But-2-enyl 2-phenylacetate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H14O2

    SMILES
    CC=CCOC(=O)CC1=CC=CC=C1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 75.43%
    Floral 65.27%
    Honey 63.35%
    Balsamic 61.42%
    Fruity 56.83%
    Rose 53.33%
    Spicy 47.57%
    Cocoa 42.78%
    Cinnamon 40.46%
    Green 40.02%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 69.53%
    Floral 58.03%
    Honey 57.6%
    Balsam 53.57%
    Rose 46.84%
    Chocolate 41.49%
    Cinnamon 39.29%
    Hyacinth 37.32%
    Green 35.93%
    Waxy 33.35%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.6

    pKa est.
    7.42 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    190.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    266°C

    Flash point

    • 125.95 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    But-2-enyl 2-phenylacetate is typically used as a fragrance ingredient and odorant with potential use as a fixative in perfumery, and it is also a precursor for the synthesis of related aroma compounds. It may serve as an intermediate in organic synthesis for preparing aroma compounds, and can function as a solvent or processing aid in industrial manufacturing and coatings. In cosmetics and personal care, it can be included as a fragrance component, and it may be evaluated for use as a flavor precursor in the food processing sector within regulatory limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 492.48
    methanol 473.2
    isopropanol 274.3
    water 0.24
    ethyl acetate 358.02
    n-propanol 322.04
    acetone 415.34
    n-butanol 249.04
    acetonitrile 410.46
    DMF 624.88
    toluene 128.45
    isobutanol 195.02
    1,4-dioxane 648.56
    methyl acetate 333.03
    THF 577.72
    2-butanone 351.26
    n-pentanol 168.74
    sec-butanol 238.46
    n-hexane 15.51
    ethylene glycol 82.37
    NMP 309.44
    cyclohexane 34.75
    DMSO 837.89
    n-butyl acetate 202.96
    n-octanol 68.06
    chloroform 1235.74
    n-propyl acetate 183.94
    acetic acid 326.26
    dichloromethane 1148.22
    cyclohexanone 376.2
    propylene glycol 173.51
    isopropyl acetate 157.79
    DMAc 559.03
    2-ethoxyethanol 270.62
    isopentanol 181.77
    n-heptane 11.89
    ethyl formate 165.22
    1,2-dichloroethane 737.1
    n-hexanol 175.88
    2-methoxyethanol 456.61
    isobutyl acetate 113.4
    tetrachloromethane 51.27
    n-pentyl acetate 84.42
    transcutol 1150.22
    n-heptanol 61.34
    ethylbenzene 89.48
    MIBK 141.3
    2-propoxyethanol 291.8
    tert-butanol 282.19
    MTBE 186.43
    2-butoxyethanol 139.93
    propionic acid 229.09
    o-xylene 81.43
    formic acid 84.45
    diethyl ether 278.89
    m-xylene 83.43
    p-xylene 104.86
    chlorobenzene 230.45
    dimethyl carbonate 130.98
    n-octane 5.8
    formamide 184.86
    cyclopentanone 430.19
    2-pentanone 231.35
    anisole 235.16
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 195.46
    gamma-butyrolactone 437.48
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 337.85
    pyridine 491.15
    3-pentanone 200.97
    furfural 389.01
    n-dodecane 7.7
    diethylene glycol 236.13
    diisopropyl ether 58.15
    tert-amyl alcohol 212.64
    acetylacetone 291.09
    n-hexadecane 8.57
    acetophenone 197.96
    methyl propionate 260.27
    isopentyl acetate 168.21
    trichloroethylene 1150.67
    n-nonanol 65.51
    cyclohexanol 189.69
    benzyl alcohol 168.26
    2-ethylhexanol 98.57
    isooctanol 54.9
    dipropyl ether 115.33
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 218.08
    ethyl lactate 104.16
    propylene carbonate 245.85
    n-methylformamide 229.81
    2-pentanol 152.55
    n-pentane 11.46
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 196.44
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 204.44
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 205.34
    mesitylene 50.76
    ε-caprolactone 270.26
    p-cymene 50.23
    epichlorohydrin 666.86
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 394.74
    2-aminoethanol 197.43
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 380.77
    sulfolane 505.08
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 10.57
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 330.36
    n-hexyl acetate 141.16
    isooctane 8.91
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 269.44
    sec-butyl acetate 120.93
    tert-butyl acetate 165.4
    decalin 23.28
    glycerin 172.04
    diglyme 517.11
    acrylic acid 193.42
    isopropyl myristate 67.96
    n-butyric acid 289.01
    acetyl acetate 211.05
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 72.63
    ethyl propionate 171.51
    nitromethane 563.55
    1,2-diethoxyethane 269.6
    benzonitrile 204.79
    trioctyl phosphate 46.12
    1-bromopropane 320.28
    gamma-valerolactone 439.68
    n-decanol 52.34
    triethyl phosphate 84.79
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 80.41
    propionitrile 278.4
    vinylene carbonate 241.68
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 383.76
    DMS 170.75
    cumene 60.08
    2-octanol 41.24
    2-hexanone 181.99
    octyl acetate 81.06
    limonene 69.72
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 423.89
    ethyl orthosilicate 75.9
    tributyl phosphate 64.35
    diacetone alcohol 205.89
    N,N-dimethylaniline 137.54
    acrylonitrile 340.51
    aniline 188.75
    1,3-propanediol 229.56
    bromobenzene 253.51
    dibromomethane 705.72
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 993.93
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 123.48
    tetrabutyl urea 89.2
    diisobutyl methanol 58.58
    2-phenylethanol 147.35
    styrene 133.08
    dioctyl adipate 115.04
    dimethyl sulfate 197.22
    ethyl butyrate 162.13
    methyl lactate 142.87
    butyl lactate 92.74
    diethyl carbonate 132.94
    propanediol butyl ether 143.92
    triethyl orthoformate 108.88
    p-tert-butyltoluene 46.54
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 145.56
    morpholine 723.31
    tert-butylamine 150.34
    n-dodecanol 43.33
    dimethoxymethane 356.06
    ethylene carbonate 195.66
    cyrene 159.02
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 156.95
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 126.17
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 254.87
    4-methylpyridine 347.07
    dibutyl ether 104.85
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 58.58
    DEF 267.58
    dimethyl isosorbide 292.38
    tetrachloroethylene 448.84
    eugenol 154.55
    triacetin 177.45
    span 80 151.04
    1,4-butanediol 93.08
    1,1-dichloroethane 552.19
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 147.02
    methyl formate 171.28
    2-methyl-1-butanol 175.36
    n-decane 10.53
    butyronitrile 244.27
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 83.0
    1-chlorooctane 51.83
    1-chlorotetradecane 25.94
    n-nonane 9.31
    undecane 8.77
    tert-butylcyclohexane 20.9
    cyclooctane 8.38
    cyclopentanol 171.38
    tetrahydropyran 498.76
    tert-amyl methyl ether 134.15
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 383.98
    1-hexene 97.9
    2-isopropoxyethanol 173.48
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 81.6
    methyl butyrate 228.73

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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