6-Methoxy-2,6-dimethyloctanal

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    929253-05-4

    Molecular formula
    C11H22O2

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

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 73.15%
    Green 70.51%
    Floral 61.81%
    Citrus 56.15%
    Fresh 52.57%
    Sweet 48.84%
    Herbal 43.78%
    Aldehydic 36.91%
    Rose 34.33%
    Waxy 34.28%

     

    Flavor
    Green 80.25%
    Fruity 66.0%
    Floral 55.53%
    Citrus 40.3%
    Herbal 37.38%
    Waxy 36.26%
    Earthy 36.14%
    Fresh 35.7%
    Sweet 34.57%
    Tropical 31.54%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.3

    pKa est.
    8.05 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    186.29 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    226°C

    Flash point

    • 91.65 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 6-methoxy-2,6-dimethyloctanal
    • Octanal, 6-methoxy-2,6-dimethyl-
    • 929253-05-4
    • CHEBI:48317
    • DTXSID70889243
    • 6-methoxy-2,6-dimethyl-octanal
    • SCHEMBL579648
    • DTXCID301028507
    • Q27121143
    • 478-290-7

  • Applications

    6-Methoxy-2,6-dimethyloctanal is typically used as a fragrance ingredient and odorant, serving as a building block or intermediate in perfumery. It may also be applied in cosmetics and personal care formulations to provide scent. In household products, it can contribute to fragrance profiles in cleaners and air fresheners. In the flavor industry, it may be evaluated as a flavor note or aroma compound. In industrial manufacturing, it can act as an intermediate for the synthesis of more complex fragrance ingredients.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3689.21
    methanol 4031.97
    isopropanol 2773.7
    water 3.88
    ethyl acetate 3088.48
    n-propanol 2863.49
    acetone 1773.88
    n-butanol 2659.51
    acetonitrile 1997.29
    DMF 1159.12
    toluene 1048.67
    isobutanol 2015.21
    1,4-dioxane 4618.7
    methyl acetate 1985.98
    THF 3600.81
    2-butanone 1880.32
    n-pentanol 1804.4
    sec-butanol 2281.97
    n-hexane 605.56
    ethylene glycol 348.72
    NMP 916.15
    cyclohexane 1009.43
    DMSO 1247.94
    n-butyl acetate 2028.63
    n-octanol 556.81
    chloroform 5494.56
    n-propyl acetate 1636.15
    acetic acid 2073.93
    dichloromethane 4122.36
    cyclohexanone 2531.58
    propylene glycol 596.98
    isopropyl acetate 1830.0
    DMAc 1076.53
    2-ethoxyethanol 2054.4
    isopentanol 2317.86
    n-heptane 274.14
    ethyl formate 1491.7
    1,2-dichloroethane 2586.33
    n-hexanol 2118.29
    2-methoxyethanol 2617.46
    isobutyl acetate 1014.43
    tetrachloromethane 1450.53
    n-pentyl acetate 879.39
    transcutol 4252.81
    n-heptanol 627.84
    ethylbenzene 582.54
    MIBK 1069.08
    2-propoxyethanol 2208.97
    tert-butanol 3686.03
    MTBE 3552.64
    2-butoxyethanol 995.49
    propionic acid 1533.53
    o-xylene 637.9
    formic acid 720.43
    diethyl ether 3469.55
    m-xylene 660.68
    p-xylene 772.95
    chlorobenzene 1425.86
    dimethyl carbonate 315.47
    n-octane 83.75
    formamide 800.96
    cyclopentanone 1613.53
    2-pentanone 1611.99
    anisole 1108.94
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1965.34
    gamma-butyrolactone 1828.31
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1740.07
    pyridine 2439.42
    3-pentanone 1129.78
    furfural 1849.24
    n-dodecane 47.53
    diethylene glycol 1160.1
    diisopropyl ether 942.63
    tert-amyl alcohol 2821.58
    acetylacetone 1339.38
    n-hexadecane 55.87
    acetophenone 830.15
    methyl propionate 1340.48
    isopentyl acetate 1679.45
    trichloroethylene 4152.85
    n-nonanol 475.2
    cyclohexanol 2207.16
    benzyl alcohol 876.06
    2-ethylhexanol 1121.28
    isooctanol 529.04
    dipropyl ether 1202.18
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1169.47
    ethyl lactate 487.47
    propylene carbonate 1278.58
    n-methylformamide 1034.18
    2-pentanol 1770.61
    n-pentane 486.52
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1613.11
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1445.66
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 770.31
    mesitylene 453.69
    ε-caprolactone 2464.33
    p-cymene 375.99
    epichlorohydrin 2722.13
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3370.23
    2-aminoethanol 1032.89
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1896.97
    sulfolane 1436.1
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 254.87
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3340.45
    n-hexyl acetate 1044.54
    isooctane 189.18
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1128.85
    sec-butyl acetate 1225.07
    tert-butyl acetate 1692.08
    decalin 312.68
    glycerin 649.19
    diglyme 2088.33
    acrylic acid 993.14
    isopropyl myristate 353.67
    n-butyric acid 2843.65
    acetyl acetate 1496.55
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 303.74
    ethyl propionate 1248.28
    nitromethane 2149.58
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1937.97
    benzonitrile 1237.05
    trioctyl phosphate 219.05
    1-bromopropane 2048.54
    gamma-valerolactone 2630.24
    n-decanol 312.72
    triethyl phosphate 449.75
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 930.75
    propionitrile 1908.36
    vinylene carbonate 1227.05
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1726.33
    DMS 648.03
    cumene 419.65
    2-octanol 436.31
    2-hexanone 1334.8
    octyl acetate 408.2
    limonene 635.39
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3092.5
    ethyl orthosilicate 536.75
    tributyl phosphate 334.13
    diacetone alcohol 1262.73
    N,N-dimethylaniline 620.04
    acrylonitrile 1608.06
    aniline 1310.04
    1,3-propanediol 1632.38
    bromobenzene 1529.9
    dibromomethane 2967.04
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3618.04
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 835.14
    tetrabutyl urea 322.64
    diisobutyl methanol 559.7
    2-phenylethanol 945.8
    styrene 763.91
    dioctyl adipate 474.31
    dimethyl sulfate 417.24
    ethyl butyrate 1280.63
    methyl lactate 442.72
    butyl lactate 575.79
    diethyl carbonate 777.7
    propanediol butyl ether 713.42
    triethyl orthoformate 917.4
    p-tert-butyltoluene 378.89
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 568.94
    morpholine 5173.26
    tert-butylamine 2798.19
    n-dodecanol 224.04
    dimethoxymethane 1093.78
    ethylene carbonate 1237.43
    cyrene 579.24
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1076.28
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1282.63
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1348.93
    4-methylpyridine 2166.96
    dibutyl ether 930.86
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 559.7
    DEF 1614.29
    dimethyl isosorbide 1068.33
    tetrachloroethylene 2797.31
    eugenol 548.19
    triacetin 773.74
    span 80 703.84
    1,4-butanediol 638.09
    1,1-dichloroethane 3138.19
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1522.85
    methyl formate 701.46
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2007.59
    n-decane 103.93
    butyronitrile 2229.0
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 645.17
    1-chlorooctane 393.61
    1-chlorotetradecane 135.58
    n-nonane 108.23
    undecane 65.89
    tert-butylcyclohexane 300.42
    cyclooctane 246.43
    cyclopentanol 1680.48
    tetrahydropyran 4757.34
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1965.94
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1180.75
    1-hexene 1494.75
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1452.74
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 616.63
    methyl butyrate 1701.55

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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