4-Methyl-3-pentyl-oxazolidin-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H17NO2

    SMILES
    CCCCCN1C(COC1=O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Herbal 56.6%
    Spicy 38.97%
    Jasmin 34.9%
    Celery 34.57%
    Mint 34.08%
    Lactonic 30.56%
    Cooling 27.01%
    Green 25.59%
    Fresh 23.71%
    Odorless 23.47%

     

    Flavor
    Herbal 35.56%
    Oily 28.09%
    Green 28.0%
    Fatty 26.18%
    Waxy 23.57%
    Fresh 22.86%
    Metallic 22.61%
    Coconut 22.32%
    Celery 22.23%
    Cedarleaf 22.13%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    8.17 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    171.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    306°C

    Flash point

    • 114.3 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL4416368
    • BKMQCRXFQNUSTR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 4-methyl-3-pentyl-oxazolidin-2-one
  • Applications

    4-Methyl-3-pentyl-oxazolidin-2-one is primarily used as a chemical building block and synthetic intermediate in organic synthesis. In industry, it may serve as a precursor for oxazolidinone-derived compounds in pharmaceutical and fine-chemical syntheses. It can be encountered in the development of specialty polymers and resins, potentially as a building block or functional additive in polymer chemistry. In coatings, inks, and adhesives formulations, it may be used as an intermediate or linking precursor contributing to polymer performance. It may also be evaluated as a precursor for agrochemical or other chemical syntheses in research and pilot-scale manufacturing.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3009.84
    methanol 4701.71
    isopropanol 1853.49
    water 4.17
    ethyl acetate 1428.42
    n-propanol 1951.71
    acetone 2079.87
    n-butanol 1560.66
    acetonitrile 1517.81
    DMF 2276.86
    toluene 463.18
    isobutanol 1339.21
    1,4-dioxane 1394.4
    methyl acetate 1128.97
    THF 1776.85
    2-butanone 1372.47
    n-pentanol 951.55
    sec-butanol 1346.83
    n-hexane 23.71
    ethylene glycol 467.1
    NMP 1549.37
    cyclohexane 51.56
    DMSO 2265.18
    n-butyl acetate 972.23
    n-octanol 170.46
    chloroform 4671.24
    n-propyl acetate 750.21
    acetic acid 3569.65
    dichloromethane 3819.3
    cyclohexanone 1860.43
    propylene glycol 640.73
    isopropyl acetate 919.61
    DMAc 1361.11
    2-ethoxyethanol 1153.34
    isopentanol 1264.85
    n-heptane 7.03
    ethyl formate 1449.36
    1,2-dichloroethane 2061.29
    n-hexanol 595.24
    2-methoxyethanol 2224.64
    isobutyl acetate 458.16
    tetrachloromethane 431.63
    n-pentyl acetate 466.13
    transcutol 2395.28
    n-heptanol 200.3
    ethylbenzene 193.74
    MIBK 634.48
    2-propoxyethanol 1063.91
    tert-butanol 1530.3
    MTBE 1019.3
    2-butoxyethanol 543.75
    propionic acid 1515.82
    o-xylene 260.43
    formic acid 1656.18
    diethyl ether 740.23
    m-xylene 295.39
    p-xylene 315.06
    chlorobenzene 1083.21
    dimethyl carbonate 313.19
    n-octane 4.1
    formamide 1796.8
    cyclopentanone 1779.4
    2-pentanone 1120.87
    anisole 471.1
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 708.26
    gamma-butyrolactone 2343.64
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1294.26
    pyridine 1847.83
    3-pentanone 574.76
    furfural 2133.95
    n-dodecane 5.23
    diethylene glycol 802.29
    diisopropyl ether 176.59
    tert-amyl alcohol 1084.15
    acetylacetone 1124.67
    n-hexadecane 6.32
    acetophenone 524.77
    methyl propionate 760.81
    isopentyl acetate 827.23
    trichloroethylene 4449.17
    n-nonanol 145.44
    cyclohexanol 924.46
    benzyl alcohol 636.75
    2-ethylhexanol 251.72
    isooctanol 172.9
    dipropyl ether 150.69
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 878.46
    ethyl lactate 286.13
    propylene carbonate 1318.67
    n-methylformamide 1870.98
    2-pentanol 752.99
    n-pentane 28.32
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 611.02
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 640.78
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 395.07
    mesitylene 155.6
    ε-caprolactone 1624.16
    p-cymene 102.64
    epichlorohydrin 2415.84
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1770.54
    2-aminoethanol 1098.94
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1366.67
    sulfolane 2110.81
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 29.46
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1454.21
    n-hexyl acetate 540.23
    isooctane 20.16
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 607.69
    sec-butyl acetate 503.06
    tert-butyl acetate 698.56
    decalin 33.52
    glycerin 699.15
    diglyme 1000.66
    acrylic acid 1423.1
    isopropyl myristate 133.36
    n-butyric acid 2456.08
    acetyl acetate 906.91
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 194.33
    ethyl propionate 483.84
    nitromethane 3296.92
    1,2-diethoxyethane 599.25
    benzonitrile 1038.78
    trioctyl phosphate 116.21
    1-bromopropane 946.77
    gamma-valerolactone 2324.16
    n-decanol 99.11
    triethyl phosphate 160.78
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 381.45
    propionitrile 1159.9
    vinylene carbonate 1348.97
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1880.77
    DMS 441.89
    cumene 132.36
    2-octanol 144.35
    2-hexanone 636.53
    octyl acetate 188.62
    limonene 143.61
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1347.22
    ethyl orthosilicate 158.69
    tributyl phosphate 175.48
    diacetone alcohol 759.21
    N,N-dimethylaniline 278.53
    acrylonitrile 1564.69
    aniline 914.16
    1,3-propanediol 1467.51
    bromobenzene 1133.08
    dibromomethane 2224.58
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3140.18
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 288.31
    tetrabutyl urea 195.84
    diisobutyl methanol 133.67
    2-phenylethanol 512.94
    styrene 298.27
    dioctyl adipate 218.08
    dimethyl sulfate 499.29
    ethyl butyrate 388.32
    methyl lactate 407.59
    butyl lactate 380.21
    diethyl carbonate 274.72
    propanediol butyl ether 540.75
    triethyl orthoformate 241.04
    p-tert-butyltoluene 95.34
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 339.19
    morpholine 2046.24
    tert-butylamine 744.68
    n-dodecanol 68.77
    dimethoxymethane 847.59
    ethylene carbonate 1109.59
    cyrene 403.78
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 623.94
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 545.57
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1029.28
    4-methylpyridine 1865.27
    dibutyl ether 175.52
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 133.67
    DEF 1188.63
    dimethyl isosorbide 591.43
    tetrachloroethylene 2015.6
    eugenol 396.31
    triacetin 403.37
    span 80 355.82
    1,4-butanediol 544.8
    1,1-dichloroethane 2461.47
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 816.69
    methyl formate 1284.21
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1131.31
    n-decane 8.58
    butyronitrile 1387.58
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 213.45
    1-chlorooctane 85.08
    1-chlorotetradecane 30.42
    n-nonane 7.11
    undecane 6.35
    tert-butylcyclohexane 30.98
    cyclooctane 11.47
    cyclopentanol 1066.7
    tetrahydropyran 1317.98
    tert-amyl methyl ether 519.88
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 570.55
    1-hexene 192.82
    2-isopropoxyethanol 692.91
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 926.4
    methyl butyrate 871.65

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