(4-Methyl-1-phenylpentyl) acetate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C14H20O2

    SMILES
    CC(C)CCC(C1=CC=CC=C1)OC(=O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 75.49%
    Fruity 73.84%
    Sweet 68.99%
    Balsamic 59.41%
    Herbal 56.11%
    Green 46.84%
    Fresh 38.63%
    Woody 37.39%
    Rose 36.21%
    Spicy 35.18%

     

    Flavor
    Floral 61.57%
    Sweet 57.49%
    Green 56.26%
    Herbal 52.53%
    Fruity 40.71%
    Woody 40.0%
    Tropical 36.75%
    Fresh 35.28%
    Rose 34.0%
    Bitter 32.71%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.7

    pKa est.
    8.22 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    220.31 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    269°C

    Flash point

    • 127.89 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    (4-Methyl-1-phenylpentyl) acetate is an ester primarily used in fragrance chemistry and related synthesis. In the perfumery and fragrance industry, it is considered an odorant and may function as a fixative to help prolong the scent. In cosmetics and personal care, it can serve as an aroma ingredient in products such as creams, lotions, and perfumes. In household products, it can be added as a fragrance additive to cleaners and air fresheners. In industrial manufacturing, it is often used as an intermediate for the synthesis of other aroma-related compounds and materials used in fragrance development.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2008.86
    methanol 2466.8
    isopropanol 1208.39
    water 0.65
    ethyl acetate 1185.73
    n-propanol 1522.07
    acetone 1683.41
    n-butanol 1418.89
    acetonitrile 995.91
    DMF 2369.24
    toluene 636.76
    isobutanol 1124.21
    1,4-dioxane 2025.8
    methyl acetate 972.68
    THF 1883.13
    2-butanone 1236.61
    n-pentanol 1028.57
    sec-butanol 1139.94
    n-hexane 273.85
    ethylene glycol 284.05
    NMP 1405.24
    cyclohexane 243.37
    DMSO 1740.73
    n-butyl acetate 1012.47
    n-octanol 288.06
    chloroform 3234.85
    n-propyl acetate 674.59
    acetic acid 973.39
    dichloromethane 2386.03
    cyclohexanone 1648.54
    propylene glycol 521.82
    isopropyl acetate 821.67
    DMAc 2000.89
    2-ethoxyethanol 961.1
    isopentanol 1204.05
    n-heptane 49.81
    ethyl formate 638.91
    1,2-dichloroethane 1926.4
    n-hexanol 1048.93
    2-methoxyethanol 1448.76
    isobutyl acetate 523.88
    tetrachloromethane 328.55
    n-pentyl acetate 401.35
    transcutol 2756.55
    n-heptanol 297.57
    ethylbenzene 366.49
    MIBK 654.04
    2-propoxyethanol 1330.3
    tert-butanol 1323.25
    MTBE 1348.45
    2-butoxyethanol 557.21
    propionic acid 809.2
    o-xylene 350.3
    formic acid 303.6
    diethyl ether 1483.53
    m-xylene 381.48
    p-xylene 431.67
    chlorobenzene 865.8
    dimethyl carbonate 334.43
    n-octane 21.32
    formamide 422.67
    cyclopentanone 1387.32
    2-pentanone 1085.29
    anisole 720.89
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 984.81
    gamma-butyrolactone 1277.06
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1123.47
    pyridine 1422.18
    3-pentanone 791.04
    furfural 1098.01
    n-dodecane 17.28
    diethylene glycol 826.44
    diisopropyl ether 344.26
    tert-amyl alcohol 1061.59
    acetylacetone 989.36
    n-hexadecane 20.54
    acetophenone 579.73
    methyl propionate 814.41
    isopentyl acetate 896.97
    trichloroethylene 2875.13
    n-nonanol 243.23
    cyclohexanol 1035.4
    benzyl alcohol 631.91
    2-ethylhexanol 494.11
    isooctanol 242.88
    dipropyl ether 496.87
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 709.06
    ethyl lactate 298.9
    propylene carbonate 855.3
    n-methylformamide 810.66
    2-pentanol 829.17
    n-pentane 138.67
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 889.33
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 774.43
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 530.14
    mesitylene 221.13
    ε-caprolactone 1247.04
    p-cymene 160.15
    epichlorohydrin 1838.73
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1368.94
    2-aminoethanol 710.26
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1481.12
    sulfolane 1335.67
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 67.24
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1538.33
    n-hexyl acetate 606.4
    isooctane 48.71
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 782.7
    sec-butyl acetate 533.76
    tert-butyl acetate 745.51
    decalin 115.94
    glycerin 519.31
    diglyme 1350.0
    acrylic acid 611.2
    isopropyl myristate 207.86
    n-butyric acid 1233.1
    acetyl acetate 611.3
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 222.9
    ethyl propionate 554.39
    nitromethane 1219.55
    1,2-diethoxyethane 907.29
    benzonitrile 695.12
    trioctyl phosphate 150.9
    1-bromopropane 1207.59
    gamma-valerolactone 1738.06
    n-decanol 175.08
    triethyl phosphate 212.89
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 437.5
    propionitrile 861.02
    vinylene carbonate 757.03
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1183.4
    DMS 492.01
    cumene 237.81
    2-octanol 190.54
    2-hexanone 803.87
    octyl acetate 265.86
    limonene 262.48
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1589.89
    ethyl orthosilicate 221.11
    tributyl phosphate 213.47
    diacetone alcohol 758.39
    N,N-dimethylaniline 450.4
    acrylonitrile 832.08
    aniline 828.03
    1,3-propanediol 877.82
    bromobenzene 910.51
    dibromomethane 1716.41
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2804.79
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 404.98
    tetrabutyl urea 253.67
    diisobutyl methanol 220.44
    2-phenylethanol 610.37
    styrene 511.11
    dioctyl adipate 304.87
    dimethyl sulfate 463.25
    ethyl butyrate 498.45
    methyl lactate 376.39
    butyl lactate 365.41
    diethyl carbonate 322.73
    propanediol butyl ether 557.3
    triethyl orthoformate 336.26
    p-tert-butyltoluene 155.84
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 379.15
    morpholine 2491.23
    tert-butylamine 847.85
    n-dodecanol 130.59
    dimethoxymethane 1064.82
    ethylene carbonate 728.1
    cyrene 420.61
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 594.74
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 658.24
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 837.16
    4-methylpyridine 1494.92
    dibutyl ether 417.39
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 220.44
    DEF 1345.92
    dimethyl isosorbide 691.45
    tetrachloroethylene 1616.88
    eugenol 417.23
    triacetin 489.64
    span 80 463.73
    1,4-butanediol 441.2
    1,1-dichloroethane 1837.31
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 904.29
    methyl formate 542.79
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1145.05
    n-decane 31.56
    butyronitrile 995.51
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 332.64
    1-chlorooctane 198.22
    1-chlorotetradecane 69.78
    n-nonane 31.45
    undecane 22.32
    tert-butylcyclohexane 107.3
    cyclooctane 61.06
    cyclopentanol 797.52
    tetrahydropyran 2007.87
    tert-amyl methyl ether 842.28
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 811.97
    1-hexene 967.61
    2-isopropoxyethanol 731.61
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 288.4
    methyl butyrate 810.62

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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