5-Methylnonane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    15869-85-9

    Molecular formula
    C10H22

    SMILES
    CCCCC(C)CCCC

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 50.25%
    Gassy 44.83%
    Waxy 32.51%
    Citrus 29.16%
    Fresh 28.19%
    Ethereal 26.57%
    Oily 23.52%
    Herbal 21.6%
    Musty 18.18%
    Lemon 17.94%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 66.43%
    Gasoline 32.4%
    Waxy 26.31%
    Delicate 22.52%
    Incense 21.52%
    Skunky 21.51%
    Leathery 21.46%
    Citrus peel 21.42%
    Rotten 21.39%
    Grapefruit peel 21.26%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.3

    pKa est.
    9.75 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    142.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    162°C

    Flash point

    • 43.8 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 5-METHYLNONANE
    • 15869-85-9
    • Nonane, 5-methyl-
    • DTXSID2065961
    • RefChem:103211
    • DTXCID6035102
    • 678-597-8
    • InChI=1/C10H22/c1-4-6-8-10(3)9-7-5-2/h10H,4-9H2,1-3H
    • TYSIILFJZXHVPU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • MFCD00048832
    • 5-methyl-nonane
    • SCHEMBL56651
    • SCHEMBL56652
    • SCHEMBL138671
    • SCHEMBL200798
    • SCHEMBL441191
    • SCHEMBL1005717
    • SCHEMBL1506323
    • SCHEMBL3334444
    • SCHEMBL12475487
    • SCHEMBL18766560
    • CHEBI:229265
    • LMFA11000619
    • M0284
    • T71863
    • Q2817107
    • 15869-85-9

  • Applications

    5-Methylnonane, CAS 15869-85-9, is a branched aliphatic hydrocarbon that is commonly used as a non-polar solvent and diluent in coatings, inks, adhesives, and cleaning products; it also serves as a processing solvent in industrial manufacturing and in polymer processing as a solvent or diluent for formulations; it can function as a hydrocarbon feedstock or component in refinery blends; it is used as a laboratory solvent and analytical standard in GC methods; and it may be considered an intermediate in chemical synthesis.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1546.4
    methanol 539.51
    isopropanol 2388.15
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 4221.86
    n-propanol 2207.38
    acetone 4008.16
    n-butanol 3351.57
    acetonitrile 1632.75
    DMF 1885.76
    toluene 3626.48
    isobutanol 2397.14
    1,4-dioxane 6035.66
    methyl acetate 2597.32
    THF 13027.34
    2-butanone 4588.23
    n-pentanol 2277.4
    sec-butanol 3292.89
    n-hexane 10118.18
    ethylene glycol 66.85
    NMP 2178.19
    cyclohexane 11719.97
    DMSO 2117.54
    n-butyl acetate 13352.31
    n-octanol 2342.69
    chloroform 6877.5
    n-propyl acetate 3694.69
    acetic acid 648.81
    dichloromethane 5854.91
    cyclohexanone 7887.95
    propylene glycol 237.82
    isopropyl acetate 3706.13
    DMAc 1538.88
    2-ethoxyethanol 1250.44
    isopentanol 3903.52
    n-heptane 14893.86
    ethyl formate 1453.02
    1,2-dichloroethane 5141.08
    n-hexanol 7394.88
    2-methoxyethanol 1574.56
    isobutyl acetate 2674.47
    tetrachloromethane 2475.89
    n-pentyl acetate 3736.67
    transcutol 5164.42
    n-heptanol 2432.74
    ethylbenzene 2070.43
    MIBK 3786.04
    2-propoxyethanol 4303.06
    tert-butanol 5081.32
    MTBE 10340.53
    2-butoxyethanol 2155.59
    propionic acid 1001.44
    o-xylene 1960.5
    formic acid 35.25
    diethyl ether 9263.72
    m-xylene 2269.27
    p-xylene 2522.82
    chlorobenzene 2966.71
    dimethyl carbonate 458.46
    n-octane 3093.26
    formamide 75.9
    cyclopentanone 6457.56
    2-pentanone 5376.66
    anisole 2156.01
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 8286.69
    gamma-butyrolactone 4008.24
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1987.24
    pyridine 4578.81
    3-pentanone 3649.94
    furfural 2132.11
    n-dodecane 1218.59
    diethylene glycol 848.89
    diisopropyl ether 4540.56
    tert-amyl alcohol 4803.95
    acetylacetone 2960.67
    n-hexadecane 1475.14
    acetophenone 1399.23
    methyl propionate 2200.91
    isopentyl acetate 10102.68
    trichloroethylene 5847.05
    n-nonanol 2208.41
    cyclohexanol 4502.76
    benzyl alcohol 954.28
    2-ethylhexanol 8187.52
    isooctanol 2390.34
    dipropyl ether 18023.19
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2307.55
    ethyl lactate 655.53
    propylene carbonate 2551.78
    n-methylformamide 535.37
    2-pentanol 3625.2
    n-pentane 5987.07
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 6047.45
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4340.08
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1393.82
    mesitylene 1825.26
    ε-caprolactone 5030.54
    p-cymene 2970.69
    epichlorohydrin 5140.16
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 7210.87
    2-aminoethanol 262.54
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2096.29
    sulfolane 3872.65
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 2123.78
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 12539.63
    n-hexyl acetate 4353.34
    isooctane 2077.06
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2198.06
    sec-butyl acetate 2816.89
    tert-butyl acetate 4633.23
    decalin 3108.04
    glycerin 222.88
    diglyme 4202.57
    acrylic acid 491.47
    isopropyl myristate 2085.1
    n-butyric acid 2987.24
    acetyl acetate 1683.14
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 872.39
    ethyl propionate 2961.03
    nitromethane 1082.81
    1,2-diethoxyethane 7591.84
    benzonitrile 2016.04
    trioctyl phosphate 957.29
    1-bromopropane 9011.88
    gamma-valerolactone 4765.16
    n-decanol 1683.38
    triethyl phosphate 1730.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2513.31
    propionitrile 2918.8
    vinylene carbonate 1499.63
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1821.19
    DMS 1220.35
    cumene 1436.93
    2-octanol 2102.6
    2-hexanone 4996.77
    octyl acetate 2034.69
    limonene 6892.3
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5060.95
    ethyl orthosilicate 2156.46
    tributyl phosphate 1265.75
    diacetone alcohol 2679.07
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1451.06
    acrylonitrile 1817.35
    aniline 2021.06
    1,3-propanediol 677.99
    bromobenzene 3815.6
    dibromomethane 6354.55
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5868.58
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3661.2
    tetrabutyl urea 1587.57
    diisobutyl methanol 4875.53
    2-phenylethanol 1984.22
    styrene 2359.09
    dioctyl adipate 1889.76
    dimethyl sulfate 575.75
    ethyl butyrate 7412.26
    methyl lactate 473.64
    butyl lactate 1644.77
    diethyl carbonate 3228.94
    propanediol butyl ether 1074.98
    triethyl orthoformate 5043.11
    p-tert-butyltoluene 3051.44
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1405.13
    morpholine 6657.57
    tert-butylamine 5808.98
    n-dodecanol 1388.21
    dimethoxymethane 2111.22
    ethylene carbonate 1818.77
    cyrene 786.18
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2453.58
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 9170.02
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2238.05
    4-methylpyridine 4811.93
    dibutyl ether 9873.24
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4875.53
    DEF 3781.25
    dimethyl isosorbide 2739.51
    tetrachloroethylene 3529.2
    eugenol 997.4
    triacetin 1608.0
    span 80 1810.74
    1,4-butanediol 254.36
    1,1-dichloroethane 6309.32
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2663.64
    methyl formate 409.61
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3251.81
    n-decane 2573.89
    butyronitrile 4810.01
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3457.13
    1-chlorooctane 4358.03
    1-chlorotetradecane 1519.81
    n-nonane 3149.22
    undecane 1698.95
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2813.28
    cyclooctane 4395.29
    cyclopentanol 3517.88
    tetrahydropyran 14241.12
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6594.95
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2163.58
    1-hexene 12039.93
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1367.79
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 124.05
    methyl butyrate 4117.67

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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