5-(3-Methylbutyl)oxolan-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H16O2

    SMILES
    CC(C)CCC1CCC(=O)O1

  • 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.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.9

    pKa est.
    8.33 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    156.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    259°C

    Flash point

    • 88.62 ˚C est.

  • 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

  • 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

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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