4-Methylnonane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    17301-94-9

    Molecular formula
    C10H22

    SMILES
    CCCCCC(C)CCC

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 51.57%
    Gassy 43.02%
    Waxy 33.4%
    Citrus 29.47%
    Fresh 28.96%
    Ethereal 26.44%
    Oily 25.03%
    Herbal 23.65%
    Musty 18.68%
    Fishy 18.31%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 58.01%
    Gasoline 31.87%
    Waxy 23.54%
    Delicate 22.67%
    Leathery 21.71%
    Skunky 21.36%
    Rotten 21.1%
    Glue 21.01%
    Bloody 20.93%
    Grapefruit peel 20.92%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.3

    pKa est.
    9.46 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    142.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    163°C

    Flash point

    • 45.78 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-METHYLNONANE
    • Nonane, 4-methyl-
    • 4-n-Methylnonane
    • EINECS 241-329-1
    • DTXSID60864766
    • 4nMethylnonane
    • Nonane, 4methyl
    • RefChem:525621
    • DTXCID10813244
    • UN32295
    • 241-329-1
    • 17301-94-9
    • MFCD00027289
    • 4-Methylnonane,99%
    • 4-Methylnonane, (DL)-
    • 8K42DY4JFB
    • SCHEMBL43692
    • SCHEMBL198908
    • SCHEMBL199622
    • SCHEMBL323637
    • 4-Methylnonane, >=98.0%
    • SCHEMBL1005858
    • SCHEMBL1276169
    • SCHEMBL1395863
    • SCHEMBL1516606
    • SCHEMBL3155312
    • SCHEMBL3885519
    • SCHEMBL3891492
    • SCHEMBL4449776
    • SCHEMBL7173408
    • SCHEMBL7736575
    • SCHEMBL8842826
    • SCHEMBL16428382
    • CHEBI:151111
    • LMFA11000618
    • n-C3H7CH(CH3)(CH2)4CH3
    • AKOS024319141
    • MSK182523-100M
    • MSK182523-1000M
    • LS-13905
    • DB-043919
    • CS-0196860
    • M0283
    • NS00051597
    • 4-Methylnonane Solution in Methanol, 100ug/mL
    • T71919
    • 4-Methylnonane Solution in Methanol, 1000ug/mL
    • Q2816676
    • InChI=1/C10H22/c1-4-6-7-9-10(3)8-5-2/h10H,4-9H2,1-3H
    • 17301-94-9

  • Applications

    4-Methylnonane (CAS 17301-94-9) is a branched decane isomer commonly used as a non-polar solvent and diluent in coatings, inks, and adhesives; it is employed as a cleaner/degreasing solvent in industrial equipment and processes; as a diluent in polymer processing and plastics manufacturing; it can serve as a component of petrochemical solvent blends or as a feedstock for refining processes; and it may be used as a reference material or solvent standard in analytical GC methods for C10 hydrocarbons.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 7967.3
    methanol 3056.64
    isopropanol 10272.02
    water 0.02
    ethyl acetate 13770.4
    n-propanol 9504.35
    acetone 13556.73
    n-butanol 13543.41
    acetonitrile 6047.54
    DMF 4501.04
    toluene 8046.1
    isobutanol 8546.52
    1,4-dioxane 18121.95
    methyl acetate 7149.54
    THF 36298.41
    2-butanone 13106.12
    n-pentanol 9118.19
    sec-butanol 11538.67
    n-hexane 28208.38
    ethylene glycol 216.34
    NMP 3939.75
    cyclohexane 31498.18
    DMSO 5902.26
    n-butyl acetate 40144.58
    n-octanol 5993.28
    chloroform 16020.47
    n-propyl acetate 10809.65
    acetic acid 2235.36
    dichloromethane 15311.38
    cyclohexanone 19789.12
    propylene glycol 681.01
    isopropyl acetate 10606.7
    DMAc 3134.03
    2-ethoxyethanol 4443.39
    isopentanol 13565.09
    n-heptane 41460.4
    ethyl formate 4770.17
    1,2-dichloroethane 13493.05
    n-hexanol 25991.35
    2-methoxyethanol 5850.24
    isobutyl acetate 6977.28
    tetrachloromethane 5145.35
    n-pentyl acetate 9657.06
    transcutol 14810.19
    n-heptanol 6848.34
    ethylbenzene 4285.13
    MIBK 10185.86
    2-propoxyethanol 14083.73
    tert-butanol 17223.85
    MTBE 28782.06
    2-butoxyethanol 5866.43
    propionic acid 3019.4
    o-xylene 3397.78
    formic acid 139.74
    diethyl ether 36010.97
    m-xylene 4577.45
    p-xylene 4863.21
    chlorobenzene 5894.18
    dimethyl carbonate 904.41
    n-octane 6914.93
    formamide 276.35
    cyclopentanone 13925.34
    2-pentanone 16196.71
    anisole 4498.78
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 20880.21
    gamma-butyrolactone 8421.03
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 6212.44
    pyridine 11964.31
    3-pentanone 9140.82
    furfural 4090.96
    n-dodecane 2333.89
    diethylene glycol 2360.3
    diisopropyl ether 13635.96
    tert-amyl alcohol 13744.4
    acetylacetone 7187.97
    n-hexadecane 2757.61
    acetophenone 2588.19
    methyl propionate 5705.22
    isopentyl acetate 27340.03
    trichloroethylene 12934.38
    n-nonanol 5340.33
    cyclohexanol 13353.75
    benzyl alcohol 2086.43
    2-ethylhexanol 24648.96
    isooctanol 6014.3
    dipropyl ether 56571.53
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3796.24
    ethyl lactate 1300.82
    propylene carbonate 5024.41
    n-methylformamide 1630.54
    2-pentanol 12801.98
    n-pentane 18167.49
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 18653.94
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 11327.4
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2648.27
    mesitylene 3219.67
    ε-caprolactone 12324.13
    p-cymene 5974.18
    epichlorohydrin 12417.23
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 15130.35
    2-aminoethanol 942.9
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4661.52
    sulfolane 6720.35
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 4425.65
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 35124.17
    n-hexyl acetate 10785.2
    isooctane 4698.6
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 4833.56
    sec-butyl acetate 7614.65
    tert-butyl acetate 11712.86
    decalin 5914.11
    glycerin 521.15
    diglyme 10086.92
    acrylic acid 1221.39
    isopropyl myristate 4137.62
    n-butyric acid 10103.47
    acetyl acetate 4192.58
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1431.32
    ethyl propionate 7643.59
    nitromethane 3331.8
    1,2-diethoxyethane 23263.32
    benzonitrile 4271.2
    trioctyl phosphate 1742.33
    1-bromopropane 24973.19
    gamma-valerolactone 11147.73
    n-decanol 3832.06
    triethyl phosphate 3196.2
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 7261.9
    propionitrile 8419.35
    vinylene carbonate 2956.97
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3471.79
    DMS 2131.19
    cumene 2559.86
    2-octanol 5158.64
    2-hexanone 14418.49
    octyl acetate 4262.67
    limonene 15062.14
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 16139.32
    ethyl orthosilicate 4362.08
    tributyl phosphate 2377.97
    diacetone alcohol 6302.54
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2658.45
    acrylonitrile 4895.63
    aniline 4752.93
    1,3-propanediol 2510.7
    bromobenzene 7346.79
    dibromomethane 16431.06
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 11363.49
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 7677.87
    tetrabutyl urea 2859.62
    diisobutyl methanol 11815.15
    2-phenylethanol 4802.6
    styrene 5043.79
    dioctyl adipate 3285.0
    dimethyl sulfate 883.08
    ethyl butyrate 21545.15
    methyl lactate 928.41
    butyl lactate 3466.01
    diethyl carbonate 7498.86
    propanediol butyl ether 2352.85
    triethyl orthoformate 12459.65
    p-tert-butyltoluene 6022.17
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2113.1
    morpholine 21508.67
    tert-butylamine 19677.86
    n-dodecanol 3061.81
    dimethoxymethane 6081.08
    ethylene carbonate 3937.86
    cyrene 1185.83
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 6299.19
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 23528.87
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3486.29
    4-methylpyridine 12280.49
    dibutyl ether 27392.82
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 11815.15
    DEF 10327.97
    dimethyl isosorbide 4559.46
    tetrachloroethylene 7068.55
    eugenol 1526.09
    triacetin 2758.64
    span 80 3563.69
    1,4-butanediol 818.01
    1,1-dichloroethane 16812.96
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 8390.14
    methyl formate 1112.31
    2-methyl-1-butanol 10676.95
    n-decane 5389.09
    butyronitrile 16447.27
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 7879.7
    1-chlorooctane 8997.56
    1-chlorotetradecane 2811.63
    n-nonane 6812.19
    undecane 3326.6
    tert-butylcyclohexane 5486.62
    cyclooctane 10020.91
    cyclopentanol 9699.8
    tetrahydropyran 44787.55
    tert-amyl methyl ether 16085.76
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 4194.89
    1-hexene 37544.91
    2-isopropoxyethanol 4189.61
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 305.59
    methyl butyrate 11240.29

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IFRA standard 51

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