Benzene, isododecylphenoxy-

Overview IFRA Request a quote

  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    68039-01-0

    Molecular formula
    C24H34O

    SMILES
    CC(C)CCCCCCCCCC1=CC(=CC=C1)OC2=CC=CC=C2

    Safety labels

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 49.94%
    Floral 49.5%
    Balsamic 36.93%
    Green 35.38%
    Metallic 31.83%
    Oily 31.66%
    Rose 30.79%
    Animal 30.64%
    Spicy 28.61%
    Fatty 26.34%

     

    Flavor
    Mild 24.43%
    Waxy 22.18%
    Spice 22.01%
    Woody 21.16%
    Thymol 20.46%
    Creosote 20.46%
    Delicate 20.35%
    Diterpene 19.93%
    Slightly waxy 19.78%
    Low 19.59%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    9.4

    pKa est.
    8.63 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    338.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    417°C

    Flash point

    • 184.51 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Dodecyldiphenyl ether
    • Benzene, isododecylphenoxy-
    • RefChem:562728
    • Isododecylphenoxybenzene
    • 68039-01-0
    • 1-(10-methylundecyl)-3-phenoxybenzene
    • DTXSID70867440
    • NS00125120
    • 68039-01-0

  • Applications

    Benzene, isododecylphenoxy- (CAS number: 68039-01-0) is an aryl ether commonly used as a solvent and processing precursor in chemical manufacturing, serving as a diluent in coatings, inks, and cleaning formulations. It can function as a nonionic surfactant component or processing aid in polymer and plastic formulations, improving solubility, dispersion, and emulsion stability. In cosmetics and personal care, it may be used as a fragrance solvent or odorant carrier within formulations, and in cleaning products it may act as an additional solvent or fragrance carrier. It can also serve as an intermediate in the synthesis of aryl ether derivatives or as a processing aid in various manufacturing steps, and as an additive to modify plasticity or viscosity in plastics and rubber systems, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3264.2
    methanol 1321.04
    isopropanol 2677.52
    water 0.07
    ethyl acetate 7124.98
    n-propanol 3253.77
    acetone 7282.7
    n-butanol 3082.51
    acetonitrile 2063.09
    DMF 2398.62
    toluene 2052.21
    isobutanol 2128.89
    1,4-dioxane 5730.34
    methyl acetate 4184.32
    THF 9261.55
    2-butanone 5997.7
    n-pentanol 1640.83
    sec-butanol 2459.33
    n-hexane 840.73
    ethylene glycol 48.19
    NMP 2001.34
    cyclohexane 2069.19
    DMSO 3295.28
    n-butyl acetate 4409.48
    n-octanol 580.17
    chloroform 8989.25
    n-propyl acetate 4335.53
    acetic acid 1247.3
    dichloromethane 12412.7
    cyclohexanone 6894.87
    propylene glycol 194.99
    isopropyl acetate 4347.41
    DMAc 2909.21
    2-ethoxyethanol 1977.9
    isopentanol 2467.19
    n-heptane 508.45
    ethyl formate 2169.71
    1,2-dichloroethane 9955.45
    n-hexanol 1421.44
    2-methoxyethanol 2467.48
    isobutyl acetate 2644.75
    tetrachloromethane 1510.54
    n-pentyl acetate 2652.58
    transcutol 7065.19
    n-heptanol 612.07
    ethylbenzene 931.81
    MIBK 2905.2
    2-propoxyethanol 2175.78
    tert-butanol 2407.34
    MTBE 6456.88
    2-butoxyethanol 1303.67
    propionic acid 1436.65
    o-xylene 947.12
    formic acid 103.6
    diethyl ether 9665.46
    m-xylene 1029.86
    p-xylene 1221.47
    chlorobenzene 2841.9
    dimethyl carbonate 908.43
    n-octane 173.33
    formamide 298.94
    cyclopentanone 5374.84
    2-pentanone 5606.16
    anisole 2010.77
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4411.68
    gamma-butyrolactone 4585.58
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2223.06
    pyridine 4184.19
    3-pentanone 3742.71
    furfural 2214.17
    n-dodecane 88.86
    diethylene glycol 553.95
    diisopropyl ether 2113.25
    tert-amyl alcohol 2086.7
    acetylacetone 4550.12
    n-hexadecane 108.89
    acetophenone 1607.25
    methyl propionate 3769.57
    isopentyl acetate 3834.77
    trichloroethylene 10050.53
    n-nonanol 578.4
    cyclohexanol 2446.59
    benzyl alcohol 979.73
    2-ethylhexanol 1070.78
    isooctanol 629.5
    dipropyl ether 3725.51
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2254.45
    ethyl lactate 771.57
    propylene carbonate 2622.73
    n-methylformamide 1109.52
    2-pentanol 2129.72
    n-pentane 671.2
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2061.89
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3085.12
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 917.2
    mesitylene 660.17
    ε-caprolactone 4888.11
    p-cymene 533.54
    epichlorohydrin 7633.71
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 7090.42
    2-aminoethanol 296.54
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2270.13
    sulfolane 3807.75
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 259.07
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 7696.71
    n-hexyl acetate 2567.56
    isooctane 202.23
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1496.63
    sec-butyl acetate 2956.09
    tert-butyl acetate 4188.97
    decalin 441.4
    glycerin 178.15
    diglyme 3939.27
    acrylic acid 622.34
    isopropyl myristate 845.15
    n-butyric acid 3794.56
    acetyl acetate 2878.18
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 449.89
    ethyl propionate 3252.37
    nitromethane 2823.21
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5223.26
    benzonitrile 1328.02
    trioctyl phosphate 362.04
    1-bromopropane 7278.51
    gamma-valerolactone 5890.92
    n-decanol 389.43
    triethyl phosphate 868.87
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1021.34
    propionitrile 2230.82
    vinylene carbonate 1871.61
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2303.3
    DMS 1609.16
    cumene 562.12
    2-octanol 507.02
    2-hexanone 3726.72
    octyl acetate 968.05
    limonene 1077.32
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5043.6
    ethyl orthosilicate 966.67
    tributyl phosphate 563.54
    diacetone alcohol 2284.71
    N,N-dimethylaniline 956.76
    acrylonitrile 1489.93
    aniline 1632.2
    1,3-propanediol 897.84
    bromobenzene 3305.94
    dibromomethane 7929.34
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 8707.94
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1708.3
    tetrabutyl urea 729.7
    diisobutyl methanol 707.28
    2-phenylethanol 941.04
    styrene 1301.21
    dioctyl adipate 1132.54
    dimethyl sulfate 1150.21
    ethyl butyrate 3450.9
    methyl lactate 691.02
    butyl lactate 1119.71
    diethyl carbonate 1736.49
    propanediol butyl ether 710.43
    triethyl orthoformate 1953.31
    p-tert-butyltoluene 482.48
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1095.48
    morpholine 7252.98
    tert-butylamine 1709.07
    n-dodecanol 289.91
    dimethoxymethane 3791.75
    ethylene carbonate 2380.98
    cyrene 678.2
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3058.09
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2922.89
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2397.15
    4-methylpyridine 4074.91
    dibutyl ether 2733.63
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 707.28
    DEF 4216.18
    dimethyl isosorbide 1802.56
    tetrachloroethylene 4726.03
    eugenol 802.58
    triacetin 1783.52
    span 80 818.71
    1,4-butanediol 261.2
    1,1-dichloroethane 8215.72
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1498.0
    methyl formate 839.81
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2171.39
    n-decane 198.17
    butyronitrile 3095.18
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 788.79
    1-chlorooctane 857.92
    1-chlorotetradecane 274.27
    n-nonane 207.52
    undecane 122.44
    tert-butylcyclohexane 349.16
    cyclooctane 443.52
    cyclopentanol 1832.17
    tetrahydropyran 11115.6
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3159.88
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1859.31
    1-hexene 2464.17
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1590.82
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 318.42
    methyl butyrate 4473.64

    Scent© AI

1 4

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