Citroflex A-4
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C20H34O8SMILES
CCCCOC(=O)CC(C(C(=O)C)C(=O)OCCCC)(C(=O)OCCCC)O
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Odor profile
Fragrance Fruity 71.91% Herbal 56.36% Winey 54.92% Sweet 43.73% Oily 36.95% Floral 34.41% Caramellic 30.93% Apple 28.47% Fatty 26.8% Buttery 24.45% Flavor Fruity 48.7% Bitter 38.1% Odorless 35.05% Mild 33.54% Bland 27.83% Wine 25.3% Fatty 23.42% Waxy 23.34% Sweet-like 22.76% Very mild 22.01% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
2.7pKa est.
4.74 (weak acid)Molecular weight
402.5 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Ultra slowBoiling point est.
423°CFlash point
- 156.51 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- Citroflex A-4
- tributyl 2-hydroxy-4-oxopentane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
- SCHEMBL119061
- CHEMBL1718009
- CHEBI:170062
- AKOS024438112
- 1,2,3-tributyl 1-acetyl-2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
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Applications
Citroflex A-4 is used as a plasticizer for PVC and other polymers, improving the flexibility of films and coatings; it also serves as a solvent and processing aid in coatings, inks, and adhesives; in cosmetics and personal care it acts as a solvent and plasticizer; it can be used as a solvent for flavors and fragrances; and it functions as a pharmaceutical excipient to plasticize film coatings, with potential use in biopolymer packaging.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 751.23 methanol 1334.16 isopropanol 528.03 water 6.67 ethyl acetate 1111.91 n-propanol 667.3 acetone 1757.38 n-butanol 486.16 acetonitrile 868.97 DMF 6391.71 toluene 609.67 isobutanol 516.25 1,4-dioxane 1106.78 methyl acetate 1336.88 THF 2654.99 2-butanone 1263.6 n-pentanol 344.31 sec-butanol 548.98 n-hexane 36.4 ethylene glycol 355.94 NMP 11033.06 cyclohexane 68.89 DMSO 5162.6 n-butyl acetate 542.89 n-octanol 131.71 chloroform 2926.19 n-propyl acetate 588.51 acetic acid 3436.12 dichloromethane 3223.18 cyclohexanone 2535.24 propylene glycol 527.07 isopropyl acetate 707.12 DMAc 6795.38 2-ethoxyethanol 887.76 isopentanol 406.32 n-heptane 14.97 ethyl formate 817.41 1,2-dichloroethane 2364.91 n-hexanol 240.9 2-methoxyethanol 1703.75 isobutyl acetate 329.98 tetrachloromethane 419.1 n-pentyl acetate 437.17 transcutol 1777.78 n-heptanol 138.95 ethylbenzene 283.55 MIBK 538.09 2-propoxyethanol 795.77 tert-butanol 577.44 MTBE 414.29 2-butoxyethanol 487.68 propionic acid 1601.91 o-xylene 464.92 formic acid 1981.84 diethyl ether 383.63 m-xylene 359.84 p-xylene 355.02 chlorobenzene 1023.98 dimethyl carbonate 1262.67 n-octane 7.78 formamide 2888.45 cyclopentanone 3643.42 2-pentanone 990.96 anisole 607.88 cyclopentyl methyl ether 1331.11 gamma-butyrolactone 5699.37 1-methoxy-2-propanol 1354.81 pyridine 1846.07 3-pentanone 974.64 furfural 3935.34 n-dodecane 6.62 diethylene glycol 670.82 diisopropyl ether 116.33 tert-amyl alcohol 610.26 acetylacetone 1734.8 n-hexadecane 7.66 acetophenone 1064.53 methyl propionate 1620.59 isopentyl acetate 507.68 trichloroethylene 5182.15 n-nonanol 128.29 cyclohexanol 798.46 benzyl alcohol 665.47 2-ethylhexanol 159.67 isooctanol 116.3 dipropyl ether 200.83 1,2-dichlorobenzene 1120.95 ethyl lactate 511.15 propylene carbonate 2766.44 n-methylformamide 2979.31 2-pentanol 339.65 n-pentane 35.39 1-propoxy-2-propanol 511.01 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 838.31 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 585.96 mesitylene 179.77 ε-caprolactone 2641.33 p-cymene 129.98 epichlorohydrin 4012.56 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1928.71 2-aminoethanol 700.16 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4702.31 sulfolane 8229.96 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 29.1 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1662.23 n-hexyl acetate 524.45 isooctane 12.59 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 695.38 sec-butyl acetate 422.93 tert-butyl acetate 716.06 decalin 54.36 glycerin 996.39 diglyme 1271.86 acrylic acid 1902.9 isopropyl myristate 159.99 n-butyric acid 1608.36 acetyl acetate 1062.46 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 265.44 ethyl propionate 679.84 nitromethane 5447.59 1,2-diethoxyethane 436.0 benzonitrile 737.38 trioctyl phosphate 161.3 1-bromopropane 806.93 gamma-valerolactone 5167.16 n-decanol 87.36 triethyl phosphate 324.32 4-methyl-2-pentanol 181.0 propionitrile 605.21 vinylene carbonate 2517.43 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3975.34 DMS 913.44 cumene 183.0 2-octanol 91.25 2-hexanone 528.11 octyl acetate 245.6 limonene 230.14 1,2-dimethoxyethane 1137.65 ethyl orthosilicate 272.67 tributyl phosphate 239.88 diacetone alcohol 991.01 N,N-dimethylaniline 573.59 acrylonitrile 1124.19 aniline 1006.7 1,3-propanediol 791.89 bromobenzene 1002.4 dibromomethane 1774.79 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4000.61 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 475.4 tetrabutyl urea 376.76 diisobutyl methanol 86.5 2-phenylethanol 434.92 styrene 368.13 dioctyl adipate 337.96 dimethyl sulfate 3246.74 ethyl butyrate 460.06 methyl lactate 1246.05 butyl lactate 462.85 diethyl carbonate 354.62 propanediol butyl ether 472.83 triethyl orthoformate 316.41 p-tert-butyltoluene 118.76 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 771.18 morpholine 1863.52 tert-butylamine 302.82 n-dodecanol 62.6 dimethoxymethane 1884.14 ethylene carbonate 1837.69 cyrene 1122.91 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 736.94 2-ethylhexyl acetate 400.12 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1611.49 4-methylpyridine 2031.55 dibutyl ether 149.55 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 86.5 DEF 2187.53 dimethyl isosorbide 1284.98 tetrachloroethylene 2401.73 eugenol 589.5 triacetin 863.94 span 80 491.39 1,4-butanediol 317.19 1,1-dichloroethane 1747.87 2-methyl-1-pentanol 340.4 methyl formate 2225.74 2-methyl-1-butanol 489.77 n-decane 11.66 butyronitrile 475.61 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 149.52 1-chlorooctane 91.78 1-chlorotetradecane 35.14 n-nonane 10.3 undecane 8.43 tert-butylcyclohexane 34.73 cyclooctane 20.38 cyclopentanol 1099.34 tetrahydropyran 1038.74 tert-amyl methyl ether 487.8 2,5,8-trioxanonane 864.88 1-hexene 149.63 2-isopropoxyethanol 554.71 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1785.88 methyl butyrate 930.42 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 |