Butanoic acid, 4-methylpentyl ester
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C10H20O2SMILES
CCCC(=O)OCCCC(C)C
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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.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.0pKa est.
8.6 (weak base)Molecular weight
172.26 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Moderately fastBoiling point est.
197°CFlash point
- 75.03 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- 4-Methylpentyl butyrate #
- SCHEMBL129472
- Butanoic acid, 4-methylpentyl ester
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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
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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 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |