4-phenylbutan-2-yl 3-methylbutanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C15H22O2

    SMILES
    CC(C)CC(=O)OC(C)CCC1=CC=CC=C1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 78.5%
    Floral 68.69%
    Herbal 60.19%
    Green 50.67%
    Sweet 50.17%
    Rose 43.13%
    Balsamic 40.24%
    Spicy 38.34%
    Jasmin 37.28%
    Apple 35.64%

     

    Flavor
    Green 66.99%
    Sweet 65.56%
    Fruity 58.51%
    Floral 55.73%
    Rose 44.26%
    Tropical 41.96%
    Bitter 41.58%
    Herbal 39.39%
    Waxy 34.07%
    Fresh 32.75%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.1

    pKa est.
    7.63 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    234.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    282°C

    Flash point

    • 125.24 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    4-phenylbutan-2-yl 3-methylbutanoate is commonly considered a fragrance ingredient and a potential fixative in perfumery, with additional utility as a solvent or processing aid in cosmetics, personal care, and household products; it may be used as an intermediate in fragrance synthesis and as a processing additive in coatings and inks; in some formulations, it can function as a plasticizer or formulation component for certain polymers under appropriate regulatory limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1951.57
    methanol 2412.2
    isopropanol 1461.93
    water 0.83
    ethyl acetate 981.81
    n-propanol 1412.69
    acetone 1900.71
    n-butanol 1286.96
    acetonitrile 1323.29
    DMF 1376.66
    toluene 476.61
    isobutanol 1077.51
    1,4-dioxane 1812.86
    methyl acetate 764.3
    THF 2101.0
    2-butanone 1097.76
    n-pentanol 951.05
    sec-butanol 1178.59
    n-hexane 268.92
    ethylene glycol 151.42
    NMP 997.91
    cyclohexane 348.48
    DMSO 1493.94
    n-butyl acetate 854.23
    n-octanol 402.55
    chloroform 3925.28
    n-propyl acetate 667.66
    acetic acid 1108.07
    dichloromethane 3090.3
    cyclohexanone 1957.28
    propylene glycol 349.82
    isopropyl acetate 582.45
    DMAc 930.03
    2-ethoxyethanol 690.56
    isopentanol 951.81
    n-heptane 96.99
    ethyl formate 655.84
    1,2-dichloroethane 1745.76
    n-hexanol 923.67
    2-methoxyethanol 1072.12
    isobutyl acetate 442.14
    tetrachloromethane 317.41
    n-pentyl acetate 449.73
    transcutol 2176.25
    n-heptanol 341.87
    ethylbenzene 329.99
    MIBK 543.78
    2-propoxyethanol 973.69
    tert-butanol 1169.51
    MTBE 922.73
    2-butoxyethanol 497.93
    propionic acid 820.69
    o-xylene 283.27
    formic acid 240.46
    diethyl ether 1221.67
    m-xylene 309.42
    p-xylene 433.4
    chlorobenzene 845.86
    dimethyl carbonate 241.63
    n-octane 43.37
    formamide 321.96
    cyclopentanone 1494.25
    2-pentanone 989.03
    anisole 562.98
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 887.26
    gamma-butyrolactone 1391.84
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 826.48
    pyridine 1329.29
    3-pentanone 651.0
    furfural 1103.56
    n-dodecane 34.99
    diethylene glycol 538.21
    diisopropyl ether 281.49
    tert-amyl alcohol 909.08
    acetylacetone 819.32
    n-hexadecane 41.11
    acetophenone 497.99
    methyl propionate 591.07
    isopentyl acetate 700.34
    trichloroethylene 2758.84
    n-nonanol 321.33
    cyclohexanol 1123.94
    benzyl alcohol 513.2
    2-ethylhexanol 454.92
    isooctanol 273.42
    dipropyl ether 546.33
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 723.19
    ethyl lactate 277.07
    propylene carbonate 899.34
    n-methylformamide 627.35
    2-pentanol 809.75
    n-pentane 156.45
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 700.6
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 569.18
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 459.96
    mesitylene 199.87
    ε-caprolactone 1226.38
    p-cymene 175.02
    epichlorohydrin 1702.28
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1328.43
    2-aminoethanol 467.49
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 962.25
    sulfolane 1361.05
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 63.38
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1405.46
    n-hexyl acetate 688.81
    isooctane 49.16
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 688.92
    sec-butyl acetate 408.96
    tert-butyl acetate 546.85
    decalin 117.99
    glycerin 326.75
    diglyme 1086.3
    acrylic acid 564.93
    isopropyl myristate 249.95
    n-butyric acid 1275.99
    acetyl acetate 538.0
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 236.06
    ethyl propionate 493.14
    nitromethane 1260.27
    1,2-diethoxyethane 770.71
    benzonitrile 696.22
    trioctyl phosphate 173.85
    1-bromopropane 1177.9
    gamma-valerolactone 1659.93
    n-decanol 229.85
    triethyl phosphate 220.65
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 356.68
    propionitrile 872.86
    vinylene carbonate 834.82
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 979.02
    DMS 426.48
    cumene 218.41
    2-octanol 247.28
    2-hexanone 814.44
    octyl acetate 335.47
    limonene 279.1
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1299.14
    ethyl orthosilicate 213.86
    tributyl phosphate 230.18
    diacetone alcohol 572.23
    N,N-dimethylaniline 353.85
    acrylonitrile 829.11
    aniline 614.09
    1,3-propanediol 697.32
    bromobenzene 890.2
    dibromomethane 2203.14
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2488.43
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 417.76
    tetrabutyl urea 291.61
    diisobutyl methanol 224.46
    2-phenylethanol 500.69
    styrene 410.09
    dioctyl adipate 368.92
    dimethyl sulfate 340.97
    ethyl butyrate 512.65
    methyl lactate 295.03
    butyl lactate 375.4
    diethyl carbonate 353.42
    propanediol butyl ether 534.04
    triethyl orthoformate 344.43
    p-tert-butyltoluene 159.89
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 400.73
    morpholine 1956.07
    tert-butylamine 756.4
    n-dodecanol 177.01
    dimethoxymethane 787.45
    ethylene carbonate 744.24
    cyrene 402.96
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 511.82
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 520.26
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 753.3
    4-methylpyridine 1156.33
    dibutyl ether 534.63
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 224.46
    DEF 792.58
    dimethyl isosorbide 693.54
    tetrachloroethylene 1419.86
    eugenol 392.52
    triacetin 524.71
    span 80 461.97
    1,4-butanediol 329.44
    1,1-dichloroethane 1755.12
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 740.94
    methyl formate 496.63
    2-methyl-1-butanol 952.32
    n-decane 65.17
    butyronitrile 1156.88
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 341.06
    1-chlorooctane 294.47
    1-chlorotetradecane 106.09
    n-nonane 68.13
    undecane 45.44
    tert-butylcyclohexane 103.54
    cyclooctane 78.05
    cyclopentanol 963.07
    tetrahydropyran 2072.98
    tert-amyl methyl ether 552.51
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 749.42
    1-hexene 844.44
    2-isopropoxyethanol 506.24
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 277.9
    methyl butyrate 757.54

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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