5-(3-Methylbutyl)oxolan-2-one
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C9H16O2SMILES
CC(C)CCC1CCC(=O)O1
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Odor profile
Fragrance Lactonic 62.88% Coconut 62.77% Sweet 58.39% Creamy 57.86% Fatty 49.0% Coumarinic 47.44% Herbal 47.3% Milky 43.81% Oily 43.06% Spicy 41.2% Flavor Coconut 59.58% Sweet 54.9% Peach 47.26% Creamy 46.69% Fatty 41.31% Oily 41.19% Dairy 38.1% Tonka 37.74% Fruity 34.81% Waxy 34.64% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
1.9pKa est.
8.33 (weak base)Molecular weight
156.22 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
SlowBoiling point est.
259°CFlash point
- 88.62 ˚C est.
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Applications
5-(3-Methylbutyl)oxolan-2-one is a gamma-lactone derivative with a fruity odor, commonly used as an odorant in fragrance applications: (1) in perfumes and fragrance formulations for cosmetics and personal care; (2) as a flavor/aroma ingredient in foods and beverages; (3) as a fragrance component in household and cleaning products; (4) as an intermediate or building block in the synthesis of fragrance-related compounds and lactone derivatives for the chemical industry.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 1239.13 methanol 1605.02 isopropanol 908.61 water 1.62 ethyl acetate 556.9 n-propanol 836.56 acetone 1053.28 n-butanol 746.56 acetonitrile 648.84 DMF 907.02 toluene 320.05 isobutanol 620.79 1,4-dioxane 880.15 methyl acetate 558.25 THF 1224.17 2-butanone 749.21 n-pentanol 524.82 sec-butanol 703.54 n-hexane 78.47 ethylene glycol 275.94 NMP 797.55 cyclohexane 80.61 DMSO 1228.13 n-butyl acetate 535.55 n-octanol 263.61 chloroform 2137.05 n-propyl acetate 376.27 acetic acid 870.39 dichloromethane 1509.99 cyclohexanone 852.47 propylene glycol 485.53 isopropyl acetate 400.25 DMAc 750.77 2-ethoxyethanol 556.84 isopentanol 709.8 n-heptane 27.8 ethyl formate 406.36 1,2-dichloroethane 793.28 n-hexanol 578.04 2-methoxyethanol 942.27 isobutyl acetate 284.07 tetrachloromethane 269.94 n-pentyl acetate 292.92 transcutol 2015.66 n-heptanol 238.16 ethylbenzene 198.06 MIBK 396.98 2-propoxyethanol 752.46 tert-butanol 894.81 MTBE 623.55 2-butoxyethanol 419.15 propionic acid 698.06 o-xylene 210.2 formic acid 320.4 diethyl ether 459.1 m-xylene 240.27 p-xylene 270.13 chlorobenzene 531.27 dimethyl carbonate 181.25 n-octane 13.37 formamide 371.19 cyclopentanone 983.01 2-pentanone 600.7 anisole 443.11 cyclopentyl methyl ether 512.09 gamma-butyrolactone 997.08 1-methoxy-2-propanol 780.61 pyridine 816.99 3-pentanone 353.54 furfural 991.42 n-dodecane 13.14 diethylene glycol 572.96 diisopropyl ether 151.59 tert-amyl alcohol 715.49 acetylacetone 602.1 n-hexadecane 15.27 acetophenone 409.95 methyl propionate 395.91 isopentyl acetate 496.36 trichloroethylene 1614.1 n-nonanol 210.28 cyclohexanol 548.78 benzyl alcohol 407.99 2-ethylhexanol 304.73 isooctanol 195.84 dipropyl ether 222.37 1,2-dichlorobenzene 468.94 ethyl lactate 229.13 propylene carbonate 635.93 n-methylformamide 565.64 2-pentanol 479.04 n-pentane 54.75 1-propoxy-2-propanol 554.88 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 474.16 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 451.37 mesitylene 146.97 ε-caprolactone 730.22 p-cymene 123.25 epichlorohydrin 1048.28 1,1,1-trichloroethane 863.31 2-aminoethanol 577.89 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 808.8 sulfolane 1104.94 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 38.74 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 947.06 n-hexyl acetate 478.21 isooctane 32.51 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 639.2 sec-butyl acetate 292.59 tert-butyl acetate 436.05 decalin 53.49 glycerin 506.94 diglyme 940.17 acrylic acid 595.2 isopropyl myristate 151.75 n-butyric acid 827.76 acetyl acetate 376.17 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 191.07 ethyl propionate 311.86 nitromethane 953.79 1,2-diethoxyethane 497.27 benzonitrile 551.56 trioctyl phosphate 125.8 1-bromopropane 517.92 gamma-valerolactone 1084.73 n-decanol 146.91 triethyl phosphate 142.89 4-methyl-2-pentanol 299.54 propionitrile 533.7 vinylene carbonate 586.15 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 886.45 DMS 339.26 cumene 148.59 2-octanol 166.99 2-hexanone 451.76 octyl acetate 204.02 limonene 169.85 1,2-dimethoxyethane 795.26 ethyl orthosilicate 142.33 tributyl phosphate 176.04 diacetone alcohol 544.03 N,N-dimethylaniline 282.53 acrylonitrile 634.39 aniline 501.5 1,3-propanediol 658.94 bromobenzene 548.21 dibromomethane 1037.63 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1367.67 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 266.49 tetrabutyl urea 194.43 diisobutyl methanol 161.72 2-phenylethanol 401.82 styrene 262.01 dioctyl adipate 237.34 dimethyl sulfate 298.74 ethyl butyrate 305.3 methyl lactate 305.7 butyl lactate 311.24 diethyl carbonate 210.08 propanediol butyl ether 567.08 triethyl orthoformate 203.77 p-tert-butyltoluene 120.46 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 331.38 morpholine 1083.17 tert-butylamine 559.23 n-dodecanol 105.46 dimethoxymethane 455.18 ethylene carbonate 457.6 cyrene 340.33 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 399.99 2-ethylhexyl acetate 359.45 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 565.56 4-methylpyridine 825.13 dibutyl ether 240.6 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 161.72 DEF 501.2 dimethyl isosorbide 541.24 tetrachloroethylene 828.41 eugenol 363.89 triacetin 434.51 span 80 409.82 1,4-butanediol 309.53 1,1-dichloroethane 1001.35 2-methyl-1-pentanol 499.62 methyl formate 390.99 2-methyl-1-butanol 605.79 n-decane 22.34 butyronitrile 622.81 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 302.88 1-chlorooctane 138.86 1-chlorotetradecane 48.23 n-nonane 21.19 undecane 16.47 tert-butylcyclohexane 55.16 cyclooctane 25.74 cyclopentanol 626.08 tetrahydropyran 853.89 tert-amyl methyl ether 387.61 2,5,8-trioxanonane 631.98 1-hexene 318.98 2-isopropoxyethanol 435.15 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 258.71 methyl butyrate 448.5 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |