6-Methylheptyl formate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H18O2

    SMILES
    CC(C)CCCCCOC=O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 81.54%
    Fruity 78.94%
    Sweet 61.46%
    Floral 57.91%
    Fresh 54.32%
    Herbal 52.27%
    Waxy 46.88%
    Apple 42.26%
    Rose 41.45%
    Citrus 39.79%

     

    Flavor
    Green 66.56%
    Waxy 54.17%
    Rose 50.44%
    Floral 49.59%
    Bitter 42.88%
    Fruity 40.47%
    Fresh 39.49%
    Herbal 35.89%
    Clean 31.53%
    Citrus 31.52%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.3

    pKa est.
    8.1 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    158.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    189°C

    Flash point

    • 65.23 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL3040228
  • Applications

    6-Methylheptyl formate is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and odorant in perfumery and flavor applications, contributing to fruity, green, or floral notes; it may be used as a solvent or processing aid in coatings, inks, and cleaning formulations; it can serve as an intermediate in organic synthesis for fragrance derivatives; it may be employed as a plasticizer or component in specialty polymers; and it appears in cosmetics/personal care and some household products as a fragrance additive, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2775.33
    methanol 2769.54
    isopropanol 2080.33
    water 0.11
    ethyl acetate 1935.99
    n-propanol 1988.76
    acetone 3223.1
    n-butanol 1863.84
    acetonitrile 1276.6
    DMF 1899.49
    toluene 532.58
    isobutanol 1393.1
    1,4-dioxane 1648.59
    methyl acetate 1203.12
    THF 3672.16
    2-butanone 2301.47
    n-pentanol 1177.42
    sec-butanol 1556.08
    n-hexane 310.33
    ethylene glycol 238.66
    NMP 1487.56
    cyclohexane 284.46
    DMSO 3422.59
    n-butyl acetate 1769.84
    n-octanol 374.86
    chloroform 2869.65
    n-propyl acetate 1446.49
    acetic acid 1423.61
    dichloromethane 2961.34
    cyclohexanone 2804.23
    propylene glycol 551.74
    isopropyl acetate 1085.34
    DMAc 884.06
    2-ethoxyethanol 1303.28
    isopentanol 1509.63
    n-heptane 115.37
    ethyl formate 931.43
    1,2-dichloroethane 2308.32
    n-hexanol 1288.02
    2-methoxyethanol 2301.32
    isobutyl acetate 764.5
    tetrachloromethane 454.99
    n-pentyl acetate 689.66
    transcutol 4360.92
    n-heptanol 372.1
    ethylbenzene 315.98
    MIBK 1050.77
    2-propoxyethanol 1773.39
    tert-butanol 2201.04
    MTBE 1612.36
    2-butoxyethanol 787.09
    propionic acid 1240.35
    o-xylene 317.75
    formic acid 332.69
    diethyl ether 1742.57
    m-xylene 421.21
    p-xylene 389.75
    chlorobenzene 801.08
    dimethyl carbonate 257.67
    n-octane 39.67
    formamide 558.02
    cyclopentanone 3130.09
    2-pentanone 2209.77
    anisole 660.59
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1951.68
    gamma-butyrolactone 2694.51
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1871.93
    pyridine 1545.11
    3-pentanone 1134.12
    furfural 1863.24
    n-dodecane 20.81
    diethylene glycol 920.09
    diisopropyl ether 435.89
    tert-amyl alcohol 1650.42
    acetylacetone 1532.45
    n-hexadecane 25.04
    acetophenone 608.03
    methyl propionate 1222.87
    isopentyl acetate 1396.12
    trichloroethylene 3730.86
    n-nonanol 306.82
    cyclohexanol 1574.24
    benzyl alcohol 597.08
    2-ethylhexanol 719.07
    isooctanol 318.76
    dipropyl ether 886.84
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 726.82
    ethyl lactate 421.72
    propylene carbonate 1302.88
    n-methylformamide 1246.3
    2-pentanol 1257.0
    n-pentane 177.32
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1593.93
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1263.2
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 658.17
    mesitylene 261.12
    ε-caprolactone 1919.3
    p-cymene 223.1
    epichlorohydrin 3036.88
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1887.18
    2-aminoethanol 816.85
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1449.74
    sulfolane 3271.83
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 78.8
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3052.16
    n-hexyl acetate 873.47
    isooctane 71.66
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 990.86
    sec-butyl acetate 863.04
    tert-butyl acetate 1192.12
    decalin 118.47
    glycerin 510.76
    diglyme 1752.41
    acrylic acid 828.28
    isopropyl myristate 268.54
    n-butyric acid 2254.64
    acetyl acetate 712.01
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 244.65
    ethyl propionate 1059.56
    nitromethane 2017.07
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1414.4
    benzonitrile 787.68
    trioctyl phosphate 189.59
    1-bromopropane 1425.61
    gamma-valerolactone 3006.57
    n-decanol 209.89
    triethyl phosphate 291.53
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 571.89
    propionitrile 1241.23
    vinylene carbonate 981.11
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1862.71
    DMS 500.3
    cumene 219.36
    2-octanol 280.97
    2-hexanone 1555.18
    octyl acetate 336.18
    limonene 405.89
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1957.28
    ethyl orthosilicate 304.1
    tributyl phosphate 282.6
    diacetone alcohol 1421.71
    N,N-dimethylaniline 364.68
    acrylonitrile 1314.19
    aniline 797.17
    1,3-propanediol 1163.18
    bromobenzene 850.77
    dibromomethane 2171.82
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2810.33
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 620.03
    tetrabutyl urea 312.45
    diisobutyl methanol 392.1
    2-phenylethanol 627.6
    styrene 414.16
    dioctyl adipate 410.5
    dimethyl sulfate 459.73
    ethyl butyrate 1018.83
    methyl lactate 492.55
    butyl lactate 569.51
    diethyl carbonate 494.82
    propanediol butyl ether 768.63
    triethyl orthoformate 552.84
    p-tert-butyltoluene 222.27
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 469.12
    morpholine 2707.1
    tert-butylamine 1283.54
    n-dodecanol 148.79
    dimethoxymethane 1104.01
    ethylene carbonate 823.22
    cyrene 509.67
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 893.16
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 995.53
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 839.24
    4-methylpyridine 1546.26
    dibutyl ether 660.75
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 392.1
    DEF 1519.12
    dimethyl isosorbide 1109.45
    tetrachloroethylene 1774.97
    eugenol 478.13
    triacetin 637.38
    span 80 639.49
    1,4-butanediol 420.23
    1,1-dichloroethane 2327.88
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 960.47
    methyl formate 695.9
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1338.34
    n-decane 45.3
    butyronitrile 1577.56
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 481.42
    1-chlorooctane 270.66
    1-chlorotetradecane 75.9
    n-nonane 50.43
    undecane 29.02
    tert-butylcyclohexane 126.76
    cyclooctane 77.38
    cyclopentanol 1644.72
    tetrahydropyran 2826.05
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1031.82
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1015.53
    1-hexene 1026.65
    2-isopropoxyethanol 954.32
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 323.79
    methyl butyrate 1571.49

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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
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Rosa rugosa (China) 1 Rosa rugosa Thunb. (hybrids), fam. Rosaceae 0.01%