(5-Methyl-2-propan-2-ylhexyl) butanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C14H28O2

    SMILES
    CCCC(=O)OCC(CCC(C)C)C(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 78.1%
    Herbal 66.54%
    Woody 53.03%
    Oily 40.39%
    Floral 40.12%
    Mint 37.6%
    Sweet 33.96%
    Apple 32.07%
    Rose 30.41%
    Fresh 29.15%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 62.88%
    Green 53.1%
    Waxy 39.56%
    Oily 38.31%
    Tropical 37.57%
    Floral 31.79%
    Apple 31.36%
    Sweet 29.5%
    Herbal 27.95%
    Pineapple 25.7%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.8

    pKa est.
    7.85 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    228.37 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    249°C

    Flash point

    • 98.85 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    Compound, (5-Methyl-2-propan-2-ylhexyl) butanoate, is used primarily in perfumery and personal care as an aroma component and fragrance fixative in formulations; it is also incorporated into cosmetics and household products to impart and sustain scent; in coatings/inks and polymer formulations, it can serve as a fragrance additive or odor-modifying component within the material system; it may be evaluated for use in industrial formulations to enhance fragrance performance and consumer perception.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 6270.78
    methanol 4233.78
    isopropanol 6653.45
    water 0.54
    ethyl acetate 6067.31
    n-propanol 4908.32
    acetone 6720.17
    n-butanol 4701.53
    acetonitrile 3948.04
    DMF 3384.87
    toluene 1885.14
    isobutanol 4172.64
    1,4-dioxane 6426.73
    methyl acetate 3532.74
    THF 8478.64
    2-butanone 5195.63
    n-pentanol 2864.8
    sec-butanol 5269.8
    n-hexane 1572.96
    ethylene glycol 246.34
    NMP 3059.3
    cyclohexane 2476.96
    DMSO 3215.05
    n-butyl acetate 5383.52
    n-octanol 1738.85
    chloroform 9202.33
    n-propyl acetate 3520.97
    acetic acid 3506.05
    dichloromethane 7382.86
    cyclohexanone 7877.87
    propylene glycol 791.39
    isopropyl acetate 3990.68
    DMAc 2516.28
    2-ethoxyethanol 2325.04
    isopentanol 4259.2
    n-heptane 800.33
    ethyl formate 2660.82
    1,2-dichloroethane 4760.76
    n-hexanol 3752.37
    2-methoxyethanol 3452.62
    isobutyl acetate 2206.03
    tetrachloromethane 1679.41
    n-pentyl acetate 2787.62
    transcutol 6961.99
    n-heptanol 1640.72
    ethylbenzene 1279.98
    MIBK 2637.12
    2-propoxyethanol 3386.17
    tert-butanol 7125.45
    MTBE 6668.88
    2-butoxyethanol 2193.35
    propionic acid 2669.89
    o-xylene 1231.34
    formic acid 501.23
    diethyl ether 5348.99
    m-xylene 1289.5
    p-xylene 1990.98
    chlorobenzene 2858.92
    dimethyl carbonate 615.82
    n-octane 315.97
    formamide 740.35
    cyclopentanone 5763.42
    2-pentanone 4631.89
    anisole 1899.88
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3846.92
    gamma-butyrolactone 5249.89
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3174.83
    pyridine 4756.75
    3-pentanone 2682.35
    furfural 3463.9
    n-dodecane 185.31
    diethylene glycol 1335.66
    diisopropyl ether 1892.32
    tert-amyl alcohol 5376.6
    acetylacetone 3953.67
    n-hexadecane 221.97
    acetophenone 1718.54
    methyl propionate 2640.15
    isopentyl acetate 4738.55
    trichloroethylene 8144.08
    n-nonanol 1445.08
    cyclohexanol 5004.85
    benzyl alcohol 1460.83
    2-ethylhexanol 2411.7
    isooctanol 1394.52
    dipropyl ether 2878.45
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2278.31
    ethyl lactate 912.41
    propylene carbonate 3438.8
    n-methylformamide 1699.36
    2-pentanol 3897.43
    n-pentane 943.52
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3259.71
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2887.93
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1559.34
    mesitylene 947.53
    ε-caprolactone 5822.84
    p-cymene 916.48
    epichlorohydrin 5769.92
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6058.96
    2-aminoethanol 945.26
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3229.71
    sulfolane 4329.76
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 473.53
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 7657.11
    n-hexyl acetate 3802.61
    isooctane 421.89
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2394.58
    sec-butyl acetate 2520.04
    tert-butyl acetate 3392.5
    decalin 736.89
    glycerin 705.77
    diglyme 4036.69
    acrylic acid 1477.07
    isopropyl myristate 1215.35
    n-butyric acid 6026.21
    acetyl acetate 2706.02
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 838.45
    ethyl propionate 2479.56
    nitromethane 4143.55
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3610.63
    benzonitrile 2551.74
    trioctyl phosphate 718.34
    1-bromopropane 4131.98
    gamma-valerolactone 6404.33
    n-decanol 958.74
    triethyl phosphate 838.73
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1952.5
    propionitrile 3298.48
    vinylene carbonate 2541.24
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2918.92
    DMS 1509.86
    cumene 910.77
    2-octanol 1433.15
    2-hexanone 3397.89
    octyl acetate 1463.43
    limonene 1708.99
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4617.86
    ethyl orthosilicate 899.66
    tributyl phosphate 918.23
    diacetone alcohol 2872.87
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1158.52
    acrylonitrile 2551.59
    aniline 2055.84
    1,3-propanediol 2113.45
    bromobenzene 3255.69
    dibromomethane 5783.1
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 7180.16
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1949.71
    tetrabutyl urea 1056.42
    diisobutyl methanol 1343.6
    2-phenylethanol 1718.36
    styrene 1552.53
    dioctyl adipate 1462.97
    dimethyl sulfate 863.69
    ethyl butyrate 3119.67
    methyl lactate 861.25
    butyl lactate 1696.22
    diethyl carbonate 1596.09
    propanediol butyl ether 1903.52
    triethyl orthoformate 1751.95
    p-tert-butyltoluene 905.72
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1510.9
    morpholine 7911.97
    tert-butylamine 4783.49
    n-dodecanol 702.14
    dimethoxymethane 2126.92
    ethylene carbonate 2656.3
    cyrene 1138.75
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2576.14
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3467.55
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2667.46
    4-methylpyridine 4884.75
    dibutyl ether 2841.18
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1343.6
    DEF 3559.72
    dimethyl isosorbide 2437.34
    tetrachloroethylene 4544.02
    eugenol 1315.14
    triacetin 1972.69
    span 80 1804.56
    1,4-butanediol 776.17
    1,1-dichloroethane 6764.62
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2590.18
    methyl formate 1165.96
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3676.4
    n-decane 376.92
    butyronitrile 4843.73
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1765.49
    1-chlorooctane 1376.06
    1-chlorotetradecane 481.47
    n-nonane 423.8
    undecane 249.98
    tert-butylcyclohexane 683.69
    cyclooctane 608.2
    cyclopentanol 4112.31
    tetrahydropyran 9722.3
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3405.38
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2284.2
    1-hexene 3572.79
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1912.55
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 692.39
    methyl butyrate 3848.91

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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