4-Methyldecanoic acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    24323-24-8

    Molecular formula
    C11H22O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC(C)CCC(=O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 85.73%
    Waxy 72.42%
    Dairy 55.42%
    Cheesy 53.68%
    Milky 48.2%
    Oily 44.53%
    Creamy 44.4%
    Citrus 38.98%
    Sour 37.53%
    Sweaty 36.54%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 60.28%
    Waxy 51.59%
    Oily 38.31%
    Fat 36.61%
    Cheese 34.78%
    Coconut 30.43%
    Creamy 29.57%
    Mild 29.38%
    Soapy 26.75%
    Musty 25.47%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.1

    pKa est.
    8.1 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    186.29 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    274°C

    Flash point

    • 132.53 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-Methyldecanoic acid
    • 24323-24-8
    • DTXSID50332707
    • RefChem:525583
    • DTXCID90283800
    • 4-methyl-decanoic acid
    • 4-methyl decanoic acid
    • Decanoic acid,4-methyl-
    • SCHEMBL128124
    • SCHEMBL8812279
    • CHEBI:179398
    • NODQTVSOELONGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • LMFA01020183
    • NS00123821
    • 24323-24-8

  • Applications

    4-Methyldecanoic acid (CAS 24323-24-8) is a branched long-chain fatty acid used primarily as an industrial intermediate. It serves as a precursor for fragrance and flavor esters in perfumery and flavor applications; in cosmetics and personal care it is used to synthesize ester derivatives that function as surfactants or emollients; in coatings and polymers it provides a fatty-acid building block for alkyd resins and other specialty polymers; in lubricants and plasticizers it is used as a base stock or modifier to improve lubricity and rheological properties; and in cleaning formulations it can be a fatty-acid-derived surfactant component.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 5722.63
    methanol 5921.4
    isopropanol 5383.18
    water 0.17
    ethyl acetate 2160.76
    n-propanol 3880.52
    acetone 4914.52
    n-butanol 3164.16
    acetonitrile 1268.37
    DMF 3382.48
    toluene 402.98
    isobutanol 2783.22
    1,4-dioxane 2368.88
    methyl acetate 1249.65
    THF 5253.09
    2-butanone 2624.15
    n-pentanol 2377.6
    sec-butanol 2909.42
    n-hexane 511.07
    ethylene glycol 452.27
    NMP 1365.89
    cyclohexane 225.41
    DMSO 3684.77
    n-butyl acetate 1823.97
    n-octanol 527.58
    chloroform 1176.95
    n-propyl acetate 1517.66
    acetic acid 1223.71
    dichloromethane 961.46
    cyclohexanone 2478.59
    propylene glycol 1052.51
    isopropyl acetate 1762.99
    DMAc 1457.46
    2-ethoxyethanol 2137.15
    isopentanol 2705.69
    n-heptane 105.81
    ethyl formate 852.58
    1,2-dichloroethane 1201.66
    n-hexanol 2234.76
    2-methoxyethanol 3593.45
    isobutyl acetate 993.76
    tetrachloromethane 234.71
    n-pentyl acetate 724.6
    transcutol 4012.61
    n-heptanol 692.63
    ethylbenzene 277.98
    MIBK 1573.17
    2-propoxyethanol 2799.57
    tert-butanol 5588.89
    MTBE 3578.77
    2-butoxyethanol 1198.19
    propionic acid 1204.88
    o-xylene 263.68
    formic acid 334.15
    diethyl ether 2345.69
    m-xylene 392.17
    p-xylene 337.02
    chlorobenzene 424.2
    dimethyl carbonate 235.24
    n-octane 39.25
    formamide 502.67
    cyclopentanone 2724.08
    2-pentanone 2692.12
    anisole 632.77
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2210.62
    gamma-butyrolactone 2103.52
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3277.4
    pyridine 1164.16
    3-pentanone 1077.71
    furfural 1113.67
    n-dodecane 24.12
    diethylene glycol 1377.4
    diisopropyl ether 770.73
    tert-amyl alcohol 3046.12
    acetylacetone 1710.28
    n-hexadecane 28.04
    acetophenone 498.98
    methyl propionate 1158.34
    isopentyl acetate 1624.06
    trichloroethylene 1424.67
    n-nonanol 446.02
    cyclohexanol 1752.48
    benzyl alcohol 593.93
    2-ethylhexanol 1004.32
    isooctanol 567.81
    dipropyl ether 1158.57
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 358.03
    ethyl lactate 422.63
    propylene carbonate 908.89
    n-methylformamide 1512.51
    2-pentanol 2195.78
    n-pentane 203.11
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2055.22
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1351.92
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 693.14
    mesitylene 248.47
    ε-caprolactone 1632.87
    p-cymene 163.61
    epichlorohydrin 2343.5
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 952.91
    2-aminoethanol 1558.46
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1555.89
    sulfolane 2095.39
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 99.62
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3441.5
    n-hexyl acetate 934.45
    isooctane 107.98
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1218.55
    sec-butyl acetate 1079.04
    tert-butyl acetate 1761.71
    decalin 120.47
    glycerin 851.4
    diglyme 1913.21
    acrylic acid 619.78
    isopropyl myristate 286.35
    n-butyric acid 2435.13
    acetyl acetate 610.88
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 241.99
    ethyl propionate 1026.64
    nitromethane 1536.48
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1566.45
    benzonitrile 585.72
    trioctyl phosphate 211.33
    1-bromopropane 949.66
    gamma-valerolactone 2722.82
    n-decanol 320.46
    triethyl phosphate 232.23
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1162.24
    propionitrile 1237.99
    vinylene carbonate 609.93
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1128.47
    DMS 388.38
    cumene 210.07
    2-octanol 448.68
    2-hexanone 1840.89
    octyl acetate 360.1
    limonene 331.93
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3116.29
    ethyl orthosilicate 271.11
    tributyl phosphate 256.96
    diacetone alcohol 1861.64
    N,N-dimethylaniline 389.58
    acrylonitrile 998.86
    aniline 696.23
    1,3-propanediol 2123.41
    bromobenzene 391.84
    dibromomethane 819.93
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1391.22
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 561.74
    tetrabutyl urea 314.59
    diisobutyl methanol 476.95
    2-phenylethanol 707.95
    styrene 340.16
    dioctyl adipate 373.8
    dimethyl sulfate 356.96
    ethyl butyrate 954.06
    methyl lactate 527.6
    butyl lactate 562.21
    diethyl carbonate 379.6
    propanediol butyl ether 989.91
    triethyl orthoformate 530.65
    p-tert-butyltoluene 182.41
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 445.57
    morpholine 3825.29
    tert-butylamine 3067.79
    n-dodecanol 224.63
    dimethoxymethane 1888.64
    ethylene carbonate 622.46
    cyrene 519.21
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 831.83
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1061.65
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 386.87
    4-methylpyridine 1300.1
    dibutyl ether 730.95
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 476.95
    DEF 1978.17
    dimethyl isosorbide 965.96
    tetrachloroethylene 901.09
    eugenol 471.0
    triacetin 524.95
    span 80 686.48
    1,4-butanediol 845.46
    1,1-dichloroethane 1385.03
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1721.78
    methyl formate 661.28
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2091.59
    n-decane 49.86
    butyronitrile 1765.54
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 620.48
    1-chlorooctane 259.35
    1-chlorotetradecane 77.81
    n-nonane 50.66
    undecane 33.43
    tert-butylcyclohexane 150.69
    cyclooctane 61.16
    cyclopentanol 2103.71
    tetrahydropyran 3447.57
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1731.03
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1042.01
    1-hexene 1662.13
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1596.37
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 233.3
    methyl butyrate 1558.55

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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