(5E)-3-methylcyclopentadec-5-en-1-one

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    101151-17-1

    Molecular formula
    C16H28O

    SMILES
    CC1C/C=C/CCCCCCCCCC(=O)C1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Musk 81.23%
    Animal 60.11%
    Powdery 57.03%
    Amber 48.85%
    Woody 48.21%
    Natural 43.89%
    Dry 43.59%
    Fatty 41.63%
    Clean 38.32%
    Floral 38.03%

     

    Flavor
    Minty 34.57%
    Camphor 26.36%
    Animal 24.76%
    Fruity 22.91%
    Mint 22.45%
    Shrimp 21.34%
    Medicinal 21.06%
    Camphoraceous 20.54%
    Terpentine 19.65%
    Spice 19.61%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.5

    pKa est.
    9.9 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    236.39 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    316°C

    Flash point

    • 139.2 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • (5E)-3-methylcyclopentadec-5-en-1-one
    • SCHEMBL272473
    • CHEMBL3727937
    • DTXSID901288311
    • (5E)-3-Methyl-5-cyclopentadecen-1-one
    • 5-Cyclopentadecen-1-one, 3-methyl-, (5E)-
    • 101151-17-1

  • Applications

    Chemical name: (5E)-3-methylcyclopentadec-5-en-1-one, CAS 101151-17-1. In practice, it is commonly considered an odorant and fragrance ingredient for perfumery, and it may be used in cosmetics and personal care as a fragrance component. It can be added to household and cleaning products to contribute a scent, and in the food and flavor sector it may be evaluated as a flavor/aroma compound at permitted concentrations. It also serves as an intermediate in fragrance chemistry for industrial manufacturing and can be used in coatings and inks as a scent additive to support fragrance release.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1644.87
    methanol 834.03
    isopropanol 1990.04
    water 0.02
    ethyl acetate 2764.91
    n-propanol 1623.27
    acetone 3472.6
    n-butanol 1915.13
    acetonitrile 1368.96
    DMF 2050.05
    toluene 1688.32
    isobutanol 1468.04
    1,4-dioxane 3138.78
    methyl acetate 1595.54
    THF 4595.4
    2-butanone 2684.09
    n-pentanol 1096.22
    sec-butanol 1629.67
    n-hexane 1100.24
    ethylene glycol 72.5
    NMP 1698.37
    cyclohexane 1777.44
    DMSO 1940.82
    n-butyl acetate 2507.12
    n-octanol 598.54
    chloroform 4673.47
    n-propyl acetate 1763.34
    acetic acid 910.1
    dichloromethane 3866.32
    cyclohexanone 3974.72
    propylene glycol 226.38
    isopropyl acetate 2197.82
    DMAc 1561.58
    2-ethoxyethanol 987.15
    isopentanol 1837.41
    n-heptane 556.54
    ethyl formate 955.24
    1,2-dichloroethane 3050.66
    n-hexanol 1459.48
    2-methoxyethanol 1459.74
    isobutyl acetate 1202.24
    tetrachloromethane 845.32
    n-pentyl acetate 1488.28
    transcutol 6108.5
    n-heptanol 630.19
    ethylbenzene 798.76
    MIBK 1853.69
    2-propoxyethanol 1784.71
    tert-butanol 2206.19
    MTBE 3285.11
    2-butoxyethanol 1056.1
    propionic acid 919.13
    o-xylene 834.02
    formic acid 103.8
    diethyl ether 4146.95
    m-xylene 1034.3
    p-xylene 881.4
    chlorobenzene 1809.21
    dimethyl carbonate 448.23
    n-octane 168.81
    formamide 185.75
    cyclopentanone 3197.11
    2-pentanone 3012.18
    anisole 1164.83
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3022.54
    gamma-butyrolactone 2686.86
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1650.63
    pyridine 2852.29
    3-pentanone 1907.89
    furfural 1883.92
    n-dodecane 87.48
    diethylene glycol 654.8
    diisopropyl ether 1479.69
    tert-amyl alcohol 1655.15
    acetylacetone 2274.04
    n-hexadecane 108.59
    acetophenone 947.17
    methyl propionate 1555.53
    isopentyl acetate 2170.9
    trichloroethylene 4429.3
    n-nonanol 542.32
    cyclohexanol 2116.28
    benzyl alcohol 766.96
    2-ethylhexanol 1050.96
    isooctanol 603.61
    dipropyl ether 2177.79
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1469.55
    ethyl lactate 462.66
    propylene carbonate 1573.02
    n-methylformamide 677.16
    2-pentanol 1728.97
    n-pentane 828.18
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1681.47
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1797.33
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 977.92
    mesitylene 709.5
    ε-caprolactone 2720.2
    p-cymene 504.67
    epichlorohydrin 3254.64
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3049.92
    2-aminoethanol 301.82
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1844.1
    sulfolane 2538.65
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 261.06
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4028.65
    n-hexyl acetate 1802.18
    isooctane 261.93
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1518.11
    sec-butyl acetate 1353.57
    tert-butyl acetate 2161.9
    decalin 460.44
    glycerin 274.35
    diglyme 2628.75
    acrylic acid 553.92
    isopropyl myristate 652.38
    n-butyric acid 2180.17
    acetyl acetate 1337.55
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 447.73
    ethyl propionate 1387.37
    nitromethane 1398.25
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2832.61
    benzonitrile 1282.33
    trioctyl phosphate 339.12
    1-bromopropane 2680.29
    gamma-valerolactone 3418.42
    n-decanol 384.46
    triethyl phosphate 510.94
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 946.4
    propionitrile 1574.22
    vinylene carbonate 1158.5
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1632.26
    DMS 964.48
    cumene 494.82
    2-octanol 504.25
    2-hexanone 1815.58
    octyl acetate 735.28
    limonene 963.25
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2223.79
    ethyl orthosilicate 543.94
    tributyl phosphate 477.23
    diacetone alcohol 1524.08
    N,N-dimethylaniline 732.61
    acrylonitrile 1285.39
    aniline 1488.82
    1,3-propanediol 729.55
    bromobenzene 2108.87
    dibromomethane 3041.55
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3841.22
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1007.03
    tetrabutyl urea 573.31
    diisobutyl methanol 699.19
    2-phenylethanol 859.07
    styrene 1065.38
    dioctyl adipate 825.51
    dimethyl sulfate 623.15
    ethyl butyrate 1577.12
    methyl lactate 490.28
    butyl lactate 845.02
    diethyl carbonate 843.77
    propanediol butyl ether 836.68
    triethyl orthoformate 1024.32
    p-tert-butyltoluene 492.46
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 897.71
    morpholine 3855.7
    tert-butylamine 1730.59
    n-dodecanol 299.13
    dimethoxymethane 1637.56
    ethylene carbonate 1224.71
    cyrene 588.28
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1648.0
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1667.83
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1598.96
    4-methylpyridine 2779.89
    dibutyl ether 1811.06
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 699.19
    DEF 2291.06
    dimethyl isosorbide 1409.74
    tetrachloroethylene 2476.67
    eugenol 733.14
    triacetin 1280.23
    span 80 949.47
    1,4-butanediol 233.34
    1,1-dichloroethane 3325.67
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1039.1
    methyl formate 473.64
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1576.64
    n-decane 190.62
    butyronitrile 2101.44
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 794.5
    1-chlorooctane 701.58
    1-chlorotetradecane 244.16
    n-nonane 210.34
    undecane 122.78
    tert-butylcyclohexane 370.89
    cyclooctane 512.5
    cyclopentanol 1602.23
    tetrahydropyran 5289.69
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1891.33
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1518.23
    1-hexene 2145.6
    2-isopropoxyethanol 942.05
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 241.18
    methyl butyrate 1769.2

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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