5-Decenoic acid, (5E)-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    16424-55-8

    Molecular formula
    C10H18O2

    SMILES
    CCCC/C=C/CCCC(=O)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 87.88%
    Green 80.39%
    Waxy 68.85%
    Dairy 63.61%
    Fruity 63.47%
    Oily 53.38%
    Milky 43.58%
    Melon 39.16%
    Buttery 35.57%
    Creamy 35.39%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 61.36%
    Waxy 42.4%
    Oily 34.59%
    Fruity 29.22%
    Green 27.91%
    Fat 26.21%
    Creamy 25.97%
    Cheese 25.67%
    Cultured dairy 22.1%
    Bay oil 21.81%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.9

    pKa est.
    7.84 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    170.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point

    • 277.00 to 278.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point

    • 140.0 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 5-Decenoic acid
    • (E)-dec-5-enoic acid
    • (E)-5-DECENOIC ACID
    • 16424-55-8
    • 5-Decenoic acid, (5E)-
    • 5-Decenoic acid, (E)-
    • 5-CAPROLEIC ACID
    • 85392-03-6
    • UNII-P9YWE0K08Y
    • FEMA No. 3742, 5E-
    • P9YWE0K08Y
    • (5E)-DEC-5-ENOIC ACID
    • Milk lactone
    • 5-decenoicacid
    • DTXSID90167732
    • UNII-597CC40DG6
    • e-5-decenoic acid
    • EINECS 286-861-5
    • (5E)-5-decenoic acid
    • SCHEMBL416263
    • DTXCID8090223
    • CHEBI:180211
    • UJUXUEKQHBXUEM-AATRIKPKSA-N
    • 597CC40DG6
    • LMFA01030988
    • AKOS006279778
    • Q27286425

  • Applications

    5-Decenoic acid, (5E)- (CAS 16424-55-8) primarily serves as a chemical intermediate in fragrance and flavor chemistries, enabling derivatization to esters and other odor-active compounds; it is used as a building block in cosmetics and personal care formulations as a precursor to fragrance ingredients and functional esters; in industrial manufacturing, it can act as a feedstock for specialty esters and resin or formulation components for coatings and inks; it can also serve as a starting material for derivatives in polymer and plastics formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2721.58
    methanol 3028.7
    isopropanol 2146.95
    water 0.19
    ethyl acetate 819.22
    n-propanol 1759.04
    acetone 2420.44
    n-butanol 1503.8
    acetonitrile 552.6
    DMF 2320.16
    toluene 190.32
    isobutanol 1191.76
    1,4-dioxane 1126.89
    methyl acetate 511.49
    THF 2497.65
    2-butanone 1060.91
    n-pentanol 1164.65
    sec-butanol 1287.79
    n-hexane 409.74
    ethylene glycol 312.51
    NMP 1105.89
    cyclohexane 133.19
    DMSO 3567.19
    n-butyl acetate 742.87
    n-octanol 341.04
    chloroform 593.88
    n-propyl acetate 665.35
    acetic acid 848.4
    dichloromethane 554.67
    cyclohexanone 1155.88
    propylene glycol 642.71
    isopropyl acetate 621.27
    DMAc 1004.39
    2-ethoxyethanol 1093.45
    isopentanol 1182.04
    n-heptane 80.24
    ethyl formate 353.49
    1,2-dichloroethane 589.6
    n-hexanol 1045.07
    2-methoxyethanol 1709.68
    isobutyl acetate 439.56
    tetrachloromethane 101.96
    n-pentyl acetate 389.35
    transcutol 2893.0
    n-heptanol 367.48
    ethylbenzene 151.89
    MIBK 690.09
    2-propoxyethanol 1209.99
    tert-butanol 2285.12
    MTBE 1313.62
    2-butoxyethanol 603.14
    propionic acid 704.53
    o-xylene 145.98
    formic acid 232.62
    diethyl ether 1157.4
    m-xylene 203.15
    p-xylene 178.77
    chlorobenzene 217.39
    dimethyl carbonate 152.14
    n-octane 29.88
    formamide 346.77
    cyclopentanone 1445.98
    2-pentanone 1194.51
    anisole 341.4
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1175.0
    gamma-butyrolactone 1160.55
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1605.67
    pyridine 574.1
    3-pentanone 555.35
    furfural 612.36
    n-dodecane 20.05
    diethylene glycol 737.52
    diisopropyl ether 368.55
    tert-amyl alcohol 1336.28
    acetylacetone 852.37
    n-hexadecane 22.5
    acetophenone 294.9
    methyl propionate 593.32
    isopentyl acetate 664.78
    trichloroethylene 753.36
    n-nonanol 284.44
    cyclohexanol 874.61
    benzyl alcohol 335.94
    2-ethylhexanol 519.98
    isooctanol 306.0
    dipropyl ether 562.05
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 195.68
    ethyl lactate 251.07
    propylene carbonate 498.11
    n-methylformamide 865.72
    2-pentanol 1058.97
    n-pentane 155.64
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 953.9
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 624.04
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 478.93
    mesitylene 147.49
    ε-caprolactone 800.04
    p-cymene 96.28
    epichlorohydrin 1144.75
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 432.69
    2-aminoethanol 920.48
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 910.04
    sulfolane 1508.91
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 68.71
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1672.69
    n-hexyl acetate 561.53
    isooctane 73.46
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 801.2
    sec-butyl acetate 432.7
    tert-butyl acetate 710.2
    decalin 84.69
    glycerin 581.87
    diglyme 1128.73
    acrylic acid 418.63
    isopropyl myristate 184.34
    n-butyric acid 1150.88
    acetyl acetate 286.53
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 173.0
    ethyl propionate 466.4
    nitromethane 918.96
    1,2-diethoxyethane 822.74
    benzonitrile 311.06
    trioctyl phosphate 139.44
    1-bromopropane 482.88
    gamma-valerolactone 1265.99
    n-decanol 205.12
    triethyl phosphate 149.02
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 542.82
    propionitrile 535.13
    vinylene carbonate 341.96
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 721.91
    DMS 256.42
    cumene 123.25
    2-octanol 251.13
    2-hexanone 865.94
    octyl acetate 235.72
    limonene 191.55
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1446.99
    ethyl orthosilicate 163.99
    tributyl phosphate 171.71
    diacetone alcohol 910.03
    N,N-dimethylaniline 253.53
    acrylonitrile 497.12
    aniline 363.0
    1,3-propanediol 1060.49
    bromobenzene 201.72
    dibromomethane 457.36
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 744.3
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 318.61
    tetrabutyl urea 226.71
    diisobutyl methanol 269.1
    2-phenylethanol 365.09
    styrene 188.9
    dioctyl adipate 265.62
    dimethyl sulfate 281.97
    ethyl butyrate 402.3
    methyl lactate 334.97
    butyl lactate 339.08
    diethyl carbonate 201.09
    propanediol butyl ether 684.4
    triethyl orthoformate 264.07
    p-tert-butyltoluene 105.03
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 290.13
    morpholine 1773.26
    tert-butylamine 1346.96
    n-dodecanol 147.36
    dimethoxymethane 1082.61
    ethylene carbonate 312.64
    cyrene 358.82
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 453.17
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 466.88
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 229.85
    4-methylpyridine 633.57
    dibutyl ether 451.31
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 269.1
    DEF 988.12
    dimethyl isosorbide 670.93
    tetrachloroethylene 467.97
    eugenol 309.78
    triacetin 368.97
    span 80 477.24
    1,4-butanediol 480.01
    1,1-dichloroethane 586.57
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 861.65
    methyl formate 378.13
    2-methyl-1-butanol 985.57
    n-decane 38.0
    butyronitrile 761.84
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 359.61
    1-chlorooctane 173.95
    1-chlorotetradecane 57.9
    n-nonane 40.98
    undecane 26.5
    tert-butylcyclohexane 102.18
    cyclooctane 46.34
    cyclopentanol 1083.41
    tetrahydropyran 1603.34
    tert-amyl methyl ether 777.39
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 731.41
    1-hexene 1019.58
    2-isopropoxyethanol 813.7
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 147.44
    methyl butyrate 662.73

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IFRA standard 51

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