.88
    toluene 220.04
    isobutanol 987.7
    1,4-dioxane 2224.3
    methyl acetate 1103.48
    THF 1828.09
    2-butanone 915.23
    n-pentanol 780.09
    sec-butanol 932.69
    n-hexane 55.2
    ethylene glycol 688.61
    NMP 664.49
    cyclohexane 94.73
    DMSO 2249.5
    n-butyl acetate 611.51
    n-octanol 187.38
    chloroform 1851.53
    n-propyl acetate 558.72
    acetic acid 1628.31
    dichloromethane 1950.44
    cyclohexanone 1009.56
    propylene glycol 757.54
    isopropyl acetate 508.96
    DMAc 718.17
    2-ethoxyethanol 1173.18
    isopentanol 861.57
    n-heptane 32.19
    ethyl formate 711.51
    1,2-dichloroethane 1233.6
    n-hexanol 614.1
    2-methoxyethanol 1987.51
    isobutyl acetate 307.24
    tetrachloromethane 247.97
    n-pentyl acetate 229.15
    transcutol 2512.4
    n-heptanol 185.24
    ethylbenzene 98.44
    MIBK 355.16
    2-propoxyethanol 942.93
    tert-butanol 1448.56
    MTBE 987.16
    2-butoxyethanol 376.55
    propionic acid 1051.44
    o-xylene 129.0
    formic acid 704.16
    diethyl ether 1388.16
    m-xylene 143.08
    p-xylene 131.71
    chlorobenzene 387.31
    dimethyl carbonate 274.17
    n-octane 12.78
    formamide 932.38
    cyclopentanone 1020.21
    2-pentanone 778.83
    anisole 324.26
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 689.74
    gamma-butyrolactone 1213.83
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1018.16
    pyridine 821.94
    3-pentanone 498.02
    furfural 885.97
    n-dodecane 11.59
    diethylene glycol 875.62
    diisopropyl ether 198.71
    tert-amyl alcohol 860.94
    acetylacetone 686.72
    n-hexadecane 13.35
    acetophenone 256.84
    methyl propionate 699.41
    isopentyl acetate 441.17
    trichloroethylene 1906.03
    n-nonanol 154.0
    cyclohexanol 712.25
    benzyl alcohol 304.6
    2-ethylhexanol 268.03
    isooctanol 147.62
    dipropyl ether 356.08
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 307.23
    ethyl lactate 225.59
    propylene carbonate 612.48
    n-methylformamide 921.76
    2-pentanol 674.73
    n-pentane 54.89
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 551.6
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 464.6
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 317.97
    mesitylene 92.24
    ε-caprolactone 817.03
    p-cymene 76.74
    epichlorohydrin 1435.82
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 829.03
    2-aminoethanol 1124.45
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 908.23
    sulfolane 1133.52
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 36.51
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1212.16
    n-hexyl acetate 325.19
    isooctane 27.06
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 499.61
    sec-butyl acetate 295.43
    tert-butyl acetate 463.07
    decalin 39.83
    glycerin 791.67
    diglyme 969.65
    acrylic acid 789.18
    isopropyl myristate 111.53
    n-butyric acid 1316.99
    acetyl acetate 565.73
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 112.29
    ethyl propionate 380.63
    nitromethane 2149.44
    1,2-diethoxyethane 692.14
    benzonitrile 353.72
    trioctyl phosphate 88.18
    1-bromopropane 647.95
    gamma-valerolactone 1190.55
    n-decanol 109.63
    triethyl phosphate 143.84
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 260.9
    propionitrile 874.87
    vinylene carbonate 581.56
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 984.83
    DMS 279.04
    cumene 77.16
    2-octanol 115.19
    2-hexanone 452.97
    octyl acetate 141.67
    limonene 127.87
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1300.82
    ethyl orthosilicate 145.52
    tributyl phosphate 125.12
    diacetone alcohol 484.53
    N,N-dimethylaniline 177.32
    acrylonitrile 866.52
    aniline 431.39
    1,3-propanediol 1280.06
    bromobenzene 361.82
    dibromomethane 1140.54
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1447.99
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 219.56
    tetrabutyl urea 138.4
    diisobutyl methanol 140.06
    2-phenylethanol 276.65
    styrene 136.2
    dioctyl adipate 172.92
    dimethyl sulfate 355.64
    ethyl butyrate 341.1
    methyl lactate 306.8
    butyl lactate 208.52
    diethyl carbonate 227.74
    propanediol butyl ether 392.84
    triethyl orthoformate 231.77
    p-tert-butyltoluene 77.38
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 211.71
    morpholine 2342.11
    tert-butylamine 811.67
    n-dodecanol 81.7
    dimethoxymethane 963.3
    ethylene carbonate 563.79
    cyrene 288.58
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 368.66
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 315.24
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 372.23
    4-methylpyridine 674.33
    dibutyl ether 245.28
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 140.06
    DEF 727.56
    dimethyl isosorbide 437.31
    tetrachloroethylene 1002.7
    eugenol 221.08
    triacetin 328.68
    span 80 283.26
    1,4-butanediol 498.93
    1,1-dichloroethane 1148.53
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 494.8
    methyl formate 730.16
    2-methyl-1-butanol 787.35
    n-decane 20.67
    butyronitrile 905.83
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 178.7
    1-chlorooctane 105.75
    1-chlorotetradecane 38.4
    n-nonane 20.24
    undecane 14.77
    tert-butylcyclohexane 39.28
    cyclooctane 26.75
    cyclopentanol 680.44
    tetrahydropyran 1656.4
    tert-amyl methyl ether 464.53
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 565.63
    1-hexene 252.66
    2-isopropoxyethanol 621.25
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 448.87
    methyl butyrate 551.38

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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