Cholesteryl decanoate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1183-04-6

    Molecular formula
    C37H64O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCC(=O)O[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@H]3CC[C@]4([C@H]([C@@H]3CC=C2C1)CC[C@@H]4[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C)C

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 68.25%
    Waxy 55.5%
    Sandalwood 43.79%
    Balsamic 42.89%
    Oily 39.51%
    Floral 37.13%
    Amber 36.88%
    Fatty 33.03%
    Dry 29.25%
    Herbal 27.99%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 31.92%
    Woody 29.07%
    Mild 28.43%
    Oily 23.7%
    Bland 21.78%
    Fatty 21.53%
    Slightly waxy 21.34%
    Sandalwood 21.3%
    Balsam 20.98%
    Delicate 20.81%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    13.2

    pKa est.
    7.49 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    540.9 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    556°C

    Flash point

    • 246.98 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1183-04-6
    • Cholesteryl decanoate
    • Cholesteryl caprate
    • 16J5BGD5AE
    • (3beta)-Cholest-5-en-3-ol, decanoate
    • RefChem:576041
    • (3 beta)-cholest-5-en-3-ol, decanoate
    • 214-660-4
    • Cholesterol Decanoate
    • Cholesteryl Decanoate (Caprate)
    • MFCD00021150
    • Decanoic Acid Cholesterol Ester
    • [(10R,13R,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] decanoate
    • [(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] decanoate
    • C37H64O2
    • Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3.beta.)-, decanoate
    • UNII-16J5BGD5AE
    • Cholest-5-en-3-beta-yl decanoate
    • cholesterol caprinate
    • EINECS 214-660-4
    • cholesterol n-caprate
    • 10:0 Cholesteryl ester
    • SCHEMBL161427
    • orb2939897
    • cholest-5-en-3beta-yl decanoate
    • 3.beta.-Decanoyloxycholest-5-ene
    • 5-Cholesten-3.beta.-ol decylate
    • AKOS025310954
    • FC61964
    • HY-W127351
    • (3I(2))-cholest-5-en-3-yl decanoate
    • Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3beta)-, decanoate
    • C0618
    • CHOLEST-5-EN-3-.BETA.-YL DECANOATE
    • Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3beta)-, 3-decanoate
    • CS-0185589
    • NS00046041
    • G86010
    • (3.BETA.)-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-OL, DECANOATE
    • Q27251818
    • Cholesteryl n-decanoate, ~95% (HPLC; detection at 205 nm)
    • [(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(1R)-1,5-dimethylhexyl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] decanoate
    • 1183-04-6

  • Applications

    Cholesteryl decanoate is a waxy lipid ester commonly used as a lipid component and thickening agent in cosmetics and personal care, where it provides emollience, slip, and structure in products such as creams, lotions, and lip balms. In the plastics and coatings industries, it can be used as a wax-like additive to tune crystallization, gloss, and lubricity of polymer systems and coatings. It may serve as a lipid carrier or lipid-based excipient in pharmaceutical topical formulations. It has been explored as a component in cholesteric liquid-crystal formulations for specialized optical/electronic materials and temperature-responsive coatings. These applications are subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 29.79
    methanol 10.86
    isopropanol 22.88
    water 0.08
    ethyl acetate 79.35
    n-propanol 47.48
    acetone 45.74
    n-butanol 57.09
    acetonitrile 12.94
    DMF 46.02
    toluene 121.98
    isobutanol 39.05
    1,4-dioxane 105.23
    methyl acetate 43.68
    THF 199.39
    2-butanone 81.57
    n-pentanol 44.28
    sec-butanol 31.18
    n-hexane 10.54
    ethylene glycol 1.19
    NMP 141.99
    cyclohexane 23.31
    DMSO 24.57
    n-butyl acetate 92.1
    n-octanol 27.55
    chloroform 244.71
    n-propyl acetate 66.87
    acetic acid 29.62
    dichloromethane 197.84
    cyclohexanone 187.31
    propylene glycol 3.38
    isopropyl acetate 82.82
    DMAc 122.95
    2-ethoxyethanol 49.9
    isopentanol 53.19
    n-heptane 9.53
    ethyl formate 28.17
    1,2-dichloroethane 109.49
    n-hexanol 50.16
    2-methoxyethanol 42.97
    isobutyl acetate 63.65
    tetrachloromethane 49.69
    n-pentyl acetate 110.79
    transcutol 216.96
    n-heptanol 40.99
    ethylbenzene 53.88
    MIBK 78.3
    2-propoxyethanol 101.54
    tert-butanol 18.9
    MTBE 49.83
    2-butoxyethanol 91.26
    propionic acid 29.51
    o-xylene 65.01
    formic acid 6.77
    diethyl ether 81.22
    m-xylene 72.04
    p-xylene 56.28
    chlorobenzene 129.06
    dimethyl carbonate 29.52
    n-octane 2.99
    formamide 9.15
    cyclopentanone 160.56
    2-pentanone 92.61
    anisole 83.19
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 139.48
    gamma-butyrolactone 137.07
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 54.97
    pyridine 134.43
    3-pentanone 85.69
    furfural 100.35
    n-dodecane 1.81
    diethylene glycol 25.65
    diisopropyl ether 30.13
    tert-amyl alcohol 26.07
    acetylacetone 91.57
    n-hexadecane 2.23
    acetophenone 82.61
    methyl propionate 67.45
    isopentyl acetate 105.35
    trichloroethylene 212.48
    n-nonanol 32.18
    cyclohexanol 61.96
    benzyl alcohol 56.68
    2-ethylhexanol 44.52
    isooctanol 37.64
    dipropyl ether 64.87
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 115.8
    ethyl lactate 31.72
    propylene carbonate 83.81
    n-methylformamide 21.18
    2-pentanol 37.35
    n-pentane 11.41
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 83.59
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 121.52
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 74.69
    mesitylene 42.25
    ε-caprolactone 189.22
    p-cymene 37.59
    epichlorohydrin 162.57
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 113.53
    2-aminoethanol 7.08
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 119.99
    sulfolane 136.02
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 7.04
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 165.72
    n-hexyl acetate 101.68
    isooctane 4.81
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 96.22
    sec-butyl acetate 65.35
    tert-butyl acetate 86.29
    decalin 12.0
    glycerin 6.56
    diglyme 181.42
    acrylic acid 21.07
    isopropyl myristate 37.4
    n-butyric acid 79.1
    acetyl acetate 61.13
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 47.13
    ethyl propionate 67.42
    nitromethane 38.65
    1,2-diethoxyethane 95.4
    benzonitrile 51.35
    trioctyl phosphate 30.05
    1-bromopropane 98.82
    gamma-valerolactone 226.03
    n-decanol 19.76
    triethyl phosphate 46.97
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 30.18
    propionitrile 26.96
    vinylene carbonate 77.76
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 84.39
    DMS 61.6
    cumene 35.36
    2-octanol 23.87
    2-hexanone 73.44
    octyl acetate 46.86
    limonene 48.36
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 79.47
    ethyl orthosilicate 53.43
    tributyl phosphate 34.89
    diacetone alcohol 65.99
    N,N-dimethylaniline 57.59
    acrylonitrile 22.8
    aniline 80.95
    1,3-propanediol 21.61
    bromobenzene 152.03
    dibromomethane 147.19
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 174.04
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 83.45
    tetrabutyl urea 48.39
    diisobutyl methanol 27.1
    2-phenylethanol 71.89
    styrene 60.4
    dioctyl adipate 60.96
    dimethyl sulfate 45.86
    ethyl butyrate 82.28
    methyl lactate 26.93
    butyl lactate 71.73
    diethyl carbonate 50.14
    propanediol butyl ether 44.17
    triethyl orthoformate 76.92
    p-tert-butyltoluene 33.3
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 98.05
    morpholine 131.71
    tert-butylamine 16.48
    n-dodecanol 12.82
    dimethoxymethane 67.53
    ethylene carbonate 77.09
    cyrene 77.16
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 144.79
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 98.61
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 138.52
    4-methylpyridine 135.05
    dibutyl ether 40.61
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 27.1
    DEF 99.72
    dimethyl isosorbide 141.58
    tetrachloroethylene 119.29
    eugenol 82.33
    triacetin 104.32
    span 80 70.66
    1,4-butanediol 8.84
    1,1-dichloroethane 98.27
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 46.1
    methyl formate 14.74
    2-methyl-1-butanol 55.8
    n-decane 4.5
    butyronitrile 39.07
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 31.1
    1-chlorooctane 24.0
    1-chlorotetradecane 7.18
    n-nonane 3.7
    undecane 2.65
    tert-butylcyclohexane 8.34
    cyclooctane 9.11
    cyclopentanol 47.51
    tetrahydropyran 175.41
    tert-amyl methyl ether 52.54
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 104.43
    1-hexene 33.91
    2-isopropoxyethanol 47.74
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 16.75
    methyl butyrate 77.74

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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