8-Methylpentadecane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    22306-28-1

    Molecular formula
    C16H34

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCC(C)CCCCCCC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 70.13%
    Oily 31.98%
    Sweet 31.3%
    Gassy 29.86%
    Fatty 26.88%
    Fishy 18.49%
    Odorless 17.49%
    Fresh 17.13%
    Meaty 16.58%
    Clean 16.49%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 64.01%
    Waxy 43.04%
    Delicate 22.9%
    Bland 22.66%
    Mild 22.65%
    Slightly waxy 21.99%
    Incense 21.24%
    Citrus peel 21.18%
    Grapefruit peel 20.68%
    Coumarinic 20.31%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    8.6

    pKa est.
    8.63 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    226.44 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    276°C

    Flash point

    • 119.15 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 8-METHYLPENTADECANE
    • Pentadecane, 8-methyl
    • 22306-28-1
    • 8-methyl-pentadecane
    • SCHEMBL198623
    • SCHEMBL5986718
    • SCHEMBL7101137
    • SCHEMBL28179472
    • SCHEMBL28187315
    • DTXSID70274918
    • 22306-28-1

  • Applications

    8-Methylpentadecane may be used as a nonpolar solvent or diluent in industrial applications such as coatings, inks, and adhesives; it can serve as a carrier solvent in fragrance formulations and cosmetics; it may function as a processing aid or solvent in plastics and rubber manufacturing; it is used in cleaning formulations for industrial and household products; and it can be a component of industrial lubricants or metalworking fluids.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 835.11
    methanol 230.9
    isopropanol 1463.93
    water 0.0
    ethyl acetate 5851.29
    n-propanol 1350.45
    acetone 3840.46
    n-butanol 2170.7
    acetonitrile 850.65
    DMF 1520.52
    toluene 4010.77
    isobutanol 1514.32
    1,4-dioxane 6345.9
    methyl acetate 2420.87
    THF 14592.73
    2-butanone 4621.47
    n-pentanol 1578.97
    sec-butanol 2135.47
    n-hexane 8416.99
    ethylene glycol 18.25
    NMP 2431.25
    cyclohexane 16275.91
    DMSO 1900.3
    n-butyl acetate 15055.52
    n-octanol 1762.52
    chloroform 6191.8
    n-propyl acetate 5219.75
    acetic acid 385.72
    dichloromethane 6267.8
    cyclohexanone 9995.08
    propylene glycol 84.77
    isopropyl acetate 6005.74
    DMAc 1933.34
    2-ethoxyethanol 1119.0
    isopentanol 3089.07
    n-heptane 14788.8
    ethyl formate 1234.72
    1,2-dichloroethane 6124.29
    n-hexanol 4110.22
    2-methoxyethanol 1142.5
    isobutyl acetate 4273.79
    tetrachloromethane 2393.55
    n-pentyl acetate 5501.49
    transcutol 7321.21
    n-heptanol 1847.2
    ethylbenzene 2332.38
    MIBK 5332.35
    2-propoxyethanol 3058.35
    tert-butanol 3593.15
    MTBE 10968.33
    2-butoxyethanol 2036.7
    propionic acid 656.0
    o-xylene 2448.3
    formic acid 15.2
    diethyl ether 11524.6
    m-xylene 2562.93
    p-xylene 2900.86
    chlorobenzene 2950.6
    dimethyl carbonate 518.36
    n-octane 3077.28
    formamide 39.92
    cyclopentanone 7223.92
    2-pentanone 6729.98
    anisole 2684.92
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 11123.21
    gamma-butyrolactone 4125.38
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1624.39
    pyridine 4517.71
    3-pentanone 4884.32
    furfural 2026.63
    n-dodecane 968.52
    diethylene glycol 514.71
    diisopropyl ether 6905.88
    tert-amyl alcohol 3550.85
    acetylacetone 4234.89
    n-hexadecane 1209.91
    acetophenone 1977.29
    methyl propionate 2702.96
    isopentyl acetate 13053.97
    trichloroethylene 6354.38
    n-nonanol 1859.61
    cyclohexanol 4152.67
    benzyl alcohol 874.52
    2-ethylhexanol 6488.53
    isooctanol 2274.98
    dipropyl ether 24047.24
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2705.52
    ethyl lactate 740.4
    propylene carbonate 2647.63
    n-methylformamide 347.54
    2-pentanol 2744.98
    n-pentane 5227.4
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 5213.69
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 6131.34
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1691.06
    mesitylene 2302.77
    ε-caprolactone 6324.24
    p-cymene 3355.86
    epichlorohydrin 5824.4
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8190.09
    2-aminoethanol 101.34
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2433.21
    sulfolane 4517.56
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 2022.15
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 13955.4
    n-hexyl acetate 5367.58
    isooctane 1956.26
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2443.94
    sec-butyl acetate 5055.24
    tert-butyl acetate 8144.64
    decalin 3589.67
    glycerin 96.4
    diglyme 5790.92
    acrylic acid 262.69
    isopropyl myristate 2975.48
    n-butyric acid 2479.76
    acetyl acetate 2440.03
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 955.37
    ethyl propionate 4676.29
    nitromethane 845.06
    1,2-diethoxyethane 11896.17
    benzonitrile 1640.02
    trioctyl phosphate 1061.54
    1-bromopropane 9288.79
    gamma-valerolactone 5267.52
    n-decanol 1377.02
    triethyl phosphate 2764.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2243.91
    propionitrile 1747.47
    vinylene carbonate 1448.65
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1756.5
    DMS 1739.74
    cumene 1712.79
    2-octanol 1829.97
    2-hexanone 5771.87
    octyl acetate 2649.34
    limonene 8341.4
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5744.75
    ethyl orthosilicate 3402.23
    tributyl phosphate 1557.89
    diacetone alcohol 3571.9
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1997.37
    acrylonitrile 973.66
    aniline 1885.83
    1,3-propanediol 367.61
    bromobenzene 4182.45
    dibromomethane 6135.87
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6940.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 5381.53
    tetrabutyl urea 2041.2
    diisobutyl methanol 5213.3
    2-phenylethanol 1662.43
    styrene 2566.42
    dioctyl adipate 2671.38
    dimethyl sulfate 757.35
    ethyl butyrate 12090.58
    methyl lactate 446.02
    butyl lactate 1836.08
    diethyl carbonate 4827.88
    propanediol butyl ether 877.94
    triethyl orthoformate 8229.26
    p-tert-butyltoluene 3535.28
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2110.43
    morpholine 7090.75
    tert-butylamine 4171.93
    n-dodecanol 1153.85
    dimethoxymethane 2375.62
    ethylene carbonate 1876.46
    cyrene 894.37
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3904.32
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 12055.75
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2716.29
    4-methylpyridine 4726.88
    dibutyl ether 13360.56
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 5213.3
    DEF 5011.53
    dimethyl isosorbide 3526.89
    tetrachloroethylene 3825.5
    eugenol 1166.47
    triacetin 2576.5
    span 80 1745.06
    1,4-butanediol 129.96
    1,1-dichloroethane 6267.86
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2174.52
    methyl formate 279.24
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2425.21
    n-decane 2316.35
    butyronitrile 3370.8
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3239.6
    1-chlorooctane 4622.52
    1-chlorotetradecane 1527.34
    n-nonane 2824.67
    undecane 1388.28
    tert-butylcyclohexane 3019.41
    cyclooctane 5662.36
    cyclopentanol 2824.81
    tetrahydropyran 17367.34
    tert-amyl methyl ether 7544.88
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2938.04
    1-hexene 9890.16
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1408.89
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 91.86
    methyl butyrate 5733.51

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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