Benzene, 1-methyl-3-propyl-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1074-43-7

    Molecular formula
    C10H14

    SMILES
    CCCC1=CC=CC(=C1)C

    Safety labels

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 47.68%
    Green 45.79%
    Herbal 35.63%
    Sweet 34.15%
    Spicy 34.02%
    Earthy 33.76%
    Tobacco 28.59%
    Citrus 28.55%
    Fatty 28.46%
    Floral 27.92%

     

    Flavor
    Plastic 30.08%
    Sweet 22.96%
    Gasoline 22.65%
    Spice 21.62%
    Guaiacol 21.37%
    Licorice 21.03%
    Cresol 19.78%
    Flat 19.6%
    Styrene 19.09%
    Tar 18.64%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.6

    pKa est.
    8.29 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    134.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    180°C

    Flash point

    • 54.96 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-METHYL-3-PROPYLBENZENE
    • 1074-43-7
    • 3-Propyltoluene
    • m-Propyltoluene
    • Benzene, 1-methyl-3-propyl-
    • Toluene, m-propyl-
    • 3-n-Propyltoluene
    • 1-Methyl-3-n-propylbenzene
    • I0ZJ4I1KOV
    • EINECS 214-040-3
    • NSC 73974
    • NSC-73974
    • DTXSID4061468
    • RefChem:562521
    • Toluene, m-propyl-(8CI)
    • DTXCID2033077
    • InChI=1/C10H14/c1-3-5-10-7-4-6-9(2)8-10/h4,6-8H,3,5H2,1-2H
    • MFCD00059247
    • 1-methyl-3-propyl-benzene
    • UNII-I0ZJ4I1KOV
    • 3-Propyl-toluene
    • 1-Methyl-3-n-propyl benzene
    • SCHEMBL168757
    • SCHEMBL818858
    • SCHEMBL910501
    • SCHEMBL1611151
    • SCHEMBL1611153
    • SCHEMBL1637751
    • SCHEMBL1777552
    • SCHEMBL4071748
    • SCHEMBL5793223
    • SCHEMBL8383495
    • SCHEMBL8724967
    • SCHEMBL27723341
    • SCHEMBL29462896
    • NSC73974
    • AKOS016846127
    • MSK001932-5000M
    • FM157458
    • LS-13805
    • NS00021495
    • P0748
    • D92006
    • 3-Propyltoluene Solution in Methanol, 5000ug/mL
    • Q27280221
    • 1-Methyl-3-Propylbenzene

  • Applications

    Benzene, 1-methyl-3-propyl-, CAS 1074-43-7 is used as a solvent and processing aid in industrial manufacturing; it may serve as a solvent for coatings, inks and cleaning formulations, and as a processing solvent in polymer and plastics handling. It is also used as an intermediate or feedstock in the synthesis of other aromatic compounds and specialty chemicals. In perfumery/fragrance, it may be evaluated as a fragrance component or odorant for aroma formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1772.21
    methanol 904.02
    isopropanol 1505.75
    water 0.05
    ethyl acetate 2440.92
    n-propanol 1549.44
    acetone 2839.18
    n-butanol 1923.73
    acetonitrile 2315.18
    DMF 1444.53
    toluene 1759.68
    isobutanol 1219.38
    1,4-dioxane 4173.27
    methyl acetate 1658.18
    THF 5724.73
    2-butanone 2256.34
    n-pentanol 1215.98
    sec-butanol 1342.08
    n-hexane 2181.36
    ethylene glycol 90.32
    NMP 1174.6
    cyclohexane 2399.43
    DMSO 1550.37
    n-butyl acetate 5557.24
    n-octanol 1070.76
    chloroform 4246.82
    n-propyl acetate 1526.96
    acetic acid 643.55
    dichloromethane 4727.12
    cyclohexanone 3378.4
    propylene glycol 169.79
    isopropyl acetate 1291.32
    DMAc 808.23
    2-ethoxyethanol 760.42
    isopentanol 1453.44
    n-heptane 3377.76
    ethyl formate 1295.53
    1,2-dichloroethane 3337.09
    n-hexanol 4356.73
    2-methoxyethanol 1161.73
    isobutyl acetate 902.06
    tetrachloromethane 964.01
    n-pentyl acetate 1184.41
    transcutol 2486.86
    n-heptanol 1047.41
    ethylbenzene 871.17
    MIBK 1212.9
    2-propoxyethanol 2605.92
    tert-butanol 1718.27
    MTBE 2347.98
    2-butoxyethanol 921.5
    propionic acid 635.92
    o-xylene 716.78
    formic acid 60.04
    diethyl ether 4217.18
    m-xylene 983.78
    p-xylene 886.54
    chlorobenzene 1591.36
    dimethyl carbonate 409.53
    n-octane 660.95
    formamide 131.66
    cyclopentanone 2955.14
    2-pentanone 2432.18
    anisole 1032.08
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2915.6
    gamma-butyrolactone 2312.28
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 987.43
    pyridine 2573.08
    3-pentanone 1704.8
    furfural 1183.95
    n-dodecane 332.61
    diethylene glycol 693.24
    diisopropyl ether 1169.51
    tert-amyl alcohol 1181.92
    acetylacetone 1372.49
    n-hexadecane 379.94
    acetophenone 667.6
    methyl propionate 1376.17
    isopentyl acetate 3492.7
    trichloroethylene 3742.19
    n-nonanol 841.45
    cyclohexanol 1711.87
    benzyl alcohol 498.03
    2-ethylhexanol 2933.04
    isooctanol 712.57
    dipropyl ether 5732.27
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1049.42
    ethyl lactate 289.79
    propylene carbonate 1383.09
    n-methylformamide 625.75
    2-pentanol 1371.6
    n-pentane 1522.23
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2389.04
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1941.39
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 624.9
    mesitylene 622.85
    ε-caprolactone 2224.22
    p-cymene 951.91
    epichlorohydrin 2953.97
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2762.15
    2-aminoethanol 261.46
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1363.66
    sulfolane 1887.54
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 350.26
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4608.66
    n-hexyl acetate 1694.87
    isooctane 379.72
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 929.89
    sec-butyl acetate 826.49
    tert-butyl acetate 1229.69
    decalin 622.53
    glycerin 157.45
    diglyme 1888.25
    acrylic acid 361.67
    isopropyl myristate 691.89
    n-butyric acid 1563.24
    acetyl acetate 925.04
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 379.52
    ethyl propionate 1153.08
    nitromethane 1078.35
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2934.39
    benzonitrile 1003.37
    trioctyl phosphate 368.33
    1-bromopropane 3729.33
    gamma-valerolactone 2248.44
    n-decanol 635.37
    triethyl phosphate 517.27
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 635.18
    propionitrile 2030.41
    vinylene carbonate 1006.62
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 793.12
    DMS 690.71
    cumene 492.64
    2-octanol 695.84
    2-hexanone 1766.64
    octyl acetate 810.0
    limonene 1949.97
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2331.77
    ethyl orthosilicate 566.28
    tributyl phosphate 464.39
    diacetone alcohol 851.96
    N,N-dimethylaniline 606.65
    acrylonitrile 1370.93
    aniline 1012.25
    1,3-propanediol 505.63
    bromobenzene 2000.83
    dibromomethane 4242.99
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2673.91
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1173.78
    tetrabutyl urea 610.52
    diisobutyl methanol 1074.48
    2-phenylethanol 1080.58
    styrene 1067.06
    dioctyl adipate 689.86
    dimethyl sulfate 398.17
    ethyl butyrate 2656.76
    methyl lactate 270.95
    butyl lactate 514.15
    diethyl carbonate 1131.63
    propanediol butyl ether 528.79
    triethyl orthoformate 1277.41
    p-tert-butyltoluene 854.41
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 563.55
    morpholine 4011.9
    tert-butylamine 1522.47
    n-dodecanol 522.17
    dimethoxymethane 1779.25
    ethylene carbonate 1111.49
    cyrene 394.23
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1155.64
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3052.26
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 969.41
    4-methylpyridine 2475.07
    dibutyl ether 2568.98
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1074.48
    DEF 1792.1
    dimethyl isosorbide 1215.35
    tetrachloroethylene 1780.89
    eugenol 459.78
    triacetin 684.06
    span 80 670.94
    1,4-butanediol 200.39
    1,1-dichloroethane 3401.91
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 934.43
    methyl formate 575.5
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1257.89
    n-decane 588.54
    butyronitrile 3073.55
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 966.88
    1-chlorooctane 1295.55
    1-chlorotetradecane 499.89
    n-nonane 756.89
    undecane 423.38
    tert-butylcyclohexane 573.45
    cyclooctane 919.94
    cyclopentanol 1471.63
    tetrahydropyran 6289.42
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1460.15
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1070.62
    1-hexene 3733.3
    2-isopropoxyethanol 635.94
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 114.39
    methyl butyrate 1643.8

    Scent© AI

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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