4-Methyl-5-nonanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    154170-44-2

    Molecular formula
    C10H22O

    SMILES
    CCCCC(C(C)CCC)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Oily 58.02%
    Herbal 57.64%
    Spicy 47.27%
    Green 43.18%
    Floral 39.8%
    Mint 35.0%
    Woody 34.8%
    Sweet 34.03%
    Fermented 32.28%
    Earthy 30.28%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.6

    pKa est.
    9.2 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    158.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    198°C

    Flash point est.
    83.73 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 4-Methyl-5-nonanol
    • 154170-44-2
    • 4-methylnonan-5-ol
    • 5-Nonanol, 4-methyl-
    • 4-METHYL 5-NONANOL
    • MFCD00046696
    • DTXSID10889020
    • SCHEMBL435080
    • MBZNNOPVFZCHID-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • DTXCID001028289
    • AKOS009159514
    • HY-W099744
    • AS-57074
    • FM145397
    • DB-043216
    • CS-0152386
    • 152045-16-4
    • 805-457-7

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 6739.12
    methanol 4348.7
    isopropanol 7647.72
    water 0.23
    ethyl acetate 2814.28
    n-propanol 5906.97
    acetone 3808.82
    n-butanol 6159.44
    acetonitrile 2900.59
    DMF 1928.29
    toluene 1079.01
    isobutanol 4798.57
    1,4-dioxane 5081.82
    methyl acetate 1918.22
    THF 7610.52
    2-butanone 3237.95
    n-pentanol 3851.75
    sec-butanol 5526.09
    n-hexane 2725.23
    ethylene glycol 287.52
    NMP 1169.87
    cyclohexane 2740.58
    DMSO 2055.96
    n-butyl acetate 6226.07
    n-octanol 1876.31
    chloroform 5908.65
    n-propyl acetate 2657.06
    acetic acid 1642.09
    dichloromethane 4361.67
    cyclohexanone 4322.34
    propylene glycol 689.64
    isopropyl acetate 1996.51
    DMAc 1060.3
    2-ethoxyethanol 2137.18
    isopentanol 5042.34
    n-heptane 2305.24
    ethyl formate 1821.29
    1,2-dichloroethane 2871.83
    n-hexanol 6470.73
    2-methoxyethanol 3137.88
    isobutyl acetate 1686.74
    tetrachloromethane 1374.9
    n-pentyl acetate 2303.47
    transcutol 4753.14
    n-heptanol 2378.86
    ethylbenzene 781.73
    MIBK 1829.15
    2-propoxyethanol 4462.42
    tert-butanol 7787.02
    MTBE 6369.82
    2-butoxyethanol 2425.7
    propionic acid 1678.23
    o-xylene 624.07
    formic acid 241.43
    diethyl ether 5769.93
    m-xylene 717.86
    p-xylene 995.01
    chlorobenzene 1442.43
    dimethyl carbonate 251.74
    n-octane 647.62
    formamide 321.43
    cyclopentanone 3321.07
    2-pentanone 3213.09
    anisole 1097.37
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3063.81
    gamma-butyrolactone 2628.26
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2668.4
    pyridine 3216.64
    3-pentanone 1560.55
    furfural 1801.71
    n-dodecane 284.62
    diethylene glycol 1422.51
    diisopropyl ether 1773.79
    tert-amyl alcohol 4996.67
    acetylacetone 1495.22
    n-hexadecane 323.55
    acetophenone 855.35
    methyl propionate 1340.73
    isopentyl acetate 4835.69
    trichloroethylene 3945.51
    n-nonanol 1507.9
    cyclohexanol 3797.41
    benzyl alcohol 912.02
    2-ethylhexanol 4134.55
    isooctanol 1912.94
    dipropyl ether 5381.74
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1092.43
    ethyl lactate 595.08
    propylene carbonate 1629.33
    n-methylformamide 1135.22
    2-pentanol 4110.75
    n-pentane 1861.53
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 4268.04
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1959.61
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1052.19
    mesitylene 525.62
    ε-caprolactone 3164.62
    p-cymene 826.94
    epichlorohydrin 3515.2
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3040.72
    2-aminoethanol 1031.9
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1674.98
    sulfolane 1984.9
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 554.18
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 6037.28
    n-hexyl acetate 2371.56
    isooctane 580.74
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1723.04
    sec-butyl acetate 1648.26
    tert-butyl acetate 1976.57
    decalin 674.89
    glycerin 610.67
    diglyme 3156.7
    acrylic acid 828.91
    isopropyl myristate 833.94
    n-butyric acid 4209.77
    acetyl acetate 952.68
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 524.86
    ethyl propionate 1539.62
    nitromethane 1761.26
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3737.36
    benzonitrile 1673.11
    trioctyl phosphate 531.03
    1-bromopropane 3861.1
    gamma-valerolactone 3670.33
    n-decanol 1009.39
    triethyl phosphate 631.1
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2115.0
    propionitrile 3303.63
    vinylene carbonate 1206.43
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1634.2
    DMS 647.05
    cumene 566.63
    2-octanol 1655.36
    2-hexanone 3156.67
    octyl acetate 940.13
    limonene 1641.35
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4796.66
    ethyl orthosilicate 765.96
    tributyl phosphate 629.59
    diacetone alcohol 1618.53
    N,N-dimethylaniline 706.49
    acrylonitrile 2141.66
    aniline 1284.5
    1,3-propanediol 2065.81
    bromobenzene 1500.73
    dibromomethane 4028.31
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3346.33
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1463.56
    tetrabutyl urea 717.91
    diisobutyl methanol 1906.64
    2-phenylethanol 1469.85
    styrene 976.22
    dioctyl adipate 888.71
    dimethyl sulfate 295.91
    ethyl butyrate 3048.77
    methyl lactate 455.09
    butyl lactate 1239.36
    diethyl carbonate 1317.79
    propanediol butyl ether 1534.89
    triethyl orthoformate 1862.37
    p-tert-butyltoluene 801.23
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 807.63
    morpholine 6079.78
    tert-butylamine 6379.45
    n-dodecanol 756.76
    dimethoxymethane 1573.18
    ethylene carbonate 1368.05
    cyrene 626.64
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1679.87
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3557.41
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1067.19
    4-methylpyridine 3040.41
    dibutyl ether 3377.36
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1906.64
    DEF 2193.07
    dimethyl isosorbide 1418.36
    tetrachloroethylene 2450.63
    eugenol 765.39
    triacetin 912.33
    span 80 1279.74
    1,4-butanediol 759.81
    1,1-dichloroethane 4273.8
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2851.34
    methyl formate 689.17
    2-methyl-1-butanol 4048.96
    n-decane 603.12
    butyronitrile 5590.63
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1869.37
    1-chlorooctane 1367.52
    1-chlorotetradecane 473.54
    n-nonane 716.64
    undecane 391.48
    tert-butylcyclohexane 719.07
    cyclooctane 743.58
    cyclopentanol 3368.66
    tetrahydropyran 8541.44
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3020.45
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1565.88
    1-hexene 4952.43
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1769.62
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 284.34
    methyl butyrate 2625.22

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