4-Methyl-8-methylenetricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decan-2-ol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    122760-84-3

    Molecular formula
    C12H18O

    SMILES
    CC1C2CC3CC1C(C(C2)C3=C)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 75.84%
    Spicy 57.36%
    Herbal 44.53%
    Camphoreous 35.11%
    Mint 33.2%
    Earthy 32.81%
    Fresh 28.86%
    Balsamic 28.5%
    Cooling 26.59%
    Cedar 26.22%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 41.41%
    Herbal 31.3%
    Herb 29.04%
    Fruity 28.22%
    Fruit 24.9%
    Cedarleaf 22.92%
    Fresh 22.82%
    Alkaline 22.05%
    Green tea 21.47%
    Beet 21.39%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    9.85 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    178.27 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    274°C

    Flash point

    • 90.45 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 122760-84-3
    • 4-methyl-8-methylideneadamantan-2-ol
    • Tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decan-2-ol, 4-methyl-8-methylene-
    • DTXSID80869677
    • EC 406-330-5
    • 4-methyl-8-methylenetricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decan-2-ol
    • Tricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decan-2-ol, 4-methyl-8-methylene-
    • 4-METHYL-8-METHYLENETRICYCLO[3.3.1.13,7]DECAN-2-OL
    • SCHEMBL9959100
    • DTXCID70817622
    • REINJUBMDBESCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • NS00012921
    • 406-330-5
    • 801-872-2

  • Applications

    4-Methyl-8-methylenetricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decan-2-ol (CAS 122760-84-3) is used as a fragrance ingredient and a chemical intermediate, with practical applications in perfumery and flavors, cosmetics and personal care, and household products; in addition, it can function as a chiral building block or intermediate for pharmaceutical and agrochemical syntheses, and is considered for coatings, adhesives, or plastics systems where controlled odor release or aroma contributions are desired.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 133.24
    methanol 148.03
    isopropanol 152.6
    water 1.73
    ethyl acetate 125.55
    n-propanol 133.07
    acetone 140.11
    n-butanol 141.13
    acetonitrile 157.68
    DMF 131.64
    toluene 139.85
    isobutanol 83.36
    1,4-dioxane 502.72
    methyl acetate 109.77
    THF 523.08
    2-butanone 106.26
    n-pentanol 46.69
    sec-butanol 59.78
    n-hexane 3.93
    ethylene glycol 18.1
    NMP 48.25
    cyclohexane 19.77
    DMSO 104.92
    n-butyl acetate 145.58
    n-octanol 46.72
    chloroform 449.49
    n-propyl acetate 69.96
    acetic acid 94.16
    dichloromethane 311.53
    cyclohexanone 164.57
    propylene glycol 19.56
    isopropyl acetate 90.22
    DMAc 68.2
    2-ethoxyethanol 86.29
    isopentanol 112.16
    n-heptane 10.92
    ethyl formate 117.37
    1,2-dichloroethane 167.25
    n-hexanol 113.87
    2-methoxyethanol 207.24
    isobutyl acetate 49.12
    tetrachloromethane 76.58
    n-pentyl acetate 76.37
    transcutol 473.02
    n-heptanol 60.54
    ethylbenzene 42.22
    MIBK 77.97
    2-propoxyethanol 201.07
    tert-butanol 147.98
    MTBE 87.63
    2-butoxyethanol 109.35
    propionic acid 68.93
    o-xylene 71.29
    formic acid 38.92
    diethyl ether 128.69
    m-xylene 94.71
    p-xylene 58.91
    chlorobenzene 122.4
    dimethyl carbonate 41.62
    n-octane 5.35
    formamide 80.56
    cyclopentanone 185.87
    2-pentanone 100.28
    anisole 81.43
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 113.23
    gamma-butyrolactone 209.72
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 156.2
    pyridine 288.75
    3-pentanone 59.41
    furfural 206.82
    n-dodecane 4.02
    diethylene glycol 123.95
    diisopropyl ether 36.63
    tert-amyl alcohol 54.15
    acetylacetone 125.08
    n-hexadecane 4.83
    acetophenone 69.57
    methyl propionate 70.45
    isopentyl acetate 126.87
    trichloroethylene 311.09
    n-nonanol 44.83
    cyclohexanol 81.44
    benzyl alcohol 66.69
    2-ethylhexanol 58.48
    isooctanol 48.95
    dipropyl ether 79.43
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 102.67
    ethyl lactate 32.11
    propylene carbonate 109.03
    n-methylformamide 107.95
    2-pentanol 64.39
    n-pentane 8.62
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 147.51
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 136.35
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 90.29
    mesitylene 56.54
    ε-caprolactone 134.11
    p-cymene 44.76
    epichlorohydrin 251.46
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 161.93
    2-aminoethanol 48.87
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 159.15
    sulfolane 114.49
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 4.24
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 176.56
    n-hexyl acetate 85.44
    isooctane 6.73
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 148.83
    sec-butyl acetate 48.35
    tert-butyl acetate 89.59
    decalin 7.23
    glycerin 41.04
    diglyme 293.46
    acrylic acid 55.07
    isopropyl myristate 37.26
    n-butyric acid 152.91
    acetyl acetate 89.37
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 39.04
    ethyl propionate 54.19
    nitromethane 190.32
    1,2-diethoxyethane 189.31
    benzonitrile 130.22
    trioctyl phosphate 28.81
    1-bromopropane 89.82
    gamma-valerolactone 273.99
    n-decanol 32.22
    triethyl phosphate 36.89
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 51.92
    propionitrile 138.77
    vinylene carbonate 132.35
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 113.52
    DMS 66.94
    cumene 31.99
    2-octanol 34.64
    2-hexanone 57.31
    octyl acetate 41.8
    limonene 49.11
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 194.09
    ethyl orthosilicate 39.66
    tributyl phosphate 34.21
    diacetone alcohol 94.53
    N,N-dimethylaniline 47.54
    acrylonitrile 159.78
    aniline 129.49
    1,3-propanediol 131.83
    bromobenzene 124.35
    dibromomethane 204.88
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 201.94
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 59.46
    tetrabutyl urea 40.6
    diisobutyl methanol 50.06
    2-phenylethanol 103.86
    styrene 46.42
    dioctyl adipate 44.53
    dimethyl sulfate 41.08
    ethyl butyrate 84.93
    methyl lactate 40.64
    butyl lactate 61.41
    diethyl carbonate 56.77
    propanediol butyl ether 77.71
    triethyl orthoformate 66.88
    p-tert-butyltoluene 44.29
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 76.98
    morpholine 386.3
    tert-butylamine 90.96
    n-dodecanol 24.01
    dimethoxymethane 166.85
    ethylene carbonate 120.63
    cyrene 55.85
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 113.28
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 89.46
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 101.18
    4-methylpyridine 207.77
    dibutyl ether 65.28
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 50.06
    DEF 75.98
    dimethyl isosorbide 144.88
    tetrachloroethylene 148.6
    eugenol 74.1
    triacetin 79.55
    span 80 72.39
    1,4-butanediol 25.6
    1,1-dichloroethane 166.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 41.5
    methyl formate 86.78
    2-methyl-1-butanol 65.72
    n-decane 7.32
    butyronitrile 161.37
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 51.4
    1-chlorooctane 27.84
    1-chlorotetradecane 11.28
    n-nonane 6.39
    undecane 5.25
    tert-butylcyclohexane 6.8
    cyclooctane 7.33
    cyclopentanol 81.7
    tetrahydropyran 299.81
    tert-amyl methyl ether 39.6
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 170.39
    1-hexene 17.88
    2-isopropoxyethanol 60.65
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 47.65
    methyl butyrate 67.38

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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