4-Oxodecanal

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    43160-78-7

    Molecular formula
    C10H18O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC(=O)CCC=O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 55.25%
    Green 42.91%
    Metallic 39.03%
    Citrus 36.25%
    Mushroom 35.41%
    Aldehydic 35.32%
    Cheesy 31.73%
    Earthy 31.59%
    Waxy 31.14%
    Fresh 30.17%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 39.22%
    Herbal 37.69%
    Mushroom 35.36%
    Sweet 34.19%
    Fruity 33.55%
    Oily 31.9%
    Cheese 31.54%
    Waxy 29.89%
    Earthy 28.46%
    Fresh 27.46%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8

    pKa est.
    7.76 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    170.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    259°C

    Flash point

    • 109.46 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-oxodecanal
    • DTXSID901017687
    • 43160-78-7
    • 4-oxo-decanal
    • SCHEMBL15335370
    • DTXCID201475868

  • Applications

    4-Oxodecanal (CAS 43160-78-7) is primarily used as an organic synthesis intermediate in fragrance and aroma chemistry, serving as a building block for the preparation of fragrance ingredients and odorants; it may also act as a precursor in flavor/aroma applications; in cosmetics and personal care, it is evaluated for formulation development as a source of functional aldehyde/ketone motifs; in industrial manufacturing, it functions as a reactive intermediate for subsequent transformations to target derivatives; in the polymers and plastics sector, it can serve as a building block for functionalized monomers or oligomers; and in coatings and inks, it can act as a resin intermediate or chain-extender precursor for specialty formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2586.95
    methanol 4086.17
    isopropanol 1576.87
    water 0.38
    ethyl acetate 2327.56
    n-propanol 1493.69
    acetone 4431.1
    n-butanol 1336.18
    acetonitrile 2757.48
    DMF 3209.58
    toluene 524.59
    isobutanol 966.66
    1,4-dioxane 1814.44
    methyl acetate 1652.6
    THF 2844.02
    2-butanone 2294.3
    n-pentanol 858.66
    sec-butanol 997.45
    n-hexane 156.59
    ethylene glycol 273.07
    NMP 1837.29
    cyclohexane 149.49
    DMSO 4443.28
    n-butyl acetate 1670.08
    n-octanol 248.83
    chloroform 2911.17
    n-propyl acetate 1452.46
    acetic acid 1902.68
    dichloromethane 3025.83
    cyclohexanone 2738.65
    propylene glycol 402.9
    isopropyl acetate 1263.21
    DMAc 1754.21
    2-ethoxyethanol 1255.36
    isopentanol 1177.73
    n-heptane 50.89
    ethyl formate 1188.5
    1,2-dichloroethane 2176.31
    n-hexanol 791.09
    2-methoxyethanol 2287.31
    isobutyl acetate 816.44
    tetrachloromethane 397.75
    n-pentyl acetate 664.9
    transcutol 4627.25
    n-heptanol 237.39
    ethylbenzene 316.84
    MIBK 933.69
    2-propoxyethanol 1373.34
    tert-butanol 1688.0
    MTBE 1419.83
    2-butoxyethanol 611.65
    propionic acid 1227.39
    o-xylene 303.19
    formic acid 584.88
    diethyl ether 1661.83
    m-xylene 338.63
    p-xylene 402.31
    chlorobenzene 872.82
    dimethyl carbonate 354.34
    n-octane 18.48
    formamide 912.92
    cyclopentanone 2814.99
    2-pentanone 1935.91
    anisole 754.2
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1289.28
    gamma-butyrolactone 2736.67
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1487.76
    pyridine 2234.25
    3-pentanone 1062.38
    furfural 2068.98
    n-dodecane 13.88
    diethylene glycol 930.52
    diisopropyl ether 327.76
    tert-amyl alcohol 1118.33
    acetylacetone 1887.53
    n-hexadecane 16.55
    acetophenone 723.42
    methyl propionate 1284.78
    isopentyl acetate 1259.29
    trichloroethylene 3686.31
    n-nonanol 207.89
    cyclohexanol 952.18
    benzyl alcohol 648.65
    2-ethylhexanol 475.83
    isooctanol 214.31
    dipropyl ether 622.27
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 781.18
    ethyl lactate 410.98
    propylene carbonate 1306.25
    n-methylformamide 1632.26
    2-pentanol 753.6
    n-pentane 76.05
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1046.93
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1110.01
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 615.95
    mesitylene 205.94
    ε-caprolactone 1933.4
    p-cymene 172.07
    epichlorohydrin 2755.02
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1784.84
    2-aminoethanol 695.41
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1740.99
    sulfolane 2650.47
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 44.02
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2059.18
    n-hexyl acetate 809.41
    isooctane 36.86
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 914.08
    sec-butyl acetate 820.14
    tert-butyl acetate 1139.06
    decalin 87.26
    glycerin 516.31
    diglyme 1820.38
    acrylic acid 953.63
    isopropyl myristate 239.51
    n-butyric acid 2061.6
    acetyl acetate 1063.44
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 228.35
    ethyl propionate 1000.62
    nitromethane 3438.22
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1464.06
    benzonitrile 1061.38
    trioctyl phosphate 153.78
    1-bromopropane 1287.86
    gamma-valerolactone 2919.66
    n-decanol 140.39
    triethyl phosphate 293.54
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 408.33
    propionitrile 1579.79
    vinylene carbonate 1157.6
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1713.06
    DMS 649.89
    cumene 200.52
    2-octanol 171.97
    2-hexanone 1405.05
    octyl acetate 286.99
    limonene 279.56
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2331.62
    ethyl orthosilicate 294.2
    tributyl phosphate 258.73
    diacetone alcohol 1077.23
    N,N-dimethylaniline 419.06
    acrylonitrile 1922.7
    aniline 835.8
    1,3-propanediol 1073.73
    bromobenzene 936.07
    dibromomethane 2016.31
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2626.82
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 529.34
    tetrabutyl urea 314.35
    diisobutyl methanol 252.32
    2-phenylethanol 576.22
    styrene 511.7
    dioctyl adipate 396.08
    dimethyl sulfate 596.61
    ethyl butyrate 871.87
    methyl lactate 474.68
    butyl lactate 524.28
    diethyl carbonate 509.94
    propanediol butyl ether 603.19
    triethyl orthoformate 489.9
    p-tert-butyltoluene 160.23
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 445.69
    morpholine 2618.02
    tert-butylamine 902.38
    n-dodecanol 99.5
    dimethoxymethane 1345.92
    ethylene carbonate 1032.5
    cyrene 473.28
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 977.89
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 875.23
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 860.63
    4-methylpyridine 2097.86
    dibutyl ether 566.24
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 252.32
    DEF 1810.32
    dimethyl isosorbide 946.38
    tetrachloroethylene 1801.62
    eugenol 471.96
    triacetin 733.57
    span 80 506.92
    1,4-butanediol 371.18
    1,1-dichloroethane 2208.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 742.99
    methyl formate 1035.59
    2-methyl-1-butanol 913.23
    n-decane 27.64
    butyronitrile 1732.67
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 326.8
    1-chlorooctane 187.51
    1-chlorotetradecane 57.15
    n-nonane 28.12
    undecane 18.36
    tert-butylcyclohexane 80.4
    cyclooctane 35.21
    cyclopentanol 1026.12
    tetrahydropyran 2316.9
    tert-amyl methyl ether 823.39
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1040.14
    1-hexene 735.82
    2-isopropoxyethanol 894.77
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 460.4
    methyl butyrate 1605.83

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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