cis-Limonene 1,2 oxide
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C12H26OSMILES
CCC[C@@H](CCC(C)OC)C(C)C
Safety labels
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Odor profile
Fragrance Floral 64.02% Fresh 54.75% Citrus 53.56% Green 51.23% Woody 46.87% Rose 45.15% Fruity 44.67% Herbal 43.57% Waxy 42.88% Aldehydic 34.73% Flavor Fresh 41.92% Citrus 38.2% Waxy 32.4% Green 28.59% Leathery 24.8% Oily 24.5% Delicate 23.9% Yeasty 23.44% Floral 23.29% Clean cloth 22.59% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
4.4pKa est.
8.35 (weak base)Molecular weight
186.33 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Moderately fastBoiling point est.
205°CFlash point
- 67.84 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- cis-limonene 1,2 oxide
- cis-limonene 1,2 oxide
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Applications
cis-Limonene 1,2 oxide is primarily used as a reactive intermediate in fragrance and flavor chemistry to access aroma compounds via epoxide opening and functionalization; it also serves as a chiral building block for organic synthesis, supporting the production of fragrance ingredients and cosmetic actives. In polymer and coating sectors, the epoxide functionality enables use as a monomer or crosslinking precursor for epoxy resins and related coatings. It is also explored as a starting material for industrial routes to specialty chemicals and performance materials, depending on formulation requirements and local regulations.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 8454.09 methanol 4086.42 isopropanol 8971.05 water 0.34 ethyl acetate 10037.9 n-propanol 9099.48 acetone 8535.48 n-butanol 10452.81 acetonitrile 5303.23 DMF 3007.1 toluene 4290.3 isobutanol 7474.01 1,4-dioxane 14167.87 methyl acetate 5813.98 THF 16114.54 2-butanone 7917.41 n-pentanol 6090.72 sec-butanol 9031.55 n-hexane 6794.14 ethylene glycol 455.85 NMP 2666.48 cyclohexane 10877.98 DMSO 3651.53 n-butyl acetate 11439.83 n-octanol 2827.54 chloroform 14399.83 n-propyl acetate 6004.44 acetic acid 3228.6 dichloromethane 11300.51 cyclohexanone 10949.69 propylene glycol 1134.6 isopropyl acetate 6898.23 DMAc 2405.89 2-ethoxyethanol 4568.36 isopentanol 9283.31 n-heptane 4848.05 ethyl formate 3829.47 1,2-dichloroethane 8267.43 n-hexanol 10527.64 2-methoxyethanol 6187.69 isobutyl acetate 3483.48 tetrachloromethane 4688.51 n-pentyl acetate 4531.51 transcutol 11520.88 n-heptanol 3186.03 ethylbenzene 2111.42 MIBK 4458.46 2-propoxyethanol 8124.48 tert-butanol 12941.07 MTBE 15706.7 2-butoxyethanol 3789.13 propionic acid 3500.24 o-xylene 2321.16 formic acid 415.32 diethyl ether 17392.31 m-xylene 2565.78 p-xylene 2647.31 chlorobenzene 4281.63 dimethyl carbonate 762.67 n-octane 1146.07 formamide 642.79 cyclopentanone 7262.47 2-pentanone 7740.26 anisole 2982.92 cyclopentyl methyl ether 10180.22 gamma-butyrolactone 6019.27 1-methoxy-2-propanol 5093.36 pyridine 7359.55 3-pentanone 5063.09 furfural 4104.62 n-dodecane 472.83 diethylene glycol 2605.17 diisopropyl ether 5406.37 tert-amyl alcohol 10188.86 acetylacetone 4791.76 n-hexadecane 560.69 acetophenone 1963.01 methyl propionate 4187.97 isopentyl acetate 8642.41 trichloroethylene 10812.81 n-nonanol 2431.96 cyclohexanol 10210.84 benzyl alcohol 2078.25 2-ethylhexanol 7214.88 isooctanol 2596.21 dipropyl ether 11483.0 1,2-dichlorobenzene 3190.17 ethyl lactate 1284.83 propylene carbonate 3903.24 n-methylformamide 1677.27 2-pentanol 8127.41 n-pentane 5527.99 1-propoxy-2-propanol 7310.97 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 5299.34 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1893.37 mesitylene 1812.29 ε-caprolactone 8872.87 p-cymene 1874.03 epichlorohydrin 8423.74 1,1,1-trichloroethane 11024.0 2-aminoethanol 1625.98 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4393.94 sulfolane 4568.74 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1699.43 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 17615.67 n-hexyl acetate 5206.73 isooctane 1365.06 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3278.39 sec-butyl acetate 4431.36 tert-butyl acetate 6815.54 decalin 1974.95 glycerin 989.76 diglyme 6520.62 acrylic acid 1717.21 isopropyl myristate 1586.05 n-butyric acid 8306.68 acetyl acetate 3842.58 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 929.24 ethyl propionate 4451.11 nitromethane 3809.14 1,2-diethoxyethane 8872.0 benzonitrile 3332.21 trioctyl phosphate 874.71 1-bromopropane 10745.64 gamma-valerolactone 8456.09 n-decanol 1579.55 triethyl phosphate 1534.97 4-methyl-2-pentanol 4181.08 propionitrile 6298.49 vinylene carbonate 2943.72 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4063.01 DMS 1805.95 cumene 1355.27 2-octanol 2378.05 2-hexanone 5620.49 octyl acetate 1827.54 limonene 4225.69 1,2-dimethoxyethane 9150.05 ethyl orthosilicate 1993.0 tributyl phosphate 1207.58 diacetone alcohol 4243.78 N,N-dimethylaniline 1611.42 acrylonitrile 4005.83 aniline 3980.57 1,3-propanediol 3395.08 bromobenzene 4761.96 dibromomethane 10320.1 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9744.97 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3202.09 tetrabutyl urea 1240.94 diisobutyl methanol 3351.71 2-phenylethanol 2816.5 styrene 2615.53 dioctyl adipate 1681.14 dimethyl sulfate 889.99 ethyl butyrate 6627.0 methyl lactate 1081.06 butyl lactate 2235.67 diethyl carbonate 2980.31 propanediol butyl ether 2185.88 triethyl orthoformate 4503.96 p-tert-butyltoluene 1874.6 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1566.44 morpholine 15979.97 tert-butylamine 11543.88 n-dodecanol 1138.23 dimethoxymethane 3537.2 ethylene carbonate 3569.23 cyrene 1178.45 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4101.66 2-ethylhexyl acetate 6982.09 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3467.5 4-methylpyridine 7529.37 dibutyl ether 7436.1 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3351.71 DEF 5646.57 dimethyl isosorbide 2882.35 tetrachloroethylene 6748.59 eugenol 1258.82 triacetin 2318.94 span 80 2163.18 1,4-butanediol 1164.35 1,1-dichloroethane 11128.94 2-methyl-1-pentanol 5307.03 methyl formate 1163.77 2-methyl-1-butanol 8250.5 n-decane 1075.01 butyronitrile 9390.52 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3253.61 1-chlorooctane 2790.0 1-chlorotetradecane 854.69 n-nonane 1293.63 undecane 673.11 tert-butylcyclohexane 1860.99 cyclooctane 2794.89 cyclopentanol 7246.53 tetrahydropyran 24276.52 tert-amyl methyl ether 8645.61 2,5,8-trioxanonane 2978.33 1-hexene 11293.02 2-isopropoxyethanol 3931.72 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 712.19 methyl butyrate 5934.6 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
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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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |