Butyl laurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    106-18-3

    Molecular formula
    C16H32O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Oily 76.49%
    Fatty 73.91%
    Fruity 71.97%
    Waxy 64.5%
    Winey 57.7%
    Cognac 52.93%
    Sweet 46.08%
    Floral 43.07%
    Creamy 42.13%
    Brandy 38.62%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 74.44%
    Fruity 61.05%
    Oily 54.77%
    Sweet 53.65%
    Soapy 51.24%
    Fatty 46.53%
    Creamy 41.79%
    Coconut 40.8%
    Floral 38.79%
    Clean 38.14%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.5

    pKa est.
    6.93 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    256.42 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • -7 °C

    Boiling point

    • 180.00 °C. @ 18.00 mm Hg

    Flash point

    • 131.67 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • soluble in most organic solvents; insoluble in water

  • Synonyms

    • Butyl laurate
    • Butyl dodecanoate
    • 106-18-3
    • DODECANOIC ACID, BUTYL ESTER
    • n-Butyl laurate
    • Lauric acid, butyl ester
    • Bytyl laurate
    • Butyl dodecylate
    • Lauric acid butyl ester
    • Lauric acid n-butyl ester
    • n-Butyl n-dodecanoate
    • FEMA No. 2206
    • Bytyl laurate (natural)
    • UNII-23985OCM4H
    • 23985OCM4H
    • NSC 3920
    • NSC-3920
    • EINECS 203-370-3
    • dodecanoic acid butyl ester
    • BUTYL LAURATE [FHFI]
    • AI3-08303
    • DTXSID4059336
    • FEMA 2206
    • Lauric acid, butyl ester (8CI)
    • Butyldodecanoate
    • butyl dodecanoic acid
    • Dodecanoic acid,butylester
    • Butyl laurate, >=99%
    • SCHEMBL81478
    • DTXCID5032991
    • NSC3920
    • CHEBI:174365
    • LMFA07010793
    • MFCD00042870
    • AKOS015901457
    • Butyl dodecanoate, >=99.0% (GC)
    • HY-W127330
    • BS-48879
    • CS-0185571
    • L0083
    • NS00020463
    • E78202
    • A801394
    • Q27253736
    • 203-370-3

  • Applications

    Butyl laurate (CAS 106-18-3) is primarily used as an emollient and solvent in cosmetics and personal care, providing a smooth feel and aiding the dissolution of active ingredients and fragrances. In perfumery and fragrance applications, it often serves as a carrier solvent for fragrance oils; in cleaning and household formulations, it can act as a lipophilic solvent and conditioning ingredient. In coatings and inks, it can function as a processing solvent and a processing aid for certain polymer systems. In plastics and polymers, it may be used as a plasticizer or processing aid for select formulations; it can also be employed as an intermediate in organic synthesis and formulation development.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3490.66
    methanol 2656.91
    isopropanol 4338.47
    water 0.04
    ethyl acetate 7902.76
    n-propanol 3826.04
    acetone 8822.33
    n-butanol 3909.16
    acetonitrile 3449.51
    DMF 5545.93
    toluene 2576.17
    isobutanol 3499.5
    1,4-dioxane 6080.61
    methyl acetate 4374.89
    THF 10011.41
    2-butanone 7351.81
    n-pentanol 2604.18
    sec-butanol 4142.45
    n-hexane 1867.38
    ethylene glycol 95.93
    NMP 5389.46
    cyclohexane 4013.45
    DMSO 5785.13
    n-butyl acetate 6910.68
    n-octanol 1434.53
    chloroform 9845.86
    n-propyl acetate 6983.48
    acetic acid 2054.74
    dichloromethane 10271.0
    cyclohexanone 13334.99
    propylene glycol 335.22
    isopropyl acetate 5916.27
    DMAc 4650.88
    2-ethoxyethanol 2628.51
    isopentanol 4051.79
    n-heptane 951.54
    ethyl formate 2961.86
    1,2-dichloroethane 8417.15
    n-hexanol 2283.21
    2-methoxyethanol 3525.9
    isobutyl acetate 3671.99
    tetrachloromethane 2042.56
    n-pentyl acetate 5113.25
    transcutol 8855.38
    n-heptanol 1296.0
    ethylbenzene 1595.35
    MIBK 4689.2
    2-propoxyethanol 2900.0
    tert-butanol 5280.36
    MTBE 7603.36
    2-butoxyethanol 2311.56
    propionic acid 2353.86
    o-xylene 1636.57
    formic acid 229.75
    diethyl ether 8289.68
    m-xylene 1656.65
    p-xylene 2340.33
    chlorobenzene 3682.55
    dimethyl carbonate 827.95
    n-octane 346.38
    formamide 543.53
    cyclopentanone 9619.8
    2-pentanone 8088.75
    anisole 2461.02
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 6836.69
    gamma-butyrolactone 7379.16
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3419.03
    pyridine 7165.86
    3-pentanone 4751.92
    furfural 4764.54
    n-dodecane 153.65
    diethylene glycol 941.77
    diisopropyl ether 2533.14
    tert-amyl alcohol 4541.52
    acetylacetone 5721.78
    n-hexadecane 195.14
    acetophenone 2585.15
    methyl propionate 4042.3
    isopentyl acetate 5704.13
    trichloroethylene 11716.3
    n-nonanol 1250.15
    cyclohexanol 5486.83
    benzyl alcohol 1551.87
    2-ethylhexanol 2139.98
    isooctanol 1287.22
    dipropyl ether 4602.34
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3305.45
    ethyl lactate 1278.59
    propylene carbonate 4154.03
    n-methylformamide 2272.5
    2-pentanol 3639.74
    n-pentane 1145.22
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3335.82
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3811.71
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1547.13
    mesitylene 1149.41
    ε-caprolactone 8972.87
    p-cymene 1004.9
    epichlorohydrin 8081.39
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8375.39
    2-aminoethanol 525.93
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4730.43
    sulfolane 7312.12
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 432.11
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 10162.61
    n-hexyl acetate 5073.21
    isooctane 340.05
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2458.76
    sec-butyl acetate 4804.27
    tert-butyl acetate 5636.2
    decalin 942.23
    glycerin 368.47
    diglyme 5403.78
    acrylic acid 1164.76
    isopropyl myristate 1421.82
    n-butyric acid 6110.54
    acetyl acetate 3192.16
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 848.66
    ethyl propionate 5190.81
    nitromethane 4528.44
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5697.35
    benzonitrile 3012.2
    trioctyl phosphate 715.55
    1-bromopropane 7092.06
    gamma-valerolactone 10035.73
    n-decanol 766.34
    triethyl phosphate 1295.14
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1890.45
    propionitrile 3857.04
    vinylene carbonate 3110.78
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3732.89
    DMS 2124.77
    cumene 1017.06
    2-octanol 1276.45
    2-hexanone 5743.59
    octyl acetate 1682.11
    limonene 2149.17
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 7001.38
    ethyl orthosilicate 1344.27
    tributyl phosphate 1044.28
    diacetone alcohol 3741.17
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1610.57
    acrylonitrile 3156.54
    aniline 2407.34
    1,3-propanediol 1363.62
    bromobenzene 4467.64
    dibromomethane 8035.85
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 10423.57
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2618.92
    tetrabutyl urea 1416.59
    diisobutyl methanol 1356.12
    2-phenylethanol 1515.85
    styrene 2205.51
    dioctyl adipate 1869.19
    dimethyl sulfate 1278.81
    ethyl butyrate 5200.2
    methyl lactate 989.48
    butyl lactate 2370.47
    diethyl carbonate 2279.94
    propanediol butyl ether 1626.33
    triethyl orthoformate 2796.5
    p-tert-butyltoluene 908.53
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1944.78
    morpholine 9374.09
    tert-butylamine 3685.43
    n-dodecanol 544.86
    dimethoxymethane 3383.18
    ethylene carbonate 3434.97
    cyrene 1199.03
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4025.07
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4470.53
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3454.26
    4-methylpyridine 7036.4
    dibutyl ether 4889.94
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1356.12
    DEF 7599.21
    dimethyl isosorbide 2782.16
    tetrachloroethylene 6477.31
    eugenol 1486.06
    triacetin 2892.48
    span 80 1750.84
    1,4-butanediol 496.07
    1,1-dichloroethane 8900.16
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2443.91
    methyl formate 1252.06
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3493.75
    n-decane 398.18
    butyronitrile 5236.32
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1589.58
    1-chlorooctane 1732.51
    1-chlorotetradecane 472.26
    n-nonane 440.19
    undecane 223.74
    tert-butylcyclohexane 697.18
    cyclooctane 820.85
    cyclopentanol 4666.87
    tetrahydropyran 13443.14
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4675.04
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2656.81
    1-hexene 4580.81
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2342.39
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 521.12
    methyl butyrate 7812.21

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IFRA standard 51

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