8-Pentadecanone

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    818-23-5

    Molecular formula
    C15H30O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCC(=O)CCCCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 62.39%
    Waxy 57.01%
    Oily 49.41%
    Fruity 48.59%
    Floral 43.34%
    Dairy 39.81%
    Citrus 39.63%
    Jasmin 35.33%
    Orange 34.4%
    Fresh 34.18%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 50.7%
    Waxy 47.38%
    Herbal 37.99%
    Fat 37.94%
    Fresh 35.5%
    Floral 34.78%
    Oily 34.05%
    Coconut 32.79%
    Soapy 31.67%
    Fruity 31.02%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.2

    pKa est.
    8.12 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    226.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    294°C

    Flash point

    • 119.22 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 8-PENTADECANONE
    • Pentadecan-8-one
    • 818-23-5
    • Caprylone
    • Diheptyl ketone
    • Heptyl ketone
    • 8-Oxopentadecane
    • Di-n-heptyl ketone
    • NSC 595
    • QO7H8D8OSB
    • EINECS 212-450-7
    • BRN 1705335
    • AI3-11051
    • NSC-595
    • UNII-QO7H8D8OSB
    • MFCD00009555
    • DTXSID40231371
    • 4-01-00-03392 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • Pentadecane-8-one
    • Caprylone; Diheptyl ketone; Heptyl ketone; NSC 595
    • Caprylone_GurudeebanSatyavani
    • SCHEMBL240165
    • NSC595
    • DTXCID40153862
    • AAA81823
    • BBL002990
    • STK379264
    • AKOS005450458
    • AS-56779
    • SY053382
    • DB-056554
    • CS-0182624
    • D1545
    • NS00042354
    • EN300-19775
    • D89880
    • Z104475298
    • 212-450-7

  • Applications

    8-Pentadecanone (CAS 818-23-5) is a long-chain symmetric ketone (C15) primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and fixative in perfumery; it is also used as a fragrance component in cosmetics and personal care products; it may serve as a solvent or diluent in household and cleaning products; in industrial manufacturing it can function as an intermediate or processing aid; it is sometimes evaluated for use in coatings and inks as a fragrance additive or supplementary solvent; and it can be employed as a processing aid in polymer formulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2111.41
    methanol 1254.6
    isopropanol 3053.96
    water 0.02
    ethyl acetate 7266.71
    n-propanol 2581.58
    acetone 7689.89
    n-butanol 2923.56
    acetonitrile 2848.37
    DMF 5033.23
    toluene 2859.23
    isobutanol 2567.57
    1,4-dioxane 5412.02
    methyl acetate 3936.13
    THF 9384.59
    2-butanone 6595.61
    n-pentanol 1862.75
    sec-butanol 2954.8
    n-hexane 2822.64
    ethylene glycol 77.94
    NMP 5198.44
    cyclohexane 4753.03
    DMSO 4414.23
    n-butyl acetate 7587.35
    n-octanol 1366.17
    chloroform 9886.95
    n-propyl acetate 5773.42
    acetic acid 1419.1
    dichloromethane 9352.14
    cyclohexanone 12478.02
    propylene glycol 295.5
    isopropyl acetate 5570.77
    DMAc 3855.09
    2-ethoxyethanol 1864.34
    isopentanol 3202.48
    n-heptane 1709.22
    ethyl formate 2524.93
    1,2-dichloroethane 7710.02
    n-hexanol 2376.25
    2-methoxyethanol 2819.55
    isobutyl acetate 3262.08
    tetrachloromethane 2467.69
    n-pentyl acetate 4781.11
    transcutol 8756.0
    n-heptanol 1249.11
    ethylbenzene 1804.42
    MIBK 4274.03
    2-propoxyethanol 2921.45
    tert-butanol 4222.86
    MTBE 7079.94
    2-butoxyethanol 2119.61
    propionic acid 1925.18
    o-xylene 1888.07
    formic acid 142.42
    diethyl ether 7660.08
    m-xylene 1903.08
    p-xylene 2512.11
    chlorobenzene 3756.51
    dimethyl carbonate 884.98
    n-octane 535.04
    formamide 343.6
    cyclopentanone 9405.7
    2-pentanone 7239.86
    anisole 2480.53
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 6954.85
    gamma-butyrolactone 7366.89
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2974.29
    pyridine 6368.92
    3-pentanone 4951.37
    furfural 4712.1
    n-dodecane 223.16
    diethylene glycol 896.94
    diisopropyl ether 2849.48
    tert-amyl alcohol 3637.6
    acetylacetone 5621.87
    n-hexadecane 284.06
    acetophenone 2418.95
    methyl propionate 3922.94
    isopentyl acetate 6441.89
    trichloroethylene 11275.64
    n-nonanol 1234.88
    cyclohexanol 4830.27
    benzyl alcohol 1433.23
    2-ethylhexanol 2494.6
    isooctanol 1305.5
    dipropyl ether 6010.35
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3642.18
    ethyl lactate 1168.58
    propylene carbonate 4120.73
    n-methylformamide 1717.22
    2-pentanol 2932.61
    n-pentane 1502.56
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3550.7
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4324.22
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1643.34
    mesitylene 1439.34
    ε-caprolactone 8192.39
    p-cymene 1354.96
    epichlorohydrin 7312.06
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8896.61
    2-aminoethanol 400.97
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4352.85
    sulfolane 7845.46
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 562.18
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 9024.43
    n-hexyl acetate 5038.57
    isooctane 487.37
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2431.7
    sec-butyl acetate 4303.04
    tert-butyl acetate 5675.35
    decalin 1250.88
    glycerin 352.93
    diglyme 5217.3
    acrylic acid 1035.73
    isopropyl myristate 1734.94
    n-butyric acid 5086.89
    acetyl acetate 3024.87
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 927.33
    ethyl propionate 4864.37
    nitromethane 3336.66
    1,2-diethoxyethane 6135.33
    benzonitrile 2922.07
    trioctyl phosphate 811.01
    1-bromopropane 6551.44
    gamma-valerolactone 9032.95
    n-decanol 824.96
    triethyl phosphate 1530.16
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1691.18
    propionitrile 3507.86
    vinylene carbonate 3037.46
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3644.0
    DMS 2431.01
    cumene 1182.06
    2-octanol 1290.88
    2-hexanone 5036.0
    octyl acetate 1867.19
    limonene 2747.39
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5769.58
    ethyl orthosilicate 1603.75
    tributyl phosphate 1218.85
    diacetone alcohol 3562.57
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1651.89
    acrylonitrile 2902.86
    aniline 2455.6
    1,3-propanediol 1053.66
    bromobenzene 4655.49
    dibromomethane 7469.39
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9995.96
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2845.86
    tetrabutyl urea 1589.32
    diisobutyl methanol 1734.63
    2-phenylethanol 1577.94
    styrene 2349.41
    dioctyl adipate 2120.64
    dimethyl sulfate 1413.16
    ethyl butyrate 5531.51
    methyl lactate 975.89
    butyl lactate 2387.29
    diethyl carbonate 2561.44
    propanediol butyl ether 1484.13
    triethyl orthoformate 3326.46
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1274.97
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1999.71
    morpholine 7440.67
    tert-butylamine 3372.26
    n-dodecanol 622.94
    dimethoxymethane 3054.1
    ethylene carbonate 3332.89
    cyrene 1192.34
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3944.08
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 5203.07
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3802.12
    4-methylpyridine 6636.01
    dibutyl ether 5453.64
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1734.63
    DEF 6963.56
    dimethyl isosorbide 3120.94
    tetrachloroethylene 6529.73
    eugenol 1483.43
    triacetin 2966.04
    span 80 1825.83
    1,4-butanediol 366.32
    1,1-dichloroethane 8256.22
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1909.37
    methyl formate 1066.96
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2764.27
    n-decane 555.99
    butyronitrile 4611.48
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1751.72
    1-chlorooctane 2042.23
    1-chlorotetradecane 631.95
    n-nonane 642.94
    undecane 325.85
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1003.51
    cyclooctane 1234.35
    cyclopentanol 3920.83
    tetrahydropyran 11481.64
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4710.1
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2729.05
    1-hexene 5261.38
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1798.92
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 419.95
    methyl butyrate 6684.34

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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