4-(2-Methoxyphenyl)butan-2-ol
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C11H16O2SMILES
CC(CCC1=CC=CC=C1OC)O
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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.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
2.7pKa est.
8.11 (weak base)Molecular weight
180.24 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Ultra slowBoiling point est.
280°CFlash point
- 125.36 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- 4-(2-methoxyphenyl)butan-2-ol
- SCHEMBL7535470
- AKOS006147407
- EN300-1848397
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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
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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 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |