alpha,2-Dimethylcyclohexanemethanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    34884-21-4

    Molecular formula
    C9H18O

    SMILES
    CC1CCCCC1C(C)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 78.22%
    Herbal 59.98%
    Mint 51.14%
    Fruity 50.27%
    Rose 45.89%
    Woody 45.28%
    Green 45.26%
    Fresh 44.05%
    Earthy 38.47%
    Muguet 34.79%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 42.07%
    Fruity 41.9%
    Herbal 40.86%
    Minty 37.57%
    Herb 35.79%
    Fruit 30.94%
    Tropical 26.08%
    Mint 25.66%
    Green 24.37%
    Woody 23.62%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.8

    pKa est.
    9.56 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    142.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    199°C

    Flash point

    • 80.07 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • alpha,2-Dimethylcyclohexanemethanol
    • 34884-21-4
    • EINECS 252-269-0
    • RefChem:110991
    • 252-269-0
    • 1-(2-methylcyclohexyl)ethan-1-ol
    • SCHEMBL6236455
    • DTXSID10956362
    • AKOS006328123
    • NS00056162
    • 34884-21-4

  • Applications

    alpha,2-Dimethylcyclohexanemethanol (CAS 34884-21-4) is a synthetic intermediate with relevance across several industries; in fragrance and cosmetics it is used as a fragrance ingredient and fragrance intermediate; in cleaning and household products as a solvent or formulation additive; in coatings and inks as a processing solvent and performance modifier; in polymers and plastics as a building block for specialty polymers and resins; and as a synthetic intermediate in the development of pharmaceutical and agrochemical compounds.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 7069.96
    methanol 5866.11
    isopropanol 6391.54
    water 1.88
    ethyl acetate 2776.72
    n-propanol 5516.22
    acetone 4231.6
    n-butanol 4337.67
    acetonitrile 4263.1
    DMF 1789.89
    toluene 831.11
    isobutanol 3861.96
    1,4-dioxane 5869.83
    methyl acetate 2415.89
    THF 8248.12
    2-butanone 2918.05
    n-pentanol 2190.08
    sec-butanol 3655.26
    n-hexane 784.51
    ethylene glycol 443.71
    NMP 1335.79
    cyclohexane 922.49
    DMSO 2696.78
    n-butyl acetate 2792.15
    n-octanol 872.51
    chloroform 4550.97
    n-propyl acetate 1504.71
    acetic acid 1766.88
    dichloromethane 3511.35
    cyclohexanone 3200.99
    propylene glycol 737.71
    isopropyl acetate 1502.75
    DMAc 697.87
    2-ethoxyethanol 1639.64
    isopentanol 2987.97
    n-heptane 531.73
    ethyl formate 1638.76
    1,2-dichloroethane 2485.65
    n-hexanol 3451.99
    2-methoxyethanol 2944.71
    isobutyl acetate 892.37
    tetrachloromethane 1083.67
    n-pentyl acetate 924.48
    transcutol 3212.75
    n-heptanol 1000.14
    ethylbenzene 336.95
    MIBK 1257.58
    2-propoxyethanol 3139.54
    tert-butanol 5295.37
    MTBE 4172.43
    2-butoxyethanol 1306.86
    propionic acid 1946.96
    o-xylene 398.64
    formic acid 479.79
    diethyl ether 5023.72
    m-xylene 565.63
    p-xylene 420.48
    chlorobenzene 1094.98
    dimethyl carbonate 301.33
    n-octane 167.45
    formamide 587.27
    cyclopentanone 3460.59
    2-pentanone 2555.5
    anisole 661.69
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2895.26
    gamma-butyrolactone 3375.9
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2103.12
    pyridine 2492.03
    3-pentanone 1351.16
    furfural 1716.75
    n-dodecane 97.77
    diethylene glycol 1403.71
    diisopropyl ether 1129.65
    tert-amyl alcohol 2653.04
    acetylacetone 1338.19
    n-hexadecane 109.04
    acetophenone 414.81
    methyl propionate 1426.27
    isopentyl acetate 1817.56
    trichloroethylene 3009.55
    n-nonanol 676.02
    cyclohexanol 2512.03
    benzyl alcohol 515.58
    2-ethylhexanol 1405.83
    isooctanol 746.39
    dipropyl ether 2199.43
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 696.69
    ethyl lactate 336.67
    propylene carbonate 1418.01
    n-methylformamide 1763.79
    2-pentanol 2573.07
    n-pentane 855.23
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2291.6
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1295.09
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 590.76
    mesitylene 363.23
    ε-caprolactone 2259.52
    p-cymene 294.89
    epichlorohydrin 3539.3
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2508.67
    2-aminoethanol 1371.17
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1539.57
    sulfolane 2383.77
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 231.8
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5274.56
    n-hexyl acetate 1148.14
    isooctane 272.37
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1067.0
    sec-butyl acetate 803.94
    tert-butyl acetate 1428.77
    decalin 225.37
    glycerin 640.19
    diglyme 1886.77
    acrylic acid 996.17
    isopropyl myristate 381.37
    n-butyric acid 3000.16
    acetyl acetate 876.02
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 242.52
    ethyl propionate 886.55
    nitromethane 2581.55
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2055.49
    benzonitrile 985.59
    trioctyl phosphate 245.18
    1-bromopropane 2664.45
    gamma-valerolactone 3317.84
    n-decanol 481.12
    triethyl phosphate 262.65
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1178.29
    propionitrile 3715.67
    vinylene carbonate 1101.42
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1240.54
    DMS 465.62
    cumene 232.74
    2-octanol 642.02
    2-hexanone 1560.91
    octyl acetate 460.22
    limonene 585.97
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2856.27
    ethyl orthosilicate 307.02
    tributyl phosphate 287.81
    diacetone alcohol 1230.66
    N,N-dimethylaniline 322.74
    acrylonitrile 2745.49
    aniline 1176.57
    1,3-propanediol 2062.51
    bromobenzene 1055.95
    dibromomethane 2947.02
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2320.23
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 581.82
    tetrabutyl urea 313.81
    diisobutyl methanol 721.36
    2-phenylethanol 833.12
    styrene 427.44
    dioctyl adipate 364.65
    dimethyl sulfate 355.12
    ethyl butyrate 1243.36
    methyl lactate 426.06
    butyl lactate 545.94
    diethyl carbonate 529.97
    propanediol butyl ether 796.69
    triethyl orthoformate 646.45
    p-tert-butyltoluene 300.92
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 432.19
    morpholine 6018.46
    tert-butylamine 3930.46
    n-dodecanol 360.67
    dimethoxymethane 1682.89
    ethylene carbonate 1148.21
    cyrene 370.35
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 915.17
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1201.6
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 755.71
    4-methylpyridine 2124.51
    dibutyl ether 1298.66
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 721.36
    DEF 1470.41
    dimethyl isosorbide 880.82
    tetrachloroethylene 1629.47
    eugenol 404.46
    triacetin 493.86
    span 80 633.33
    1,4-butanediol 625.58
    1,1-dichloroethane 3697.61
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1322.62
    methyl formate 1094.92
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2453.21
    n-decane 187.91
    butyronitrile 4284.89
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 783.35
    1-chlorooctane 608.13
    1-chlorotetradecane 194.88
    n-nonane 215.87
    undecane 130.88
    tert-butylcyclohexane 250.46
    cyclooctane 262.25
    cyclopentanol 2912.61
    tetrahydropyran 6941.51
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1714.1
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 964.41
    1-hexene 1922.99
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1180.92
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 398.53
    methyl butyrate 1325.14

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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