5-(3-Methylphenyl)pentan-1-ol

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H18O

    SMILES
    CC1=CC(=CC=C1)CCCCCO

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 89.25%
    Rose 72.2%
    Sweet 45.8%
    Waxy 43.79%
    Honey 40.45%
    Fresh 39.95%
    Lily 39.07%
    Muguet 38.37%
    Citrus 37.31%
    Balsamic 37.05%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 67.14%
    Floral 57.89%
    Rose 47.35%
    Spicy 46.75%
    Balsam 43.19%
    Green 39.4%
    Fresh 35.5%
    Fruity 34.35%
    Earthy 32.5%
    Honey 31.96%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.1

    pKa est.
    8.34 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    178.27 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    285°C

    Flash point

    • 132.85 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 5-(3-methylphenyl)pentan-1-ol
    • SCHEMBL3504070
    • DTXSID20865239
  • Applications

    5-(3-Methylphenyl)pentan-1-ol is commonly used as a fragrance intermediate and odorant in perfumery; in cosmetics and personal care it can serve as a fragrance component or building block in formulations; industrially, it is used as an intermediate for the synthesis of aroma compounds and other specialty chemicals; in coatings, inks and related industrial formulations it may function as a processing aid or solvent; and it can serve as a precursor for functionalized polymers or polymer-related materials.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 11760.66
    methanol 11654.66
    isopropanol 7846.57
    water 0.34
    ethyl acetate 8880.8
    n-propanol 9100.59
    acetone 10212.86
    n-butanol 6503.33
    acetonitrile 7560.4
    DMF 3535.73
    toluene 1039.16
    isobutanol 4730.52
    1,4-dioxane 8611.18
    methyl acetate 5023.8
    THF 6724.84
    2-butanone 5176.81
    n-pentanol 3787.66
    sec-butanol 4306.07
    n-hexane 557.99
    ethylene glycol 915.4
    NMP 930.52
    cyclohexane 513.3
    DMSO 5619.35
    n-butyl acetate 3518.89
    n-octanol 549.04
    chloroform 4121.92
    n-propyl acetate 3331.5
    acetic acid 3049.63
    dichloromethane 4186.53
    cyclohexanone 3655.29
    propylene glycol 1425.99
    isopropyl acetate 3333.65
    DMAc 1512.7
    2-ethoxyethanol 4602.07
    isopentanol 4245.58
    n-heptane 240.02
    ethyl formate 2654.85
    1,2-dichloroethane 4160.32
    n-hexanol 3559.57
    2-methoxyethanol 7465.44
    isobutyl acetate 1466.48
    tetrachloromethane 571.13
    n-pentyl acetate 845.45
    transcutol 7974.07
    n-heptanol 778.32
    ethylbenzene 396.1
    MIBK 1969.11
    2-propoxyethanol 4878.37
    tert-butanol 6961.59
    MTBE 6254.47
    2-butoxyethanol 1468.67
    propionic acid 2916.67
    o-xylene 386.54
    formic acid 686.44
    diethyl ether 10479.53
    m-xylene 557.22
    p-xylene 388.9
    chlorobenzene 1000.59
    dimethyl carbonate 710.52
    n-octane 68.29
    formamide 1393.97
    cyclopentanone 3134.32
    2-pentanone 5459.7
    anisole 1055.79
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3157.3
    gamma-butyrolactone 3087.92
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 4500.96
    pyridine 3153.45
    3-pentanone 2659.97
    furfural 1666.71
    n-dodecane 39.87
    diethylene glycol 2329.77
    diisopropyl ether 1545.57
    tert-amyl alcohol 3291.52
    acetylacetone 2864.31
    n-hexadecane 46.13
    acetophenone 646.14
    methyl propionate 3584.64
    isopentyl acetate 2189.48
    trichloroethylene 4495.65
    n-nonanol 454.24
    cyclohexanol 2406.15
    benzyl alcohol 884.72
    2-ethylhexanol 1324.91
    isooctanol 568.57
    dipropyl ether 3042.61
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 623.26
    ethyl lactate 568.65
    propylene carbonate 1381.15
    n-methylformamide 3052.44
    2-pentanol 3636.45
    n-pentane 429.96
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2902.73
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2158.75
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 679.15
    mesitylene 301.67
    ε-caprolactone 2643.84
    p-cymene 223.29
    epichlorohydrin 4641.18
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2508.41
    2-aminoethanol 2873.8
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2224.95
    sulfolane 2005.15
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 131.43
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4752.84
    n-hexyl acetate 1037.4
    isooctane 145.64
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1396.96
    sec-butyl acetate 1524.59
    tert-butyl acetate 2422.38
    decalin 150.86
    glycerin 1136.83
    diglyme 3034.54
    acrylic acid 1383.12
    isopropyl myristate 309.47
    n-butyric acid 5212.38
    acetyl acetate 1740.99
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 215.86
    ethyl propionate 2014.28
    nitromethane 5004.42
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4004.31
    benzonitrile 910.04
    trioctyl phosphate 186.03
    1-bromopropane 2788.08
    gamma-valerolactone 3924.38
    n-decanol 321.46
    triethyl phosphate 319.83
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1272.33
    propionitrile 4602.44
    vinylene carbonate 1060.62
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1998.93
    DMS 598.22
    cumene 227.88
    2-octanol 384.1
    2-hexanone 2751.69
    octyl acetate 378.03
    limonene 452.39
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 6710.76
    ethyl orthosilicate 386.77
    tributyl phosphate 261.55
    diacetone alcohol 1867.74
    N,N-dimethylaniline 428.68
    acrylonitrile 3497.4
    aniline 1493.05
    1,3-propanediol 4008.79
    bromobenzene 958.11
    dibromomethane 2904.34
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3383.38
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 664.3
    tetrabutyl urea 285.3
    diisobutyl methanol 599.26
    2-phenylethanol 926.07
    styrene 588.64
    dioctyl adipate 370.65
    dimethyl sulfate 626.85
    ethyl butyrate 1911.81
    methyl lactate 764.03
    butyl lactate 552.13
    diethyl carbonate 821.89
    propanediol butyl ether 842.09
    triethyl orthoformate 917.42
    p-tert-butyltoluene 223.84
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 371.78
    morpholine 9980.24
    tert-butylamine 4269.34
    n-dodecanol 238.27
    dimethoxymethane 4695.64
    ethylene carbonate 1242.94
    cyrene 437.56
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1283.91
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1386.38
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 648.42
    4-methylpyridine 2538.79
    dibutyl ether 1379.96
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 599.26
    DEF 3460.66
    dimethyl isosorbide 959.76
    tetrachloroethylene 2291.33
    eugenol 418.25
    triacetin 605.69
    span 80 617.27
    1,4-butanediol 1301.02
    1,1-dichloroethane 4278.94
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2040.92
    methyl formate 1800.37
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3395.16
    n-decane 81.96
    butyronitrile 5322.64
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 584.4
    1-chlorooctane 358.75
    1-chlorotetradecane 110.69
    n-nonane 89.48
    undecane 54.12
    tert-butylcyclohexane 166.42
    cyclooctane 138.01
    cyclopentanol 2078.17
    tetrahydropyran 8739.04
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2456.5
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1278.45
    1-hexene 2358.79
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2426.51
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 463.87
    methyl butyrate 2968.76

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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