4-Methyldecane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2847-72-5

    Molecular formula
    C11H24

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC(C)CCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 46.92%
    Waxy 42.42%
    Gassy 41.18%
    Oily 26.95%
    Citrus 26.54%
    Fresh 26.12%
    Ethereal 22.28%
    Herbal 20.1%
    Fishy 18.58%
    Clean 17.74%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 60.22%
    Gasoline 29.42%
    Waxy 27.88%
    Delicate 23.06%
    Leathery 21.6%
    Skunky 21.31%
    Incense 21.16%
    Grapefruit peel 21.14%
    Citrus peel 21.04%
    Coumarinic 21.02%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.9

    pKa est.
    9.57 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    156.31 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    184°C

    Flash point

    • 62.17 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-METHYLDECANE
    • Decane, 4-methyl-
    • 2847-72-5
    • xi-4-Methyldecane
    • DTXSID40863035
    • 4-methyl-decane
    • 4Methyl decane
    • Decane, 4methyl
    • starbld0046239
    • CHEBI:88816
    • DTXCID40811718
    • LMFA11000598
    • AKOS006274080
    • DB-242081
    • NS00114007
    • Q27160790

  • Applications

    4-Methyldecane is a high-boiling, branched C11 hydrocarbon that is commonly used as a hydrocarbon solvent and diluent in coatings, inks, and cleaning formulations; it may serve as a component in hydrocarbon fuel blends, contributing to base oil formulations for lubricants; it can function as a processing aid in plastics and polymer manufacturing; and it is sometimes used as a reference material in hydrocarbon analysis.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 8688.16
    methanol 3416.23
    isopropanol 11697.74
    water 0.02
    ethyl acetate 18269.41
    n-propanol 10710.28
    acetone 17941.01
    n-butanol 15741.89
    acetonitrile 6770.25
    DMF 6046.49
    toluene 10614.55
    isobutanol 10340.14
    1,4-dioxane 22331.04
    methyl acetate 9042.05
    THF 42641.69
    2-butanone 17478.76
    n-pentanol 10390.83
    sec-butanol 13709.59
    n-hexane 38850.74
    ethylene glycol 230.15
    NMP 5102.32
    cyclohexane 41991.42
    DMSO 7363.33
    n-butyl acetate 49974.59
    n-octanol 6547.13
    chloroform 17953.9
    n-propyl acetate 14630.59
    acetic acid 2421.18
    dichloromethane 17273.04
    cyclohexanone 25240.73
    propylene glycol 730.16
    isopropyl acetate 15224.07
    DMAc 4442.53
    2-ethoxyethanol 5630.19
    isopentanol 16819.87
    n-heptane 44851.28
    ethyl formate 5355.92
    1,2-dichloroethane 17229.14
    n-hexanol 27676.59
    2-methoxyethanol 7179.72
    isobutyl acetate 9721.68
    tetrachloromethane 6310.31
    n-pentyl acetate 12180.04
    transcutol 20076.67
    n-heptanol 7403.99
    ethylbenzene 5655.08
    MIBK 14213.7
    2-propoxyethanol 16434.68
    tert-butanol 21257.03
    MTBE 41186.93
    2-butoxyethanol 6988.51
    propionic acid 3514.36
    o-xylene 4532.18
    formic acid 153.34
    diethyl ether 49355.57
    m-xylene 5896.83
    p-xylene 6495.82
    chlorobenzene 7364.31
    dimethyl carbonate 1257.02
    n-octane 7947.2
    formamide 320.26
    cyclopentanone 17016.4
    2-pentanone 21607.47
    anisole 5969.81
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 28240.62
    gamma-butyrolactone 10066.12
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 7810.97
    pyridine 14528.35
    3-pentanone 13082.5
    furfural 4829.62
    n-dodecane 2572.35
    diethylene glycol 2752.36
    diisopropyl ether 20880.3
    tert-amyl alcohol 17634.16
    acetylacetone 9659.57
    n-hexadecane 3099.18
    acetophenone 3350.35
    methyl propionate 7777.46
    isopentyl acetate 35962.06
    trichloroethylene 15823.58
    n-nonanol 5931.43
    cyclohexanol 16140.64
    benzyl alcohol 2616.58
    2-ethylhexanol 28713.6
    isooctanol 6950.57
    dipropyl ether 72135.46
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 4962.06
    ethyl lactate 1725.67
    propylene carbonate 5859.63
    n-methylformamide 1964.32
    2-pentanol 15762.15
    n-pentane 23432.5
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 22068.4
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 15037.2
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 3407.6
    mesitylene 4467.71
    ε-caprolactone 15489.14
    p-cymene 7089.53
    epichlorohydrin 15098.71
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 19071.39
    2-aminoethanol 1014.36
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 6001.16
    sulfolane 8409.38
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 6260.85
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 43686.09
    n-hexyl acetate 13271.99
    isooctane 6391.98
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 6177.93
    sec-butyl acetate 10986.48
    tert-butyl acetate 17654.6
    decalin 8219.61
    glycerin 597.26
    diglyme 13052.62
    acrylic acid 1438.71
    isopropyl myristate 5287.34
    n-butyric acid 11813.62
    acetyl acetate 5602.72
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1720.71
    ethyl propionate 11072.82
    nitromethane 3989.66
    1,2-diethoxyethane 32187.4
    benzonitrile 4978.45
    trioctyl phosphate 2114.32
    1-bromopropane 30807.54
    gamma-valerolactone 14097.54
    n-decanol 4277.97
    triethyl phosphate 4238.13
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 9504.14
    propionitrile 10356.1
    vinylene carbonate 3476.08
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4459.7
    DMS 2870.04
    cumene 3448.72
    2-octanol 5807.09
    2-hexanone 19338.5
    octyl acetate 5181.88
    limonene 18585.38
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 20616.57
    ethyl orthosilicate 5868.39
    tributyl phosphate 2967.15
    diacetone alcohol 8866.3
    N,N-dimethylaniline 3637.17
    acrylonitrile 5887.65
    aniline 5966.26
    1,3-propanediol 2894.39
    bromobenzene 9151.02
    dibromomethane 18693.21
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 14419.26
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 10193.96
    tetrabutyl urea 3593.02
    diisobutyl methanol 14356.16
    2-phenylethanol 5625.43
    styrene 6617.9
    dioctyl adipate 4045.9
    dimethyl sulfate 1229.68
    ethyl butyrate 28563.47
    methyl lactate 1197.27
    butyl lactate 4295.79
    diethyl carbonate 9696.21
    propanediol butyl ether 2727.53
    triethyl orthoformate 16486.46
    p-tert-butyltoluene 7171.44
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2742.62
    morpholine 26814.85
    tert-butylamine 24952.93
    n-dodecanol 3523.16
    dimethoxymethane 8225.29
    ethylene carbonate 4795.33
    cyrene 1494.74
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 8294.93
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 31829.07
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 4501.3
    4-methylpyridine 15411.35
    dibutyl ether 35542.02
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 14356.16
    DEF 14000.81
    dimethyl isosorbide 5653.84
    tetrachloroethylene 9144.73
    eugenol 1907.18
    triacetin 3677.11
    span 80 4122.05
    1,4-butanediol 939.17
    1,1-dichloroethane 20016.09
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 10812.35
    methyl formate 1306.93
    2-methyl-1-butanol 13228.34
    n-decane 6060.2
    butyronitrile 19327.51
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 9598.81
    1-chlorooctane 10595.38
    1-chlorotetradecane 3374.29
    n-nonane 7654.37
    undecane 3676.6
    tert-butylcyclohexane 7500.04
    cyclooctane 13153.05
    cyclopentanol 10868.79
    tetrahydropyran 56864.66
    tert-amyl methyl ether 23876.35
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 5375.22
    1-hexene 49802.35
    2-isopropoxyethanol 5587.5
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 369.78
    methyl butyrate 15138.21

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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