Chlorobutanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    57-15-8

    Molecular formula
    C4H7Cl3O

    SMILES
    CC(C)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 47.02%
    Odorless 32.23%
    Sweet 29.89%
    Floral 29.22%
    Dry 26.58%
    Balsamic 24.8%
    Amber 24.46%
    Camphoreous 22.93%
    Earthy 22.54%
    Musk 22.07%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 32.14%
    Sulfurous 31.4%
    Mild 24.77%
    Meaty 22.61%
    Sulfury 22.59%
    Bland 21.19%
    Catty 19.78%
    Yeasty 19.66%
    Bloody 19.61%
    Bouillon 19.6%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.0

    pKa est.
    6.5 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    177.45 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Melting point expt.

    • 99
    • 97 °C
    • MP: 77 °C (HYDRATE); HYGROSCOPIC
    • MP: 97 °C /anhydrous form/; MP: 78 °C /hemihydrate/

    Boiling point

    • 167
    • 167 °C

    Flash point

    • 59.94 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • INSOL IN COLD WATER, SOL IN HOT WATER
    • 1 G IN 125 ML WATER; SOL IN VOLATILE OILS
    • Easily sol in hot water; one gram dissolves in 1 ml alcohol, 10 ml glycerol; sol in chloroform, ether, acetone, petr ether, glacial acetic acid, oils.
    • Soluble in alcohol and glycerol, hot water, ether, chloroform, and volatile oils.
    • For more Solubility (Complete) data for CHLORETONE (6 total), please visit the HSDB record page.

  • Synonyms

    • Chlorobutanol
    • 57-15-8
    • 1,1,1-trichloro-2-methylpropan-2-ol
    • Chlorbutol
    • CHLORETONE
    • 1,1,1-Trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol
    • Chloreton
    • Acetone chloroform
    • Acetonchloroform
    • Acetochlorone
    • Clortran
    • Methaform
    • Sedaform
    • Anhydrous chlorobutanol
    • Coliquifilm
    • Dentalone
    • Khloreton
    • Chlorobutanol, anhydrous
    • 2-Propanol, 1,1,1-trichloro-2-methyl-
    • Chlorbutanolum
    • Chlorbutolum
    • Chlorobutanolum
    • Clorobutanol
    • Trichlorisobutylalcohol
    • 2-(Trichloromethyl)-2-propanol
    • Trichloro-t-butyl alcohol
    • Clorobutanolo
    • 1,1,1-Trichloro-tert-butyl alcohol
    • beta,beta,beta-Trichloro-tert-butyl alcohol
    • DTXSID1041217
    • HM4YQM8WRC
    • 2-Propanol, 2-methyl-1,1,1-trichloro-
    • NSC-44794
    • DTXCID9021217
    • NSC44794
    • Trichlorbutanol
    • RefChem:54792
    • A04AD04
    • 215-305-6
    • Chlorbutanol
    • Chlortran
    • Trichloro-tert-butanol
    • C4H7Cl3O
    • Trichlorobutanol
    • Trichloro-tert-butyl alcohol
    • 28471-22-9
    • 2-(Trichloromethyl)propan-2-ol
    • tert-Trichlorobutyl alcohol
    • MFCD00004461
    • NSC 44794
    • 1,1,1-trichloro-2-methyl-propan-2-ol
    • NCGC00159392-02
    • NCGC00159392-05
    • chlorobutanol hydrate
    • WLN: QX1&1&XGGG
    • .beta.,.beta.,.beta.-Trichloro-tert-butyl alcohol
    • Caswell No. 185
    • Clorobutanolo [DCIT]
    • 1,1-Trichloro-tert-butyl alcohol
    • Trichloro-2-methylpropan-2-ol
    • 1,1-Trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol
    • 2-Propanol,1,1-trichloro-2-methyl-
    • CAS-57-15-8
    • Clorobutanol [INN-Spanish]
    • Chlorobutanolum [INN-Latin]
    • .beta.,.beta.-Trichloro-tert-butyl alcohol
    • HSDB 2761
    • UNII-HM4YQM8WRC
    • EINECS 200-317-6
    • 2,2,2-Trichloro-1,1-dimethylethanol
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 017501
    • 1,1,1-trichloro-2-methylpropan-2-ol;hydrate
    • BRN 0878167
    • 1, 1, 1-trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol hydrate
    • Acetonechloroform
    • AI3-00048
    • Butenechlorohydrin
    • 2-Propanol, trichloro-2-methyl-
    • Chlorobutanol CRS
    • Chloretone (TN)
    • Chlorobutanol [INN:BAN:JAN:NF]
    • Chloretone hemihydrate
    • Chlorobutanol, hydrous
    • t-Trichlorobutyl alcohol
    • Chlorobutanol (Standard)
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [II]
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [MI]
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [INN]
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [JAN]
    • SCHEMBL1040
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [HSDB]
    • SCHEMBL44550
    • Acetone chloroform hemihydrate
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [VANDF]
    • 4-01-00-01629 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [USP-RS]
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [WHO-DD]
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [WHO-IP]
    • orb1310185
    • CHEMBL1439973
    • Chlorobutanol (JP17/NF/INN)
    • HY-B1263R
    • 2-(trichloromethyl)-propan-2-ol
    • NSC4596
    • NSC5208
    • CHEBI:134813
    • MolPort-003-925-931
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [GREEN BOOK]
    • HMS3264C17
    • HMS5081H22
    • Pharmakon1600-01506102
    • ALBB-037318
    • CS-B1703
    • HY-B1263
    • NSC-4596
    • NSC-5208
    • CHLOROBUTANOL [EP MONOGRAPH]
    • Tox21_111629
    • BDBM50417941
    • EBC-13267
    • MSK002096
    • NSC760101
    • s3705
    • SBB058738
    • CHLOROBUTANOL, ANHYDROUS [II]
    • AKOS003619059
    • CHLOROBUTANOLUM [WHO-IP LATIN]
    • 57-15-8

  • Applications

    Chlorobutanol, CAS 57-15-8, is used primarily as a preservative and antimicrobial additive in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, particularly in solution forms for topical or ocular use; it is also employed as a solvent or processing aid in industrial manufacturing and as an intermediate in organic synthesis; it is occasionally used as an antiseptic additive in certain cleaning formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 287.96
    methanol 336.21
    isopropanol 305.11
    water 17.96
    ethyl acetate 275.78
    n-propanol 239.73
    acetone 779.53
    n-butanol 235.92
    acetonitrile 267.0
    DMF 1645.57
    toluene 166.89
    isobutanol 219.55
    1,4-dioxane 555.86
    methyl acetate 344.03
    THF 939.2
    2-butanone 451.99
    n-pentanol 168.79
    sec-butanol 288.58
    n-hexane 51.4
    ethylene glycol 139.75
    NMP 1321.38
    cyclohexane 74.24
    DMSO 987.65
    n-butyl acetate 183.85
    n-octanol 141.68
    chloroform 710.56
    n-propyl acetate 204.15
    acetic acid 352.1
    dichloromethane 497.93
    cyclohexanone 570.3
    propylene glycol 184.81
    isopropyl acetate 235.29
    DMAc 1294.61
    2-ethoxyethanol 315.88
    isopentanol 205.52
    n-heptane 48.73
    ethyl formate 246.0
    1,2-dichloroethane 325.68
    n-hexanol 172.52
    2-methoxyethanol 537.47
    isobutyl acetate 142.79
    tetrachloromethane 184.77
    n-pentyl acetate 166.67
    transcutol 481.97
    n-heptanol 129.09
    ethylbenzene 118.09
    MIBK 263.87
    2-propoxyethanol 307.82
    tert-butanol 467.47
    MTBE 381.72
    2-butoxyethanol 209.95
    propionic acid 213.18
    o-xylene 183.84
    formic acid 216.58
    diethyl ether 282.28
    m-xylene 155.08
    p-xylene 188.19
    chlorobenzene 189.15
    dimethyl carbonate 214.23
    n-octane 24.6
    formamide 379.72
    cyclopentanone 787.23
    2-pentanone 375.84
    anisole 282.96
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 420.47
    gamma-butyrolactone 699.78
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 485.21
    pyridine 346.79
    3-pentanone 313.51
    furfural 677.75
    n-dodecane 18.93
    diethylene glycol 284.81
    diisopropyl ether 138.63
    tert-amyl alcohol 406.91
    acetylacetone 545.92
    n-hexadecane 21.35
    acetophenone 311.28
    methyl propionate 294.81
    isopentyl acetate 181.64
    trichloroethylene 701.38
    n-nonanol 129.82
    cyclohexanol 279.04
    benzyl alcohol 204.53
    2-ethylhexanol 126.39
    isooctanol 112.76
    dipropyl ether 182.17
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 209.23
    ethyl lactate 145.46
    propylene carbonate 374.93
    n-methylformamide 492.03
    2-pentanol 222.37
    n-pentane 65.17
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 251.96
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 254.57
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 247.24
    mesitylene 120.36
    ε-caprolactone 419.39
    p-cymene 98.6
    epichlorohydrin 611.03
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 450.78
    2-aminoethanol 199.28
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 912.78
    sulfolane 988.76
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 49.46
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 548.72
    n-hexyl acetate 216.86
    isooctane 34.72
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 250.03
    sec-butyl acetate 162.08
    tert-butyl acetate 313.53
    decalin 43.74
    glycerin 265.84
    diglyme 497.55
    acrylic acid 211.21
    isopropyl myristate 112.98
    n-butyric acid 259.03
    acetyl acetate 222.69
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 102.75
    ethyl propionate 197.66
    nitromethane 739.23
    1,2-diethoxyethane 222.96
    benzonitrile 221.33
    trioctyl phosphate 84.94
    1-bromopropane 211.45
    gamma-valerolactone 880.12
    n-decanol 100.14
    triethyl phosphate 123.29
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 143.29
    propionitrile 193.68
    vinylene carbonate 321.22
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 532.01
    DMS 191.23
    cumene 99.71
    2-octanol 119.75
    2-hexanone 252.21
    octyl acetate 133.43
    limonene 151.29
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 603.02
    ethyl orthosilicate 123.46
    tributyl phosphate 96.71
    diacetone alcohol 384.42
    N,N-dimethylaniline 278.53
    acrylonitrile 239.53
    aniline 224.85
    1,3-propanediol 246.28
    bromobenzene 179.09
    dibromomethane 355.63
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 596.82
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 177.17
    tetrabutyl urea 151.07
    diisobutyl methanol 109.24
    2-phenylethanol 180.2
    styrene 133.36
    dioctyl adipate 149.28
    dimethyl sulfate 438.53
    ethyl butyrate 179.97
    methyl lactate 225.93
    butyl lactate 148.12
    diethyl carbonate 130.87
    propanediol butyl ether 224.79
    triethyl orthoformate 149.76
    p-tert-butyltoluene 114.92
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 261.34
    morpholine 591.36
    tert-butylamine 325.55
    n-dodecanol 80.24
    dimethoxymethane 642.25
    ethylene carbonate 253.13
    cyrene 323.43
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 206.15
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 153.69
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 286.79
    4-methylpyridine 418.16
    dibutyl ether 136.24
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 109.24
    DEF 500.88
    dimethyl isosorbide 400.83
    tetrachloroethylene 423.69
    eugenol 224.75
    triacetin 246.32
    span 80 211.02
    1,4-butanediol 126.58
    1,1-dichloroethane 369.81
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 158.6
    methyl formate 427.75
    2-methyl-1-butanol 213.38
    n-decane 31.38
    butyronitrile 206.17
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 134.97
    1-chlorooctane 93.21
    1-chlorotetradecane 43.51
    n-nonane 30.3
    undecane 23.07
    tert-butylcyclohexane 48.11
    cyclooctane 33.81
    cyclopentanol 341.13
    tetrahydropyran 439.49
    tert-amyl methyl ether 327.38
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 375.8
    1-hexene 123.16
    2-isopropoxyethanol 240.11
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 238.17
    methyl butyrate 260.05

    Scent© AI

1 4

IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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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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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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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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