5-Benzyl-5-ethyloxolan-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C13H16O2

    SMILES
    CCC1(CCC(=O)O1)CC2=CC=CC=C2

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 61.05%
    Sweet 55.61%
    Creamy 38.24%
    Spicy 36.63%
    Coconut 35.13%
    Honey 35.07%
    Fruity 34.87%
    Balsamic 33.99%
    Coumarinic 33.24%
    Powdery 32.72%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 65.37%
    Floral 43.82%
    Green 37.19%
    Herbal 37.15%
    Fruity 36.2%
    Balsam 35.2%
    Honey 34.33%
    Rose 33.75%
    Peach 33.54%
    Waxy 32.93%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.9

    pKa est.
    8.01 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    204.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    354°C

    Flash point

    • 136.39 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    5-Benzyl-5-ethyloxolan-2-one is typically used as an intermediate and fragrance-building block in several industrial applications: in perfumery and flavor sectors as a source or precursor for aroma compounds; in cosmetics and personal care as a fragrance ingredient; in household products and cleaning formulations as a scent component or as a reactive intermediate to optimize fragrance profiles; it is evaluated as a building block for specialty polymers and certain polyester materials; and in coatings and inks as a fragrance-active additive or reactive intermediate.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 779.31
    methanol 1110.43
    isopropanol 512.44
    water 1.16
    ethyl acetate 693.87
    n-propanol 641.33
    acetone 784.45
    n-butanol 456.8
    acetonitrile 674.24
    DMF 923.86
    toluene 305.54
    isobutanol 402.16
    1,4-dioxane 1522.9
    methyl acetate 714.75
    THF 988.43
    2-butanone 696.72
    n-pentanol 332.83
    sec-butanol 386.23
    n-hexane 14.24
    ethylene glycol 200.6
    NMP 485.77
    cyclohexane 37.84
    DMSO 944.23
    n-butyl acetate 381.84
    n-octanol 146.77
    chloroform 2347.7
    n-propyl acetate 354.4
    acetic acid 422.2
    dichloromethane 1831.44
    cyclohexanone 730.9
    propylene glycol 276.37
    isopropyl acetate 379.71
    DMAc 914.32
    2-ethoxyethanol 513.53
    isopentanol 397.68
    n-heptane 9.41
    ethyl formate 369.36
    1,2-dichloroethane 963.11
    n-hexanol 310.45
    2-methoxyethanol 780.75
    isobutyl acetate 285.21
    tetrachloromethane 128.98
    n-pentyl acetate 186.31
    transcutol 1729.36
    n-heptanol 118.91
    ethylbenzene 176.27
    MIBK 287.51
    2-propoxyethanol 606.48
    tert-butanol 510.61
    MTBE 461.55
    2-butoxyethanol 257.13
    propionic acid 448.34
    o-xylene 165.4
    formic acid 165.34
    diethyl ether 561.96
    m-xylene 182.45
    p-xylene 219.29
    chlorobenzene 477.7
    dimethyl carbonate 266.28
    n-octane 6.71
    formamide 305.09
    cyclopentanone 683.05
    2-pentanone 451.33
    anisole 482.21
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 379.29
    gamma-butyrolactone 789.92
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 572.33
    pyridine 857.02
    3-pentanone 374.17
    furfural 711.36
    n-dodecane 10.87
    diethylene glycol 486.77
    diisopropyl ether 119.24
    tert-amyl alcohol 342.89
    acetylacetone 553.54
    n-hexadecane 12.73
    acetophenone 374.04
    methyl propionate 527.75
    isopentyl acetate 358.75
    trichloroethylene 1676.5
    n-nonanol 128.63
    cyclohexanol 315.26
    benzyl alcohol 356.29
    2-ethylhexanol 158.0
    isooctanol 104.39
    dipropyl ether 163.91
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 406.82
    ethyl lactate 167.07
    propylene carbonate 494.42
    n-methylformamide 448.3
    2-pentanol 241.82
    n-pentane 11.89
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 344.74
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 401.18
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 329.01
    mesitylene 106.34
    ε-caprolactone 594.1
    p-cymene 83.16
    epichlorohydrin 1042.57
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 665.16
    2-aminoethanol 407.9
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 771.78
    sulfolane 665.56
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 15.13
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 630.97
    n-hexyl acetate 314.95
    isooctane 12.15
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 474.9
    sec-butyl acetate 264.36
    tert-butyl acetate 345.92
    decalin 28.43
    glycerin 310.08
    diglyme 778.06
    acrylic acid 353.38
    isopropyl myristate 129.47
    n-butyric acid 503.77
    acetyl acetate 411.37
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 138.6
    ethyl propionate 301.96
    nitromethane 756.29
    1,2-diethoxyethane 470.32
    benzonitrile 434.1
    trioctyl phosphate 86.34
    1-bromopropane 476.66
    gamma-valerolactone 886.91
    n-decanol 97.59
    triethyl phosphate 122.79
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 156.29
    propionitrile 545.84
    vinylene carbonate 535.23
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 525.76
    DMS 354.48
    cumene 118.15
    2-octanol 84.94
    2-hexanone 342.17
    octyl acetate 158.06
    limonene 107.21
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 807.43
    ethyl orthosilicate 115.19
    tributyl phosphate 118.98
    diacetone alcohol 334.51
    N,N-dimethylaniline 253.51
    acrylonitrile 618.99
    aniline 403.29
    1,3-propanediol 428.07
    bromobenzene 522.89
    dibromomethane 1062.87
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1288.24
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 214.49
    tetrabutyl urea 145.81
    diisobutyl methanol 89.11
    2-phenylethanol 290.26
    styrene 248.86
    dioctyl adipate 182.33
    dimethyl sulfate 311.32
    ethyl butyrate 248.83
    methyl lactate 234.34
    butyl lactate 170.38
    diethyl carbonate 197.76
    propanediol butyl ether 280.14
    triethyl orthoformate 162.37
    p-tert-butyltoluene 79.98
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 255.26
    morpholine 1295.33
    tert-butylamine 281.39
    n-dodecanol 76.35
    dimethoxymethane 629.52
    ethylene carbonate 471.34
    cyrene 260.23
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 331.83
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 258.11
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 468.4
    4-methylpyridine 697.13
    dibutyl ether 176.04
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 89.11
    DEF 478.41
    dimethyl isosorbide 429.63
    tetrachloroethylene 690.71
    eugenol 272.0
    triacetin 337.13
    span 80 242.48
    1,4-butanediol 200.85
    1,1-dichloroethane 940.09
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 299.39
    methyl formate 340.13
    2-methyl-1-butanol 330.43
    n-decane 15.92
    butyronitrile 480.49
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 157.29
    1-chlorooctane 93.99
    1-chlorotetradecane 42.33
    n-nonane 13.35
    undecane 12.81
    tert-butylcyclohexane 26.67
    cyclooctane 10.88
    cyclopentanol 298.55
    tetrahydropyran 896.96
    tert-amyl methyl ether 270.99
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 553.66
    1-hexene 119.6
    2-isopropoxyethanol 365.7
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 160.56
    methyl butyrate 390.38

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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