4-Methylcyclotetradecanone

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C15H28O

    SMILES
    CC1CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)CC1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Musk 86.37%
    Animal 66.06%
    Powdery 56.84%
    Amber 51.68%
    Woody 46.06%
    Dry 44.47%
    Natural 41.67%
    Clean 37.84%
    Floral 36.02%
    Tobacco 32.49%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 37.34%
    Minty 28.58%
    Animal 27.4%
    Camphor 24.43%
    Musk 21.45%
    Shrimp 20.88%
    Beet 20.64%
    Soil 20.37%
    Thujone 19.25%
    Alkaline 19.23%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.5

    pKa est.
    10.08 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    224.38 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    311°C

    Flash point

    • 135.1 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-methylcyclotetradecanone
    • SCHEMBL4415563
  • Applications

    4-Methylcyclotetradecanone is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient in perfumery and cosmetics, providing musk-like notes; it is commonly employed as an intermediate in the synthesis of other fragrance compounds and may function as a fixative to extend scent longevity in formulations; in household products such as cleaners and laundry products it can serve as a scent additive; in industrial manufacturing it may be used as an odorant or building block for fragrance-related chemical syntheses.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1842.35
    methanol 914.91
    isopropanol 2326.2
    water 0.02
    ethyl acetate 3362.65
    n-propanol 1920.54
    acetone 3433.38
    n-butanol 1986.16
    acetonitrile 1699.05
    DMF 1959.78
    toluene 1880.68
    isobutanol 1543.88
    1,4-dioxane 3545.58
    methyl acetate 1884.38
    THF 5243.6
    2-butanone 2910.87
    n-pentanol 1171.31
    sec-butanol 1770.87
    n-hexane 1042.38
    ethylene glycol 82.6
    NMP 1599.97
    cyclohexane 1579.71
    DMSO 1908.56
    n-butyl acetate 3491.4
    n-octanol 672.45
    chloroform 5987.87
    n-propyl acetate 2416.05
    acetic acid 874.96
    dichloromethane 4766.49
    cyclohexanone 4275.51
    propylene glycol 256.93
    isopropyl acetate 2535.49
    DMAc 1417.97
    2-ethoxyethanol 1120.27
    isopentanol 1908.45
    n-heptane 631.23
    ethyl formate 1313.76
    1,2-dichloroethane 3400.09
    n-hexanol 1625.57
    2-methoxyethanol 1684.42
    isobutyl acetate 1487.11
    tetrachloromethane 1047.9
    n-pentyl acetate 1897.17
    transcutol 5751.25
    n-heptanol 754.91
    ethylbenzene 980.98
    MIBK 1906.55
    2-propoxyethanol 1971.6
    tert-butanol 2535.7
    MTBE 3193.04
    2-butoxyethanol 1261.98
    propionic acid 1083.58
    o-xylene 988.37
    formic acid 99.06
    diethyl ether 3832.21
    m-xylene 1140.43
    p-xylene 1156.9
    chlorobenzene 2274.45
    dimethyl carbonate 445.93
    n-octane 190.83
    formamide 201.92
    cyclopentanone 3627.05
    2-pentanone 3125.26
    anisole 1460.21
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2929.24
    gamma-butyrolactone 3146.45
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1835.45
    pyridine 3787.81
    3-pentanone 1938.92
    furfural 2449.28
    n-dodecane 95.77
    diethylene glycol 712.51
    diisopropyl ether 1314.15
    tert-amyl alcohol 1769.44
    acetylacetone 2440.45
    n-hexadecane 118.57
    acetophenone 1261.71
    methyl propionate 1734.97
    isopentyl acetate 2786.59
    trichloroethylene 5171.19
    n-nonanol 605.79
    cyclohexanol 2226.02
    benzyl alcohol 979.75
    2-ethylhexanol 1244.49
    isooctanol 709.92
    dipropyl ether 2674.02
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1873.28
    ethyl lactate 587.06
    propylene carbonate 2026.02
    n-methylformamide 769.36
    2-pentanol 1678.51
    n-pentane 671.49
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2128.46
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2149.29
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1020.98
    mesitylene 769.73
    ε-caprolactone 3318.07
    p-cymene 648.54
    epichlorohydrin 3695.19
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3576.93
    2-aminoethanol 352.28
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2090.73
    sulfolane 2798.58
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 216.98
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4077.62
    n-hexyl acetate 1971.9
    isooctane 220.26
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1554.05
    sec-butyl acetate 1779.56
    tert-butyl acetate 2382.45
    decalin 440.02
    glycerin 295.19
    diglyme 3059.68
    acrylic acid 623.11
    isopropyl myristate 754.29
    n-butyric acid 2694.61
    acetyl acetate 1559.23
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 495.18
    ethyl propionate 1869.69
    nitromethane 1464.58
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3221.54
    benzonitrile 1793.1
    trioctyl phosphate 385.01
    1-bromopropane 3046.54
    gamma-valerolactone 4086.59
    n-decanol 428.17
    triethyl phosphate 629.68
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 972.49
    propionitrile 2129.34
    vinylene carbonate 1533.3
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1912.98
    DMS 1017.96
    cumene 612.65
    2-octanol 587.5
    2-hexanone 2019.76
    octyl acetate 814.14
    limonene 1091.98
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2812.57
    ethyl orthosilicate 652.22
    tributyl phosphate 533.33
    diacetone alcohol 1647.91
    N,N-dimethylaniline 854.18
    acrylonitrile 1718.91
    aniline 1655.42
    1,3-propanediol 804.4
    bromobenzene 2628.2
    dibromomethane 3784.2
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4504.88
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1186.72
    tetrabutyl urea 623.83
    diisobutyl methanol 837.44
    2-phenylethanol 996.39
    styrene 1355.66
    dioctyl adipate 971.22
    dimethyl sulfate 603.79
    ethyl butyrate 2225.41
    methyl lactate 539.37
    butyl lactate 1048.06
    diethyl carbonate 1156.72
    propanediol butyl ether 870.68
    triethyl orthoformate 1362.57
    p-tert-butyltoluene 602.74
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1011.62
    morpholine 4398.58
    tert-butylamine 1854.1
    n-dodecanol 322.08
    dimethoxymethane 1628.14
    ethylene carbonate 1676.83
    cyrene 639.62
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1938.66
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2129.97
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1964.85
    4-methylpyridine 3509.87
    dibutyl ether 2037.83
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 837.44
    DEF 2432.35
    dimethyl isosorbide 1558.2
    tetrachloroethylene 2854.99
    eugenol 829.46
    triacetin 1393.54
    span 80 1017.23
    1,4-butanediol 267.52
    1,1-dichloroethane 4036.97
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1044.59
    methyl formate 508.31
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1500.49
    n-decane 209.51
    butyronitrile 2671.6
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 890.04
    1-chlorooctane 753.37
    1-chlorotetradecane 264.44
    n-nonane 231.36
    undecane 132.64
    tert-butylcyclohexane 372.01
    cyclooctane 453.49
    cyclopentanol 1803.44
    tetrahydropyran 5629.38
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1839.92
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1647.82
    1-hexene 2260.79
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1018.72
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 234.99
    methyl butyrate 2517.02

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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