4-Ethyltetradecane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    55045-14-2

    Molecular formula
    C16H34

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCC(CC)CCC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 73.81%
    Oily 34.05%
    Fatty 32.83%
    Sweet 26.41%
    Gassy 25.72%
    Fishy 19.84%
    Meaty 19.06%
    Odorless 19.04%
    Fresh 16.87%
    Clean 16.86%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 64.24%
    Waxy 46.09%
    Mild 23.61%
    Bland 23.09%
    Delicate 22.82%
    Slightly waxy 22.26%
    Incense 21.47%
    Citrus peel 21.45%
    Grapefruit peel 20.78%
    Coumarinic 20.56%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    8.6

    pKa est.
    8.53 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    226.44 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    274°C

    Flash point

    • 120.32 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-ETHYLTETRADECANE
    • Tetradecane, 4-ethyl-
    • 55045-14-2
    • DTXSID70970403
    • RefChem:98925
    • DTXCID301397934
    • VATHPUANTMAJQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 4-ETHYL-TETRADECANE
    • 4-ethyl tetradecane
    • TETRADECANE, 4-ETHYL
    • SCHEMBL100170
    • SCHEMBL198808
    • SCHEMBL648992
    • SCHEMBL5984228
    • SCHEMBL7066232
    • SCHEMBL25185567
    • SCHEMBL28154783
    • DB-316593
    • 55045-14-2

  • Applications

    4-Ethyltetradecane (CAS 55045-14-2) is a long-chain branched aliphatic hydrocarbon that may be used as a non-polar solvent and diluent in industrial manufacturing, including coatings, inks, and adhesives; it may function as a base oil or component in synthetic lubricants and hydraulic fluids; it can serve as a carrier or solvent in cosmetic and personal care formulations; in perfumery, it may be used as a fragrance diluent or carrier to adjust solubility and evaporation of fragrance oils; it may act as a cleaning solvent for degreasing in industrial cleaning formulations; and as a processing solvent or aid in polymer and plastics processing.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1408.96
    methanol 388.74
    isopropanol 2415.91
    water 0.0
    ethyl acetate 8871.16
    n-propanol 2256.53
    acetone 6447.52
    n-butanol 3516.5
    acetonitrile 1594.59
    DMF 2511.45
    toluene 5719.38
    isobutanol 2517.16
    1,4-dioxane 9546.78
    methyl acetate 3932.37
    THF 21620.61
    2-butanone 7594.23
    n-pentanol 2395.24
    sec-butanol 3437.01
    n-hexane 11616.1
    ethylene glycol 26.74
    NMP 3442.55
    cyclohexane 23096.82
    DMSO 2976.82
    n-butyl acetate 21596.36
    n-octanol 2403.38
    chloroform 8983.66
    n-propyl acetate 7856.42
    acetic acid 592.79
    dichloromethane 9623.43
    cyclohexanone 15549.93
    propylene glycol 115.64
    isopropyl acetate 8498.54
    DMAc 2887.63
    2-ethoxyethanol 1668.3
    isopentanol 4666.84
    n-heptane 19009.69
    ethyl formate 2039.48
    1,2-dichloroethane 9578.72
    n-hexanol 6032.91
    2-methoxyethanol 1806.95
    isobutyl acetate 5971.7
    tetrachloromethane 3522.85
    n-pentyl acetate 7856.3
    transcutol 9427.05
    n-heptanol 2577.19
    ethylbenzene 3116.03
    MIBK 7562.24
    2-propoxyethanol 4363.06
    tert-butanol 5604.0
    MTBE 16488.96
    2-butoxyethanol 2784.79
    propionic acid 1010.49
    o-xylene 3289.93
    formic acid 22.31
    diethyl ether 18953.46
    m-xylene 3488.23
    p-xylene 3797.28
    chlorobenzene 4216.5
    dimethyl carbonate 730.57
    n-octane 3883.1
    formamide 64.49
    cyclopentanone 10965.71
    2-pentanone 10426.65
    anisole 3654.27
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 15816.04
    gamma-butyrolactone 6000.24
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2356.44
    pyridine 7162.92
    3-pentanone 7488.17
    furfural 2749.5
    n-dodecane 1156.1
    diethylene glycol 693.76
    diisopropyl ether 9777.22
    tert-amyl alcohol 5369.95
    acetylacetone 5929.78
    n-hexadecane 1453.01
    acetophenone 2586.46
    methyl propionate 4062.44
    isopentyl acetate 18148.2
    trichloroethylene 9387.55
    n-nonanol 2487.04
    cyclohexanol 6117.13
    benzyl alcohol 1198.83
    2-ethylhexanol 8836.51
    isooctanol 3103.95
    dipropyl ether 34194.29
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3696.49
    ethyl lactate 967.41
    propylene carbonate 3564.78
    n-methylformamide 586.83
    2-pentanol 4242.02
    n-pentane 7486.19
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 7196.08
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 8022.07
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2020.57
    mesitylene 3034.13
    ε-caprolactone 9226.1
    p-cymene 4321.65
    epichlorohydrin 8416.22
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 11956.06
    2-aminoethanol 150.01
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3384.39
    sulfolane 6096.97
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 2639.41
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 21078.72
    n-hexyl acetate 7358.51
    isooctane 2530.42
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3073.87
    sec-butyl acetate 7108.99
    tert-butyl acetate 11151.26
    decalin 4418.64
    glycerin 125.92
    diglyme 7519.81
    acrylic acid 395.25
    isopropyl myristate 3605.12
    n-butyric acid 3757.94
    acetyl acetate 3370.61
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1159.63
    ethyl propionate 6687.03
    nitromethane 1395.63
    1,2-diethoxyethane 16996.32
    benzonitrile 2358.49
    trioctyl phosphate 1323.01
    1-bromopropane 14457.53
    gamma-valerolactone 7807.87
    n-decanol 1760.07
    triethyl phosphate 3447.28
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 3174.34
    propionitrile 3054.14
    vinylene carbonate 1999.45
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2353.84
    DMS 2257.12
    cumene 2127.29
    2-octanol 2489.32
    2-hexanone 8593.53
    octyl acetate 3311.51
    limonene 10855.34
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 8880.79
    ethyl orthosilicate 4224.87
    tributyl phosphate 1913.85
    diacetone alcohol 4785.28
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2526.97
    acrylonitrile 1717.03
    aniline 2707.12
    1,3-propanediol 558.72
    bromobenzene 5980.45
    dibromomethane 9468.98
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9673.49
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 6690.24
    tetrabutyl urea 2521.72
    diisobutyl methanol 6773.69
    2-phenylethanol 2201.59
    styrene 3556.66
    dioctyl adipate 3229.27
    dimethyl sulfate 1010.57
    ethyl butyrate 17034.77
    methyl lactate 599.75
    butyl lactate 2449.12
    diethyl carbonate 6323.42
    propanediol butyl ether 1126.87
    triethyl orthoformate 10772.89
    p-tert-butyltoluene 4432.2
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2577.1
    morpholine 10883.24
    tert-butylamine 6261.19
    n-dodecanol 1454.15
    dimethoxymethane 3723.08
    ethylene carbonate 2661.36
    cyrene 1068.37
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 5340.82
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 16476.98
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3566.06
    4-methylpyridine 7292.11
    dibutyl ether 18446.88
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 6773.69
    DEF 7780.59
    dimethyl isosorbide 4200.28
    tetrachloroethylene 5465.15
    eugenol 1451.4
    triacetin 3128.63
    span 80 2113.23
    1,4-butanediol 187.37
    1,1-dichloroethane 9915.22
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 3200.26
    methyl formate 462.36
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3826.73
    n-decane 2880.64
    butyronitrile 5715.25
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4347.11
    1-chlorooctane 5908.79
    1-chlorotetradecane 1842.78
    n-nonane 3578.29
    undecane 1675.97
    tert-butylcyclohexane 3705.21
    cyclooctane 7373.38
    cyclopentanol 4355.68
    tetrahydropyran 27355.33
    tert-amyl methyl ether 10897.63
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3514.04
    1-hexene 14643.93
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1955.72
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 132.71
    methyl butyrate 8390.88

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IFRA standard 51

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