Butanoic acid, 4-methylpentyl ester

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C10H20O2

    SMILES
    CCCC(=O)OCCCC(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 97.55%
    Apple 74.05%
    Sweet 56.69%
    Pineapple 55.75%
    Banana 55.2%
    Green 48.05%
    Herbal 46.71%
    Winey 44.04%
    Pear 40.58%
    Ripe 40.14%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 85.9%
    Green 68.23%
    Sweet 65.79%
    Apple 64.18%
    Pineapple 63.4%
    Banana 56.26%
    Tropical 51.28%
    Fruit 47.38%
    Pear 43.71%
    Ripe 39.39%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.0

    pKa est.
    8.6 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    172.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    197°C

    Flash point

    • 75.03 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4-Methylpentyl butyrate #
    • SCHEMBL129472
    • Butanoic acid, 4-methylpentyl ester
  • Applications

    Butanoic acid, 4-methylpentyl ester (isohexyl butyrate) is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and aroma component in perfumery and flavor applications, imparting fruity notes. It is also used in cosmetics and personal care as a fragrance ingredient, and appears in household products and cleaning formulations as a fragrance additive. In industrial manufacturing, it may serve as an intermediate for the synthesis of aroma chemicals or as a fragrance component in coatings and inks and related solvent systems, subject to regulatory and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 5521.98
    methanol 6655.23
    isopropanol 4527.27
    water 0.82
    ethyl acetate 3083.03
    n-propanol 3987.54
    acetone 5331.51
    n-butanol 3790.53
    acetonitrile 2802.01
    DMF 3827.28
    toluene 1262.35
    isobutanol 3296.48
    1,4-dioxane 3886.99
    methyl acetate 2136.13
    THF 5188.98
    2-butanone 3203.91
    n-pentanol 2643.07
    sec-butanol 3748.71
    n-hexane 1469.71
    ethylene glycol 553.73
    NMP 2843.27
    cyclohexane 1274.21
    DMSO 3679.09
    n-butyl acetate 3393.2
    n-octanol 1079.63
    chloroform 6673.01
    n-propyl acetate 2021.35
    acetic acid 3965.76
    dichloromethane 4738.34
    cyclohexanone 4884.97
    propylene glycol 992.94
    isopropyl acetate 2057.87
    DMAc 2402.71
    2-ethoxyethanol 2103.37
    isopentanol 3578.08
    n-heptane 352.34
    ethyl formate 1707.46
    1,2-dichloroethane 3586.4
    n-hexanol 3069.83
    2-methoxyethanol 3404.5
    isobutyl acetate 1326.38
    tetrachloromethane 1254.59
    n-pentyl acetate 1502.67
    transcutol 6585.51
    n-heptanol 1009.18
    ethylbenzene 804.95
    MIBK 1783.34
    2-propoxyethanol 3227.83
    tert-butanol 5270.07
    MTBE 4292.91
    2-butoxyethanol 1510.91
    propionic acid 2476.16
    o-xylene 786.51
    formic acid 977.13
    diethyl ether 3690.95
    m-xylene 861.15
    p-xylene 1101.35
    chlorobenzene 1985.0
    dimethyl carbonate 463.33
    n-octane 131.81
    formamide 1076.16
    cyclopentanone 3801.41
    2-pentanone 3018.11
    anisole 1316.11
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2809.81
    gamma-butyrolactone 3600.01
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2618.83
    pyridine 3230.12
    3-pentanone 1742.68
    furfural 2764.45
    n-dodecane 84.09
    diethylene glycol 1644.7
    diisopropyl ether 1119.28
    tert-amyl alcohol 4135.57
    acetylacetone 2307.35
    n-hexadecane 98.6
    acetophenone 1176.93
    methyl propionate 1632.31
    isopentyl acetate 2808.71
    trichloroethylene 6245.1
    n-nonanol 885.6
    cyclohexanol 3444.63
    benzyl alcohol 1152.79
    2-ethylhexanol 1608.94
    isooctanol 832.3
    dipropyl ether 1656.74
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1634.72
    ethyl lactate 654.13
    propylene carbonate 2029.0
    n-methylformamide 1886.52
    2-pentanol 2804.5
    n-pentane 747.43
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2534.83
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1909.72
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1274.14
    mesitylene 613.08
    ε-caprolactone 3584.73
    p-cymene 496.54
    epichlorohydrin 3787.49
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4051.74
    2-aminoethanol 1475.68
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2802.63
    sulfolane 3657.83
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 306.22
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4497.99
    n-hexyl acetate 2080.77
    isooctane 233.08
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1945.97
    sec-butyl acetate 1522.47
    tert-butyl acetate 2104.46
    decalin 450.66
    glycerin 1037.57
    diglyme 3003.54
    acrylic acid 1837.84
    isopropyl myristate 644.28
    n-butyric acid 4332.7
    acetyl acetate 1560.04
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 585.6
    ethyl propionate 1459.12
    nitromethane 3913.72
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2501.77
    benzonitrile 1845.22
    trioctyl phosphate 432.66
    1-bromopropane 2897.68
    gamma-valerolactone 4209.56
    n-decanol 598.3
    triethyl phosphate 515.04
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1405.64
    propionitrile 2402.01
    vinylene carbonate 1794.08
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2922.44
    DMS 1071.29
    cumene 547.03
    2-octanol 789.66
    2-hexanone 2426.81
    octyl acetate 820.1
    limonene 903.3
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3805.24
    ethyl orthosilicate 582.71
    tributyl phosphate 620.36
    diacetone alcohol 2048.66
    N,N-dimethylaniline 827.76
    acrylonitrile 2310.58
    aniline 1599.63
    1,3-propanediol 2206.02
    bromobenzene 2100.1
    dibromomethane 3837.46
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5697.89
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1183.13
    tetrabutyl urea 707.87
    diisobutyl methanol 823.78
    2-phenylethanol 1323.17
    styrene 1044.54
    dioctyl adipate 849.66
    dimethyl sulfate 717.25
    ethyl butyrate 1511.26
    methyl lactate 738.58
    butyl lactate 1108.13
    diethyl carbonate 857.08
    propanediol butyl ether 1529.57
    triethyl orthoformate 970.4
    p-tert-butyltoluene 482.52
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 928.2
    morpholine 5157.54
    tert-butylamine 3409.12
    n-dodecanol 424.87
    dimethoxymethane 1735.35
    ethylene carbonate 1615.76
    cyrene 889.86
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1567.13
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2070.2
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1800.93
    4-methylpyridine 3390.18
    dibutyl ether 1687.06
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 823.78
    DEF 2732.74
    dimethyl isosorbide 1719.46
    tetrachloroethylene 3699.16
    eugenol 996.31
    triacetin 1296.12
    span 80 1343.19
    1,4-butanediol 922.79
    1,1-dichloroethane 4379.95
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2383.78
    methyl formate 1248.07
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3074.11
    n-decane 172.64
    butyronitrile 3405.91
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1219.77
    1-chlorooctane 756.81
    1-chlorotetradecane 248.89
    n-nonane 187.57
    undecane 114.25
    tert-butylcyclohexane 408.95
    cyclooctane 299.81
    cyclopentanol 2959.13
    tetrahydropyran 5522.25
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2623.36
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1797.92
    1-hexene 3166.19
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1669.83
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 930.47
    methyl butyrate 2330.73

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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