5,9-Dimethyldeca-4,8-dien-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H20O

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

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 79.83%
    Fruity 76.72%
    Citrus 64.47%
    Sweet 61.75%
    Rose 58.12%
    Waxy 55.76%
    Green 53.65%
    Fresh 53.58%
    Woody 53.15%
    Tropical 46.53%

     

    Flavor
    Floral 78.79%
    Green 64.32%
    Citrus 59.95%
    Fruity 56.75%
    Rose 50.9%
    Sweet 46.14%
    Bitter 44.74%
    Waxy 43.15%
    Fresh 40.6%
    Lemon 39.27%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.4

    pKa est.
    9.88 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    180.29 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    239°C

    Flash point

    • 92.08 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    5,9-Dimethyldeca-4,8-dien-2-one is typically employed as an intermediate and fragrance-building block in perfumery, enabling the synthesis of aroma compounds with distinctive green-to-amber notes. It may be used in cosmetics and personal care formulations as a fragrance ingredient within regulatory limits. In household products, it serves as a scent component to impart a characteristic odor profile. In industrial manufacturing, it is used as a synthetic intermediate for the production of specialty aroma chemicals and related materials. It can also be explored as a precursor in coatings and inks formulations where controlled fragrance presence is desired.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 666.73
    methanol 513.54
    isopropanol 657.96
    water 0.72
    ethyl acetate 447.43
    n-propanol 511.02
    acetone 423.65
    n-butanol 589.99
    acetonitrile 301.1
    DMF 393.62
    toluene 296.05
    isobutanol 392.31
    1,4-dioxane 904.6
    methyl acetate 379.98
    THF 866.76
    2-butanone 437.85
    n-pentanol 422.6
    sec-butanol 583.22
    n-hexane 271.6
    ethylene glycol 89.11
    NMP 333.49
    cyclohexane 218.64
    DMSO 291.71
    n-butyl acetate 368.23
    n-octanol 273.78
    chloroform 1109.43
    n-propyl acetate 254.01
    acetic acid 260.69
    dichloromethane 616.38
    cyclohexanone 482.07
    propylene glycol 270.75
    isopropyl acetate 302.84
    DMAc 527.54
    2-ethoxyethanol 429.07
    isopentanol 460.43
    n-heptane 154.44
    ethyl formate 172.69
    1,2-dichloroethane 346.08
    n-hexanol 651.56
    2-methoxyethanol 621.96
    isobutyl acetate 199.03
    tetrachloromethane 191.55
    n-pentyl acetate 213.73
    transcutol 1475.5
    n-heptanol 243.48
    ethylbenzene 216.46
    MIBK 249.11
    2-propoxyethanol 742.84
    tert-butanol 784.19
    MTBE 605.26
    2-butoxyethanol 373.15
    propionic acid 270.84
    o-xylene 211.5
    formic acid 63.53
    diethyl ether 576.2
    m-xylene 224.75
    p-xylene 241.72
    chlorobenzene 223.88
    dimethyl carbonate 83.58
    n-octane 52.94
    formamide 81.57
    cyclopentanone 413.78
    2-pentanone 359.06
    anisole 345.75
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 458.56
    gamma-butyrolactone 352.91
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 600.52
    pyridine 444.39
    3-pentanone 275.81
    furfural 327.44
    n-dodecane 36.8
    diethylene glycol 366.37
    diisopropyl ether 190.34
    tert-amyl alcohol 611.68
    acetylacetone 296.06
    n-hexadecane 41.21
    acetophenone 251.2
    methyl propionate 273.86
    isopentyl acetate 329.63
    trichloroethylene 628.39
    n-nonanol 242.13
    cyclohexanol 447.31
    benzyl alcohol 251.95
    2-ethylhexanol 350.37
    isooctanol 186.22
    dipropyl ether 401.63
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 203.35
    ethyl lactate 155.09
    propylene carbonate 243.92
    n-methylformamide 151.83
    2-pentanol 459.46
    n-pentane 167.54
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 591.99
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 382.52
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 372.96
    mesitylene 145.22
    ε-caprolactone 438.3
    p-cymene 142.9
    epichlorohydrin 482.5
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 499.35
    2-aminoethanol 249.69
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 512.21
    sulfolane 317.98
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 68.87
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 766.68
    n-hexyl acetate 386.51
    isooctane 56.35
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 525.43
    sec-butyl acetate 231.91
    tert-butyl acetate 322.58
    decalin 114.04
    glycerin 238.69
    diglyme 729.6
    acrylic acid 179.9
    isopropyl myristate 162.42
    n-butyric acid 398.75
    acetyl acetate 226.24
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 150.54
    ethyl propionate 240.7
    nitromethane 268.93
    1,2-diethoxyethane 509.0
    benzonitrile 267.11
    trioctyl phosphate 102.37
    1-bromopropane 395.55
    gamma-valerolactone 555.75
    n-decanol 182.5
    triethyl phosphate 135.29
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 254.69
    propionitrile 305.31
    vinylene carbonate 215.03
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 410.07
    DMS 229.05
    cumene 161.22
    2-octanol 173.22
    2-hexanone 296.22
    octyl acetate 201.41
    limonene 231.92
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 647.51
    ethyl orthosilicate 146.96
    tributyl phosphate 127.39
    diacetone alcohol 361.59
    N,N-dimethylaniline 247.94
    acrylonitrile 265.24
    aniline 293.88
    1,3-propanediol 344.31
    bromobenzene 241.49
    dibromomethane 495.39
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 664.11
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 252.76
    tetrabutyl urea 154.91
    diisobutyl methanol 195.61
    2-phenylethanol 300.1
    styrene 229.0
    dioctyl adipate 211.28
    dimethyl sulfate 112.51
    ethyl butyrate 268.93
    methyl lactate 159.06
    butyl lactate 198.7
    diethyl carbonate 176.23
    propanediol butyl ether 392.34
    triethyl orthoformate 222.04
    p-tert-butyltoluene 147.83
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 251.2
    morpholine 1024.48
    tert-butylamine 560.63
    n-dodecanol 145.1
    dimethoxymethane 311.54
    ethylene carbonate 193.43
    cyrene 253.93
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 286.52
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 273.28
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 255.51
    4-methylpyridine 484.48
    dibutyl ether 327.56
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 195.61
    DEF 342.57
    dimethyl isosorbide 462.02
    tetrachloroethylene 391.3
    eugenol 246.25
    triacetin 337.82
    span 80 371.06
    1,4-butanediol 147.19
    1,1-dichloroethane 526.75
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 356.16
    methyl formate 94.17
    2-methyl-1-butanol 409.39
    n-decane 66.45
    butyronitrile 373.93
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 276.34
    1-chlorooctane 183.81
    1-chlorotetradecane 75.46
    n-nonane 70.26
    undecane 47.69
    tert-butylcyclohexane 120.2
    cyclooctane 82.67
    cyclopentanol 342.03
    tetrahydropyran 910.9
    tert-amyl methyl ether 451.72
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 493.3
    1-hexene 507.4
    2-isopropoxyethanol 365.1
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 77.22
    methyl butyrate 272.38

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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