Butyl 3-methyl-2-phenyloxirane-2-carboxylate
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C14H18O3SMILES
CCCCOC(=O)C1(C(O1)C)C2=CC=CC=C2
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Odor profile
Fragrance Fruity 89.94% Berry 49.55% Sweet 46.67% Caramellic 36.4% Floral 29.64% Strawberry 29.53% Buttery 25.05% Grape 24.39% Honey 24.28% Tropical 24.1% Flavor Bitter 53.19% Fruity 46.5% Floral 32.3% Wine 23.18% Musty 21.6% Rose 21.46% Mild 21.44% Waxy 21.22% Genet 21.05% Heather 21.02% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.0pKa est.
6.66 (neutral)Molecular weight
234.29 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Very slowBoiling point est.
291°CFlash point
- 129.08 ˚C est.
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Applications
Butyl 3-methyl-2-phenyloxirane-2-carboxylate is primarily employed as a synthetic intermediate in organic chemistry, providing a chiral epoxide motif that enables stereoselective ring-opening to furnish beta-hydroxy esters and other chiral building blocks used in pharmaceutical and fine-chemical synthesis. It can act as a reactive epoxide monomer or crosslinking component in epoxy resin formulations, coatings and adhesives, contributing to network formation and film properties. The ester and epoxide functionality also make it a potential precursor in specialty polymers and UV-curable systems. In fragrance and flavor chemistry, it is evaluated as a synthetic intermediate for aroma-related compounds. Depending on formulation, it may be used in electronics-grade coatings and potting resins where reactive epoxy functionality is advantageous.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 1510.65 methanol 1616.5 isopropanol 931.21 water 0.31 ethyl acetate 1851.76 n-propanol 1239.9 acetone 2424.04 n-butanol 1096.09 acetonitrile 2085.81 DMF 2063.39 toluene 831.74 isobutanol 902.89 1,4-dioxane 1888.04 methyl acetate 1833.7 THF 2129.0 2-butanone 2057.7 n-pentanol 619.56 sec-butanol 996.54 n-hexane 38.11 ethylene glycol 216.22 NMP 1362.24 cyclohexane 167.42 DMSO 1071.76 n-butyl acetate 817.59 n-octanol 179.95 chloroform 4217.42 n-propyl acetate 849.5 acetic acid 1385.79 dichloromethane 4859.09 cyclohexanone 2354.88 propylene glycol 283.3 isopropyl acetate 969.39 DMAc 1463.58 2-ethoxyethanol 938.5 isopentanol 842.19 n-heptane 22.23 ethyl formate 1078.34 1,2-dichloroethane 3452.62 n-hexanol 469.03 2-methoxyethanol 1733.34 isobutyl acetate 480.43 tetrachloromethane 315.16 n-pentyl acetate 489.12 transcutol 1680.63 n-heptanol 205.11 ethylbenzene 330.93 MIBK 745.39 2-propoxyethanol 862.88 tert-butanol 742.78 MTBE 821.49 2-butoxyethanol 455.94 propionic acid 983.71 o-xylene 342.19 formic acid 442.38 diethyl ether 1241.48 m-xylene 364.33 p-xylene 430.66 chlorobenzene 1599.52 dimethyl carbonate 591.37 n-octane 14.0 formamide 952.56 cyclopentanone 2166.82 2-pentanone 1565.78 anisole 702.83 cyclopentyl methyl ether 887.18 gamma-butyrolactone 2081.67 1-methoxy-2-propanol 943.78 pyridine 2758.04 3-pentanone 1113.51 furfural 1742.22 n-dodecane 15.16 diethylene glycol 664.42 diisopropyl ether 264.27 tert-amyl alcohol 692.74 acetylacetone 1407.32 n-hexadecane 18.39 acetophenone 699.89 methyl propionate 1337.25 isopentyl acetate 671.25 trichloroethylene 5461.62 n-nonanol 162.58 cyclohexanol 951.29 benzyl alcohol 676.49 2-ethylhexanol 239.35 isooctanol 183.47 dipropyl ether 231.94 1,2-dichlorobenzene 1167.26 ethyl lactate 312.21 propylene carbonate 1150.35 n-methylformamide 1239.92 2-pentanol 640.58 n-pentane 53.01 1-propoxy-2-propanol 478.46 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 693.3 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 340.88 mesitylene 191.84 ε-caprolactone 1737.45 p-cymene 130.0 epichlorohydrin 3232.9 1,1,1-trichloroethane 2041.59 2-aminoethanol 492.13 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1347.3 sulfolane 1436.19 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 38.87 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1615.6 n-hexyl acetate 570.52 isooctane 29.27 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 514.74 sec-butyl acetate 546.41 tert-butyl acetate 742.05 decalin 63.34 glycerin 335.16 diglyme 1040.82 acrylic acid 861.17 isopropyl myristate 176.54 n-butyric acid 1444.56 acetyl acetate 931.4 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 173.55 ethyl propionate 680.84 nitromethane 2469.35 1,2-diethoxyethane 700.03 benzonitrile 1024.38 trioctyl phosphate 112.74 1-bromopropane 1472.7 gamma-valerolactone 2287.38 n-decanol 115.73 triethyl phosphate 192.06 4-methyl-2-pentanol 317.63 propionitrile 1417.94 vinylene carbonate 1186.41 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1323.19 DMS 600.86 cumene 175.72 2-octanol 150.01 2-hexanone 773.44 octyl acetate 231.91 limonene 191.51 1,2-dimethoxyethane 1315.91 ethyl orthosilicate 170.1 tributyl phosphate 147.17 diacetone alcohol 716.84 N,N-dimethylaniline 321.15 acrylonitrile 1729.5 aniline 1012.07 1,3-propanediol 825.04 bromobenzene 1706.95 dibromomethane 2864.0 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3506.36 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 324.75 tetrabutyl urea 196.19 diisobutyl methanol 140.0 2-phenylethanol 542.71 styrene 516.16 dioctyl adipate 243.1 dimethyl sulfate 577.96 ethyl butyrate 446.2 methyl lactate 429.35 butyl lactate 307.22 diethyl carbonate 334.74 propanediol butyl ether 336.87 triethyl orthoformate 266.63 p-tert-butyltoluene 115.31 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 342.38 morpholine 2364.7 tert-butylamine 414.47 n-dodecanol 87.22 dimethoxymethane 1304.97 ethylene carbonate 1082.54 cyrene 400.74 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 719.13 2-ethylhexyl acetate 500.21 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1257.84 4-methylpyridine 2073.48 dibutyl ether 255.8 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 140.0 DEF 1311.92 dimethyl isosorbide 535.08 tetrachloroethylene 2192.13 eugenol 352.48 triacetin 443.84 span 80 272.68 1,4-butanediol 299.67 1,1-dichloroethane 2840.63 2-methyl-1-pentanol 539.14 methyl formate 1000.05 2-methyl-1-butanol 853.1 n-decane 22.75 butyronitrile 1394.0 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 207.12 1-chlorooctane 145.39 1-chlorotetradecane 61.35 n-nonane 19.87 undecane 18.04 tert-butylcyclohexane 46.24 cyclooctane 38.28 cyclopentanol 877.84 tetrahydropyran 2135.4 tert-amyl methyl ether 536.1 2,5,8-trioxanonane 574.02 1-hexene 228.69 2-isopropoxyethanol 605.13 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 412.61 methyl butyrate 967.08 Scent© AI
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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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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Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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