5-Ethyl-3,4-dimethylfuran-2(5H)-one

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    79379-60-5

    Molecular formula
    C8H12O2

    SMILES
    CCC1C(=C(C(=O)O1)C)C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Caramellic 67.7%
    Sweet 65.09%
    Burnt 45.51%
    Mint 44.87%
    Nutty 42.02%
    Coumarinic 37.85%
    Tobacco 37.37%
    Spicy 37.28%
    Herbal 36.73%
    Lactonic 33.12%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 55.55%
    Minty 48.12%
    Caramel 46.16%
    Tobacco 43.51%
    Herbal 43.23%
    Sweet 38.15%
    Spicy 37.26%
    Woody 37.05%
    Spice 34.07%
    Celery 28.46%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.4

    pKa est.
    7.89 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    140.18 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    211°C

    Flash point

    • 82.72 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 5-Ethyl-3,4-dimethylfuran-2(5H)-one
    • 79379-60-5
    • DTXSID70506721
    • RefChem:302951
    • DTXCID00457530
    • 5-ethyl-3,4-dimethyl-2(5h)-furanone
    • 79379-60-5

  • Applications

    5-Ethyl-3,4-dimethylfuran-2(5H)-one (CAS 79379-60-5) is used primarily as an aroma ingredient and a synthetic intermediate in fragrance chemistry, serving key roles in perfumery and flavor systems; it also appears in cosmetics and personal care as a fragrance component, in household products to impart or refresh scent, and at the industrial level as a precursor for the synthesis of related aroma compounds and derivatives.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2160.07
    methanol 3363.28
    isopropanol 1596.83
    water 41.75
    ethyl acetate 938.47
    n-propanol 1690.98
    acetone 1348.13
    n-butanol 1365.36
    acetonitrile 1762.61
    DMF 1837.76
    toluene 527.03
    isobutanol 1294.48
    1,4-dioxane 2127.2
    methyl acetate 1096.89
    THF 1744.06
    2-butanone 1151.2
    n-pentanol 984.73
    sec-butanol 1214.58
    n-hexane 105.33
    ethylene glycol 571.33
    NMP 1125.14
    cyclohexane 99.51
    DMSO 1424.12
    n-butyl acetate 615.37
    n-octanol 466.45
    chloroform 4256.75
    n-propyl acetate 647.53
    acetic acid 1250.2
    dichloromethane 3848.51
    cyclohexanone 1204.37
    propylene glycol 565.19
    isopropyl acetate 614.87
    DMAc 1011.19
    2-ethoxyethanol 1646.97
    isopentanol 1081.4
    n-heptane 43.82
    ethyl formate 879.77
    1,2-dichloroethane 2033.46
    n-hexanol 694.24
    2-methoxyethanol 2187.07
    isobutyl acetate 426.84
    tetrachloromethane 815.71
    n-pentyl acetate 565.98
    transcutol 2102.31
    n-heptanol 445.18
    ethylbenzene 380.91
    MIBK 613.83
    2-propoxyethanol 1331.01
    tert-butanol 1422.33
    MTBE 1079.17
    2-butoxyethanol 904.27
    propionic acid 931.96
    o-xylene 381.95
    formic acid 791.3
    diethyl ether 1063.72
    m-xylene 401.32
    p-xylene 511.58
    chlorobenzene 962.95
    dimethyl carbonate 410.68
    n-octane 36.93
    formamide 1200.07
    cyclopentanone 1473.69
    2-pentanone 885.77
    anisole 910.82
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 762.97
    gamma-butyrolactone 1772.58
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1381.27
    pyridine 1453.19
    3-pentanone 627.42
    furfural 1711.01
    n-dodecane 36.76
    diethylene glycol 1028.88
    diisopropyl ether 322.44
    tert-amyl alcohol 1107.98
    acetylacetone 906.06
    n-hexadecane 41.51
    acetophenone 692.39
    methyl propionate 746.35
    isopentyl acetate 580.88
    trichloroethylene 3531.41
    n-nonanol 394.34
    cyclohexanol 757.25
    benzyl alcohol 778.58
    2-ethylhexanol 365.75
    isooctanol 383.92
    dipropyl ether 316.32
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 940.48
    ethyl lactate 345.83
    propylene carbonate 881.83
    n-methylformamide 1609.53
    2-pentanol 824.19
    n-pentane 97.98
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 705.14
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 548.15
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 526.52
    mesitylene 273.57
    ε-caprolactone 1065.43
    p-cymene 191.97
    epichlorohydrin 2459.88
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1914.85
    2-aminoethanol 1097.18
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1652.55
    sulfolane 1653.44
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 73.46
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1219.76
    n-hexyl acetate 793.04
    isooctane 68.17
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 812.21
    sec-butyl acetate 448.8
    tert-butyl acetate 679.91
    decalin 90.61
    glycerin 711.14
    diglyme 1503.33
    acrylic acid 863.55
    isopropyl myristate 259.67
    n-butyric acid 1111.51
    acetyl acetate 593.11
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 254.02
    ethyl propionate 558.75
    nitromethane 2065.09
    1,2-diethoxyethane 747.86
    benzonitrile 1069.02
    trioctyl phosphate 183.59
    1-bromopropane 1038.45
    gamma-valerolactone 1954.2
    n-decanol 270.16
    triethyl phosphate 214.95
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 475.02
    propionitrile 1325.63
    vinylene carbonate 938.92
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1279.28
    DMS 569.16
    cumene 294.72
    2-octanol 355.25
    2-hexanone 672.69
    octyl acetate 349.85
    limonene 227.1
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1847.82
    ethyl orthosilicate 215.52
    tributyl phosphate 218.07
    diacetone alcohol 742.94
    N,N-dimethylaniline 560.39
    acrylonitrile 1717.67
    aniline 806.94
    1,3-propanediol 1399.05
    bromobenzene 1006.62
    dibromomethane 2310.02
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2510.3
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 339.33
    tetrabutyl urea 258.49
    diisobutyl methanol 217.43
    2-phenylethanol 631.67
    styrene 493.91
    dioctyl adipate 299.52
    dimethyl sulfate 586.71
    ethyl butyrate 414.56
    methyl lactate 420.33
    butyl lactate 385.45
    diethyl carbonate 304.66
    propanediol butyl ether 663.88
    triethyl orthoformate 287.96
    p-tert-butyltoluene 201.28
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 560.24
    morpholine 2008.71
    tert-butylamine 910.96
    n-dodecanol 192.99
    dimethoxymethane 1283.05
    ethylene carbonate 766.94
    cyrene 485.16
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 724.16
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 428.94
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1024.5
    4-methylpyridine 1458.86
    dibutyl ether 367.04
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 217.43
    DEF 894.25
    dimethyl isosorbide 736.44
    tetrachloroethylene 1890.11
    eugenol 637.76
    triacetin 513.71
    span 80 429.62
    1,4-butanediol 719.3
    1,1-dichloroethane 2171.51
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 853.02
    methyl formate 1154.68
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1078.98
    n-decane 57.98
    butyronitrile 1168.36
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 382.08
    1-chlorooctane 270.81
    1-chlorotetradecane 109.29
    n-nonane 53.85
    undecane 44.72
    tert-butylcyclohexane 103.05
    cyclooctane 40.13
    cyclopentanol 883.67
    tetrahydropyran 1235.03
    tert-amyl methyl ether 706.15
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 829.21
    1-hexene 375.16
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1031.77
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 579.54
    methyl butyrate 746.92

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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