7-Ethyl-1-benzofuran

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    59020-73-4

    Molecular formula
    C10H10O

    SMILES
    CCC1=CC=CC2=C1OC=C2

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Phenolic 56.71%
    Burnt 53.12%
    Sweet 52.28%
    Smoky 48.45%
    Roasted 45.65%
    Nutty 44.49%
    Earthy 43.42%
    Musty 42.44%
    Tobacco 38.85%
    Spicy 38.79%

     

    Flavor
    Earthy 46.94%
    Nutty 42.04%
    Musty 40.47%
    Phenolic 39.41%
    Tobacco 35.7%
    Smoky 35.3%
    Leather 34.79%
    Woody 33.06%
    Spicy 32.36%
    Coffee 32.18%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.1

    pKa est.
    6.21 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    146.19 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    219°C

    Flash point

    • 78.54 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 59020-73-4
    • 7-Ethyl-1-benzofuran
    • 7-ethylbenzofuran
    • 7-Ethyl-benzofuran
    • SCHEMBL2610674
    • SCHEMBL5534683
    • SCHEMBL5544202
    • SCHEMBL8058483
    • SCHEMBL8058485
    • DTXSID20608724
    • AKOS006372999
    • 59020-73-4

  • Applications

    7-Ethyl-1-benzofuran (CAS 59020-73-4) is primarily used as an aromatic intermediate and odorant in fragrance chemistry; in industry it may be used as a fragrance ingredient for perfumery and cosmetic formulations, as a scent additive in household products, and as a synthetic building block in industrial manufacturing, including use in pharmaceutical and agrochemical syntheses.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 820.77
    methanol 939.26
    isopropanol 501.02
    water 1.32
    ethyl acetate 1137.93
    n-propanol 608.78
    acetone 1499.83
    n-butanol 563.63
    acetonitrile 1194.38
    DMF 1561.42
    toluene 606.49
    isobutanol 456.31
    1,4-dioxane 2666.58
    methyl acetate 1105.91
    THF 2622.26
    2-butanone 1043.25
    n-pentanol 509.99
    sec-butanol 463.99
    n-hexane 270.15
    ethylene glycol 149.89
    NMP 1112.93
    cyclohexane 260.64
    DMSO 1327.35
    n-butyl acetate 1059.87
    n-octanol 437.58
    chloroform 2674.21
    n-propyl acetate 954.64
    acetic acid 500.87
    dichloromethane 3395.15
    cyclohexanone 1365.88
    propylene glycol 137.47
    isopropyl acetate 622.7
    DMAc 681.26
    2-ethoxyethanol 811.96
    isopentanol 466.89
    n-heptane 150.94
    ethyl formate 695.79
    1,2-dichloroethane 2148.82
    n-hexanol 565.34
    2-methoxyethanol 1060.99
    isobutyl acetate 657.62
    tetrachloromethane 530.27
    n-pentyl acetate 639.65
    transcutol 2444.77
    n-heptanol 327.81
    ethylbenzene 425.07
    MIBK 554.77
    2-propoxyethanol 1035.27
    tert-butanol 479.75
    MTBE 708.53
    2-butoxyethanol 566.94
    propionic acid 487.02
    o-xylene 310.12
    formic acid 134.16
    diethyl ether 1445.36
    m-xylene 389.13
    p-xylene 493.92
    chlorobenzene 904.9
    dimethyl carbonate 513.74
    n-octane 103.11
    formamide 304.84
    cyclopentanone 1751.13
    2-pentanone 911.52
    anisole 837.09
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1181.02
    gamma-butyrolactone 1949.6
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 713.31
    pyridine 1487.84
    3-pentanone 707.53
    furfural 1226.31
    n-dodecane 80.46
    diethylene glycol 626.42
    diisopropyl ether 374.72
    tert-amyl alcohol 421.39
    acetylacetone 956.59
    n-hexadecane 94.33
    acetophenone 589.89
    methyl propionate 885.23
    isopentyl acetate 778.24
    trichloroethylene 3018.92
    n-nonanol 363.37
    cyclohexanol 492.62
    benzyl alcohol 473.49
    2-ethylhexanol 365.97
    isooctanol 288.56
    dipropyl ether 693.99
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 750.96
    ethyl lactate 313.32
    propylene carbonate 912.69
    n-methylformamide 793.7
    2-pentanol 398.48
    n-pentane 187.6
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 594.37
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 669.65
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 494.95
    mesitylene 273.19
    ε-caprolactone 1131.79
    p-cymene 204.76
    epichlorohydrin 2458.41
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1387.03
    2-aminoethanol 255.24
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1396.06
    sulfolane 1582.63
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 80.37
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1698.12
    n-hexyl acetate 913.83
    isooctane 83.19
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 776.69
    sec-butyl acetate 562.53
    tert-butyl acetate 603.41
    decalin 152.03
    glycerin 204.28
    diglyme 1467.3
    acrylic acid 434.2
    isopropyl myristate 358.4
    n-butyric acid 627.07
    acetyl acetate 528.69
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 241.34
    ethyl propionate 746.06
    nitromethane 1277.88
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1185.98
    benzonitrile 709.74
    trioctyl phosphate 208.13
    1-bromopropane 1171.05
    gamma-valerolactone 1760.8
    n-decanol 277.9
    triethyl phosphate 239.17
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 248.69
    propionitrile 927.5
    vinylene carbonate 903.86
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 770.39
    DMS 753.3
    cumene 277.89
    2-octanol 298.83
    2-hexanone 843.44
    octyl acetate 443.21
    limonene 270.54
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1621.47
    ethyl orthosilicate 239.19
    tributyl phosphate 280.35
    diacetone alcohol 499.43
    N,N-dimethylaniline 452.33
    acrylonitrile 1114.98
    aniline 546.3
    1,3-propanediol 446.02
    bromobenzene 1032.63
    dibromomethane 2053.74
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1967.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 391.17
    tetrabutyl urea 332.67
    diisobutyl methanol 215.04
    2-phenylethanol 449.63
    styrene 562.08
    dioctyl adipate 403.77
    dimethyl sulfate 569.71
    ethyl butyrate 641.02
    methyl lactate 289.13
    butyl lactate 377.43
    diethyl carbonate 418.79
    propanediol butyl ether 464.19
    triethyl orthoformate 378.28
    p-tert-butyltoluene 193.58
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 435.3
    morpholine 2059.33
    tert-butylamine 364.53
    n-dodecanol 222.16
    dimethoxymethane 1421.19
    ethylene carbonate 808.54
    cyrene 393.04
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 790.03
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 628.1
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 796.78
    4-methylpyridine 1288.41
    dibutyl ether 757.25
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 215.04
    DEF 925.55
    dimethyl isosorbide 775.44
    tetrachloroethylene 1441.48
    eugenol 505.09
    triacetin 578.89
    span 80 400.8
    1,4-butanediol 241.16
    1,1-dichloroethane 1631.78
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 443.98
    methyl formate 761.59
    2-methyl-1-butanol 465.79
    n-decane 129.59
    butyronitrile 857.48
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 343.47
    1-chlorooctane 430.26
    1-chlorotetradecane 181.78
    n-nonane 138.43
    undecane 99.88
    tert-butylcyclohexane 144.78
    cyclooctane 119.33
    cyclopentanol 561.8
    tetrahydropyran 1896.08
    tert-amyl methyl ether 498.98
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 861.69
    1-hexene 640.15
    2-isopropoxyethanol 607.24
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 215.56
    methyl butyrate 949.49

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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