4-Nonylphenol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    104-40-5

    Molecular formula
    C15H24O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Health Hazard
    Health

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Waxy 43.82%
    Spicy 41.95%
    Phenolic 36.82%
    Fatty 30.97%
    Oily 29.36%
    Animal 29.28%
    Balsamic 26.57%
    Burnt 25.85%
    Smoky 25.76%
    Sweet 24.16%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.9

    Molecular weight
    220.35 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 42 °C
    • 41 - 42.5 °C

    Boiling point

    • 317 °C
    • Pale-yellow, viscous liquid; slight phenolic odor. Specific gravity: 0.950 at 20 °C/20 °C. BP: 293 °C. FP: -10 °C (sets to glass below this temperature). Viscosity: 563 cP at 20 °C... Insoluble in water; soluble in most organic solvents /Nonylphenol, 25154-52-3/

    Flash point est.
    147.8 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 113 °C (235 °F) - closed cup

    Solubility expt.

    • In water, 7 mg/L at 25 °C
    • Insoluble in water
    • Soluble in benzene, carbon tetrachloride, heptane
    • 0.007 mg/mL at 25 °C

  • Synonyms

    • 4-nonylphenol
    • 104-40-5
    • 4-n-Nonylphenol
    • p-Nonylphenol
    • 4-nonyl phenol
    • para-Nonylphenol
    • Phenol, 4-nonyl-
    • p-n-Nonylphenol
    • Phenol, p-nonyl-
    • para Nonyl phenol
    • 4-Nonyl-Phenol
    • 4-n-Nonyl phenol
    • p -n -Nonylphenol
    • CCRIS 1251
    • nonyl-phenol
    • DTXSID5033836
    • HSDB 5359
    • p-nonyl-phenol
    • EINECS 203-199-4
    • CHEBI:34440
    • MFCD00002396
    • I03GBV4WEL
    • P-NONYLPHENOL (ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER)
    • DTXCID001857
    • 4-NP
    • 4-tert-nonylphenol
    • CAS-104-40-5
    • UNII-I03GBV4WEL
    • BRN 2047450
    • paranonylphenol
    • pnNonylphenol
    • pNonylphenol
    • p-nonyl phenol
    • Phenol, pnonyl
    • Phenol, 4nonyl
    • Para-nonyl phenol
    • 4-Nonylphenol, tech.
    • Spectrum_001973
    • SpecPlus_000624
    • Spectrum2_001832
    • Spectrum3_000872
    • Spectrum4_000712
    • Spectrum5_002066
    • 4-n-Nonylphenol, 85%
    • 4-n-Nonylphenol, 98%
    • BIDD:PXR0002
    • SCHEMBL15887
    • BSPBio_002543
    • KBioGR_001263
    • KBioSS_002539
    • P-NONYLPHENOL [HSDB]
    • SPECTRUM330085
    • 3-06-00-02067 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • BIDD:ER0006
    • DivK1c_006720
    • SPBio_001903
    • CHEMBL153062
    • KBio1_001664
    • KBio2_002530
    • KBio2_005098
    • KBio2_007666
    • KBio3_002043
    • 4-Nonylphenol, analytical standard
    • Tox21_201241
    • Tox21_303647
    • BDBM50410532
    • CCG-39613
    • LMPK15010001
    • MSK001668
    • STL453644
    • AKOS015888197
    • NCGC00090918-01
    • NCGC00090918-02
    • NCGC00090918-03
    • NCGC00090918-05
    • NCGC00090918-06
    • NCGC00090918-07
    • NCGC00090918-08
    • NCGC00257420-01
    • NCGC00258793-01
    • PD002549
    • NS00010283
    • 4-n-Nonylphenol 10 microg/mL in Acetonitrile
    • 4-n-Nonylphenol 10 microg/mL in Cyclohexane
    • 4-n-Nonylphenol 100 microg/mL in Cyclohexane
    • G83718
    • 4-Nonylphenol, PESTANAL(R), analytical standard
    • SR-05000002459
    • Q4545806
    • SR-05000002459-1
    • 4-Nonylphenol, certified reference material, TraceCERT(R)
    • 203-199-4

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 16425.12
    methanol 8255.13
    isopropanol 12808.34
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 18469.73
    n-propanol 14498.2
    acetone 18462.44
    n-butanol 9782.76
    acetonitrile 8340.76
    DMF 6017.93
    toluene 2111.36
    isobutanol 7760.54
    1,4-dioxane 12172.9
    methyl acetate 9331.8
    THF 16014.56
    2-butanone 16216.48
    n-pentanol 5310.95
    sec-butanol 9398.25
    n-hexane 1599.29
    ethylene glycol 232.75
    NMP 1493.84
    cyclohexane 1496.6
    DMSO 8562.39
    n-butyl acetate 8378.63
    n-octanol 846.62
    chloroform 7211.37
    n-propyl acetate 8199.21
    acetic acid 1766.04
    dichloromethane 9291.55
    cyclohexanone 8421.84
    propylene glycol 850.0
    isopropyl acetate 8722.1
    DMAc 3379.34
    2-ethoxyethanol 5841.31
    isopentanol 6535.53
    n-heptane 559.37
    ethyl formate 3512.33
    1,2-dichloroethane 9847.01
    n-hexanol 5050.19
    2-methoxyethanol 8902.17
    isobutyl acetate 3321.36
    tetrachloromethane 1026.49
    n-pentyl acetate 2483.04
    transcutol 13436.77
    n-heptanol 1133.68
    ethylbenzene 900.42
    MIBK 5078.59
    2-propoxyethanol 6936.96
    tert-butanol 11664.96
    MTBE 21363.0
    2-butoxyethanol 2358.17
    propionic acid 2722.33
    o-xylene 740.59
    formic acid 175.58
    diethyl ether 28895.82
    m-xylene 1069.25
    p-xylene 877.69
    chlorobenzene 1717.99
    dimethyl carbonate 930.16
    n-octane 167.2
    formamide 611.39
    cyclopentanone 7230.02
    2-pentanone 14473.84
    anisole 2074.42
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 7033.89
    gamma-butyrolactone 4821.73
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 7342.48
    pyridine 6119.67
    3-pentanone 7089.76
    furfural 2062.54
    n-dodecane 76.92
    diethylene glycol 1765.95
    diisopropyl ether 4401.93
    tert-amyl alcohol 7238.27
    acetylacetone 6076.65
    n-hexadecane 92.94
    acetophenone 1248.96
    methyl propionate 7484.57
    isopentyl acetate 5662.31
    trichloroethylene 8766.18
    n-nonanol 759.81
    cyclohexanol 3920.7
    benzyl alcohol 1183.04
    2-ethylhexanol 2302.36
    isooctanol 1013.27
    dipropyl ether 8722.68
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1136.17
    ethyl lactate 884.4
    propylene carbonate 2203.31
    n-methylformamide 3050.14
    2-pentanol 6862.52
    n-pentane 1044.08
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 5316.95
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4609.46
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1123.94
    mesitylene 584.69
    ε-caprolactone 5319.34
    p-cymene 439.66
    epichlorohydrin 9941.97
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5635.12
    2-aminoethanol 1617.53
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2909.58
    sulfolane 3594.42
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 284.97
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 13400.6
    n-hexyl acetate 2635.06
    isooctane 300.38
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2317.82
    sec-butyl acetate 4216.99
    tert-butyl acetate 6450.44
    decalin 349.18
    glycerin 560.03
    diglyme 5084.24
    acrylic acid 899.95
    isopropyl myristate 751.13
    n-butyric acid 6714.86
    acetyl acetate 2936.02
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 345.4
    ethyl propionate 5551.04
    nitromethane 4624.83
    1,2-diethoxyethane 10550.49
    benzonitrile 1446.41
    trioctyl phosphate 335.42
    1-bromopropane 9392.77
    gamma-valerolactone 6979.63
    n-decanol 530.34
    triethyl phosphate 661.66
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2287.28
    propionitrile 8176.13
    vinylene carbonate 1460.56
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2441.33
    DMS 1169.58
    cumene 479.81
    2-octanol 728.87
    2-hexanone 7227.52
    octyl acetate 860.56
    limonene 1018.1
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 12033.92
    ethyl orthosilicate 788.71
    tributyl phosphate 497.28
    diacetone alcohol 3999.58
    N,N-dimethylaniline 842.96
    acrylonitrile 4648.3
    aniline 2161.61
    1,3-propanediol 3014.99
    bromobenzene 1867.83
    dibromomethane 6801.74
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6857.69
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1445.68
    tetrabutyl urea 562.42
    diisobutyl methanol 1072.44
    2-phenylethanol 1323.88
    styrene 1340.95
    dioctyl adipate 831.4
    dimethyl sulfate 901.16
    ethyl butyrate 4935.69
    methyl lactate 987.23
    butyl lactate 1165.34
    diethyl carbonate 1769.11
    propanediol butyl ether 1121.87
    triethyl orthoformate 2076.95
    p-tert-butyltoluene 455.78
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 741.57
    morpholine 19210.25
    tert-butylamine 7462.82
    n-dodecanol 373.13
    dimethoxymethane 9254.93
    ethylene carbonate 1810.92
    cyrene 603.47
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3075.65
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3603.55
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1144.94
    4-methylpyridine 5544.63
    dibutyl ether 4214.64
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1072.44
    DEF 7925.47
    dimethyl isosorbide 1647.12
    tetrachloroethylene 3850.95
    eugenol 655.05
    triacetin 1194.43
    span 80 947.31
    1,4-butanediol 767.42
    1,1-dichloroethane 10919.5
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 3227.17
    methyl formate 1387.46
    2-methyl-1-butanol 5794.68
    n-decane 182.54
    butyronitrile 9768.26
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1121.43
    1-chlorooctane 828.16
    1-chlorotetradecane 218.62
    n-nonane 202.9
    undecane 111.16
    tert-butylcyclohexane 358.1
    cyclooctane 338.7
    cyclopentanol 3412.39
    tetrahydropyran 22320.14
    tert-amyl methyl ether 7809.26
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2038.22
    1-hexene 6720.9
    2-isopropoxyethanol 3652.36
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 234.44
    methyl butyrate 7453.49

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1 4

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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Averrhoa bilimbi fruit (Malaysia) Averrhoa bilimbi L., fam. Oxalidaceae 0.2%