Butyl 2-octenoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H22O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC/C=C\C(=O)OCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 83.75%
    Green 81.41%
    Fatty 70.24%
    Waxy 67.32%
    Pear 58.72%
    Tropical 49.22%
    Oily 46.53%
    Melon 44.63%
    Apple 42.95%
    Fresh 40.35%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 77.31%
    Green 73.48%
    Waxy 55.68%
    Apple 48.87%
    Pear 46.36%
    Tropical 40.3%
    Fatty 38.9%
    Oily 32.37%
    Pineapple 30.66%
    Fruit 30.37%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.2

    pKa est.
    7.55 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    198.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    245°C

    Flash point

    • 107.19 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Butyl 2-octenoate
    • EINECS 260-720-8
    • butyl cis-2-octenoate
    • JACBBOONWJFMBB-KTKRTIGZSA-N
  • Applications

    Butyl 2-octenoate is an unsaturated aliphatic ester that is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient in perfumery and cosmetics; it may also be used as a flavor/aroma ingredient in select food formulations within regulatory limits; it can serve as a chemical intermediate or precursor in organic synthesis; it is employed in household cleaning products as a fragrance additive; it has potential use in coatings or inks to impart a fruity note, with application subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 8557.05
    methanol 8783.56
    isopropanol 6268.18
    water 0.09
    ethyl acetate 8183.57
    n-propanol 6041.93
    acetone 13920.33
    n-butanol 5545.85
    acetonitrile 6804.41
    DMF 9773.6
    toluene 2958.29
    isobutanol 4620.01
    1,4-dioxane 6067.33
    methyl acetate 5060.35
    THF 10276.92
    2-butanone 8518.9
    n-pentanol 3424.89
    sec-butanol 5457.44
    n-hexane 1581.81
    ethylene glycol 471.14
    NMP 6372.12
    cyclohexane 2271.06
    DMSO 10607.86
    n-butyl acetate 5463.43
    n-octanol 1161.94
    chloroform 9865.96
    n-propyl acetate 4271.0
    acetic acid 4342.18
    dichloromethane 11515.92
    cyclohexanone 11077.17
    propylene glycol 1015.84
    isopropyl acetate 4396.29
    DMAc 4977.55
    2-ethoxyethanol 2893.26
    isopentanol 4387.7
    n-heptane 464.91
    ethyl formate 3209.81
    1,2-dichloroethane 10091.0
    n-hexanol 3306.53
    2-methoxyethanol 5668.08
    isobutyl acetate 2047.16
    tetrachloromethane 1460.67
    n-pentyl acetate 2528.47
    transcutol 9415.58
    n-heptanol 1082.77
    ethylbenzene 1375.97
    MIBK 3280.09
    2-propoxyethanol 3579.44
    tert-butanol 6243.17
    MTBE 6953.86
    2-butoxyethanol 1762.24
    propionic acid 3275.18
    o-xylene 1393.41
    formic acid 723.5
    diethyl ether 7868.76
    m-xylene 1653.48
    p-xylene 1680.76
    chlorobenzene 3736.99
    dimethyl carbonate 1158.72
    n-octane 175.17
    formamide 1488.17
    cyclopentanone 8871.09
    2-pentanone 8203.8
    anisole 2287.79
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 6000.74
    gamma-butyrolactone 7793.49
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 4351.52
    pyridine 7627.25
    3-pentanone 4725.28
    furfural 4807.2
    n-dodecane 102.53
    diethylene glycol 1834.43
    diisopropyl ether 1968.23
    tert-amyl alcohol 5125.8
    acetylacetone 5813.62
    n-hexadecane 124.38
    acetophenone 2088.57
    methyl propionate 4804.56
    isopentyl acetate 4106.23
    trichloroethylene 14795.72
    n-nonanol 975.24
    cyclohexanol 5430.01
    benzyl alcohol 1773.84
    2-ethylhexanol 1973.19
    isooctanol 934.64
    dipropyl ether 2716.13
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2876.66
    ethyl lactate 1029.93
    propylene carbonate 3640.19
    n-methylformamide 3997.04
    2-pentanol 4232.95
    n-pentane 1073.6
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3067.95
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3160.37
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1496.22
    mesitylene 948.6
    ε-caprolactone 6977.01
    p-cymene 682.7
    epichlorohydrin 9029.29
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 7650.02
    2-aminoethanol 1667.9
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4486.06
    sulfolane 7925.96
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 343.6
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 9816.83
    n-hexyl acetate 3144.95
    isooctane 293.77
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2380.32
    sec-butyl acetate 2597.28
    tert-butyl acetate 3703.67
    decalin 616.49
    glycerin 964.95
    diglyme 4245.59
    acrylic acid 2238.57
    isopropyl myristate 944.55
    n-butyric acid 6490.47
    acetyl acetate 3146.22
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 709.66
    ethyl propionate 3409.45
    nitromethane 7761.28
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4414.53
    benzonitrile 2963.01
    trioctyl phosphate 539.33
    1-bromopropane 7179.08
    gamma-valerolactone 8221.33
    n-decanol 653.7
    triethyl phosphate 792.54
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1690.98
    propionitrile 4781.96
    vinylene carbonate 2970.1
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4503.82
    DMS 1819.0
    cumene 761.38
    2-octanol 905.44
    2-hexanone 4527.83
    octyl acetate 1182.66
    limonene 1383.52
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5506.32
    ethyl orthosilicate 804.45
    tributyl phosphate 799.79
    diacetone alcohol 3117.46
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1367.38
    acrylonitrile 4961.47
    aniline 3088.98
    1,3-propanediol 2696.22
    bromobenzene 4342.59
    dibromomethane 8639.71
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 10944.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1648.46
    tetrabutyl urea 1046.26
    diisobutyl methanol 978.64
    2-phenylethanol 1707.85
    styrene 2122.34
    dioctyl adipate 1245.0
    dimethyl sulfate 1601.51
    ethyl butyrate 2847.45
    methyl lactate 1368.83
    butyl lactate 1536.53
    diethyl carbonate 1446.21
    propanediol butyl ether 1672.37
    triethyl orthoformate 1442.76
    p-tert-butyltoluene 645.6
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1298.59
    morpholine 10021.48
    tert-butylamine 4398.57
    n-dodecanol 475.35
    dimethoxymethane 4611.2
    ethylene carbonate 2697.3
    cyrene 1113.75
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2733.24
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3007.88
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3114.83
    4-methylpyridine 7553.31
    dibutyl ether 2624.06
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 978.64
    DEF 7175.65
    dimethyl isosorbide 2382.24
    tetrachloroethylene 6445.58
    eugenol 1275.5
    triacetin 1905.19
    span 80 1608.31
    1,4-butanediol 940.26
    1,1-dichloroethane 9665.58
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2837.59
    methyl formate 2314.1
    2-methyl-1-butanol 4285.28
    n-decane 206.99
    butyronitrile 6645.35
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1315.53
    1-chlorooctane 1083.34
    1-chlorotetradecane 337.87
    n-nonane 230.67
    undecane 138.74
    tert-butylcyclohexane 506.29
    cyclooctane 471.13
    cyclopentanol 4581.29
    tetrahydropyran 11779.14
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4118.2
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2534.33
    1-hexene 4606.58
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2160.14
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 795.71
    methyl butyrate 5259.55

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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