4-Methyl-2-(4-methylpentyl)cyclohexan-1-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C13H24O

    SMILES
    CC1CCC(=O)C(C1)CCCC(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Herbal 61.18%
    Floral 52.49%
    Fresh 51.99%
    Woody 50.16%
    Jasmin 49.33%
    Mint 46.43%
    Green 46.27%
    Spicy 45.56%
    Fruity 42.37%
    Lactonic 32.42%

     

    Flavor
    Herbal 55.79%
    Spice 38.33%
    Fresh 38.18%
    Woody 36.09%
    Herb 32.92%
    Minty 31.21%
    Spicy 30.71%
    Green 29.84%
    Oily 25.83%
    Celery 24.43%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.0

    pKa est.
    9.03 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    196.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    264°C

    Flash point

    • 104.35 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • AKOS021479445
  • Applications

    4-Methyl-2-(4-methylpentyl)cyclohexan-1-one is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and fixative in perfumery, helping to impart and retain scent in fine fragrances and personal care products; it is also considered a fragrance component for cosmetics and skincare. Additionally, the compound often appears in cleaning and household products as an odorant or scent contributor. In industrial manufacturing, it can serve as an intermediate for the synthesis of more complex fragrance compounds and may be incorporated into coatings/inks or plastic formulations to modify odor characteristics, subject to regulatory and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4241.85
    methanol 3161.55
    isopropanol 4485.3
    water 0.23
    ethyl acetate 5980.45
    n-propanol 3601.3
    acetone 6330.19
    n-butanol 3789.24
    acetonitrile 4220.61
    DMF 3140.22
    toluene 2069.66
    isobutanol 2864.52
    1,4-dioxane 5554.45
    methyl acetate 3467.75
    THF 6005.0
    2-butanone 4775.37
    n-pentanol 2009.28
    sec-butanol 3037.32
    n-hexane 1183.75
    ethylene glycol 226.96
    NMP 1703.64
    cyclohexane 1248.36
    DMSO 2272.76
    n-butyl acetate 5116.04
    n-octanol 1000.18
    chloroform 7737.78
    n-propyl acetate 2928.6
    acetic acid 1999.8
    dichloromethane 5774.98
    cyclohexanone 5123.44
    propylene glycol 521.36
    isopropyl acetate 4192.29
    DMAc 1987.98
    2-ethoxyethanol 1988.33
    isopentanol 3561.69
    n-heptane 401.64
    ethyl formate 2211.25
    1,2-dichloroethane 4472.11
    n-hexanol 3022.04
    2-methoxyethanol 3400.05
    isobutyl acetate 1864.3
    tetrachloromethane 1479.7
    n-pentyl acetate 1949.65
    transcutol 9220.64
    n-heptanol 1053.22
    ethylbenzene 1135.73
    MIBK 2705.86
    2-propoxyethanol 3578.19
    tert-butanol 4911.76
    MTBE 6545.45
    2-butoxyethanol 1726.38
    propionic acid 1801.17
    o-xylene 1154.13
    formic acid 350.51
    diethyl ether 6435.78
    m-xylene 1367.58
    p-xylene 1327.44
    chlorobenzene 2668.24
    dimethyl carbonate 657.16
    n-octane 146.31
    formamide 575.98
    cyclopentanone 4196.55
    2-pentanone 4803.14
    anisole 1871.43
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3383.56
    gamma-butyrolactone 3775.51
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2968.99
    pyridine 3932.24
    3-pentanone 2812.02
    furfural 2982.84
    n-dodecane 77.39
    diethylene glycol 1490.17
    diisopropyl ether 2037.21
    tert-amyl alcohol 3201.25
    acetylacetone 3572.12
    n-hexadecane 96.34
    acetophenone 1353.59
    methyl propionate 2728.67
    isopentyl acetate 4173.9
    trichloroethylene 7183.22
    n-nonanol 833.64
    cyclohexanol 2892.79
    benzyl alcohol 1250.45
    2-ethylhexanol 1810.19
    isooctanol 922.87
    dipropyl ether 2764.58
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2025.72
    ethyl lactate 732.52
    propylene carbonate 2312.7
    n-methylformamide 1632.66
    2-pentanol 2909.94
    n-pentane 780.03
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3200.8
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3166.31
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1369.06
    mesitylene 913.2
    ε-caprolactone 4064.31
    p-cymene 637.92
    epichlorohydrin 4728.55
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5095.45
    2-aminoethanol 833.94
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2821.89
    sulfolane 2727.95
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 292.83
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5199.07
    n-hexyl acetate 2545.46
    isooctane 304.46
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2305.78
    sec-butyl acetate 2319.21
    tert-butyl acetate 3621.01
    decalin 453.8
    glycerin 583.94
    diglyme 4059.11
    acrylic acid 1120.4
    isopropyl myristate 767.22
    n-butyric acid 4441.59
    acetyl acetate 2337.62
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 568.17
    ethyl propionate 2267.0
    nitromethane 3067.6
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4741.69
    benzonitrile 2211.65
    trioctyl phosphate 424.74
    1-bromopropane 3769.37
    gamma-valerolactone 5140.19
    n-decanol 566.21
    triethyl phosphate 599.53
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1614.68
    propionitrile 3569.74
    vinylene carbonate 1941.9
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2429.44
    DMS 1339.63
    cumene 705.2
    2-octanol 809.99
    2-hexanone 2875.62
    octyl acetate 868.29
    limonene 1073.57
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4146.7
    ethyl orthosilicate 677.42
    tributyl phosphate 631.02
    diacetone alcohol 2469.23
    N,N-dimethylaniline 994.71
    acrylonitrile 2954.77
    aniline 2231.59
    1,3-propanediol 1759.03
    bromobenzene 2865.32
    dibromomethane 4599.35
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5941.0
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1291.51
    tetrabutyl urea 656.98
    diisobutyl methanol 976.5
    2-phenylethanol 1477.82
    styrene 1469.97
    dioctyl adipate 903.84
    dimethyl sulfate 744.63
    ethyl butyrate 2438.12
    methyl lactate 816.59
    butyl lactate 1228.38
    diethyl carbonate 1243.85
    propanediol butyl ether 1363.52
    triethyl orthoformate 1435.54
    p-tert-butyltoluene 630.45
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1090.05
    morpholine 6266.68
    tert-butylamine 3701.53
    n-dodecanol 411.48
    dimethoxymethane 2551.09
    ethylene carbonate 1981.23
    cyrene 743.37
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2426.41
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2844.12
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2142.44
    4-methylpyridine 4568.08
    dibutyl ether 2390.6
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 976.5
    DEF 3660.99
    dimethyl isosorbide 1854.07
    tetrachloroethylene 3662.82
    eugenol 1020.51
    triacetin 1485.54
    span 80 1188.03
    1,4-butanediol 557.51
    1,1-dichloroethane 5967.79
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1807.12
    methyl formate 1093.06
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2703.05
    n-decane 176.34
    butyronitrile 4403.45
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1268.12
    1-chlorooctane 810.89
    1-chlorotetradecane 250.51
    n-nonane 188.31
    undecane 112.5
    tert-butylcyclohexane 430.76
    cyclooctane 365.21
    cyclopentanol 2211.48
    tetrahydropyran 7023.29
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3154.48
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2084.88
    1-hexene 3072.47
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1669.76
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 494.75
    methyl butyrate 3118.5

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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