Cyclododecane, (ethoxymethoxy)-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    58567-11-6

    Molecular formula
    C15H30O2

    SMILES
    CCOCOC1CCCCCCCCCCC1

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 84.79%
    Amber 66.98%
    Cedar 56.07%
    Dry 52.96%
    Musk 43.78%
    Natural 31.34%
    Vetiver 30.61%
    Camphoreous 29.26%
    Clean 28.66%
    Fresh 28.16%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 47.07%
    Fruit 31.53%
    Green 31.35%
    Pineapple 29.36%
    Rose 27.85%
    Earthy 27.08%
    Sweet 22.2%
    Plant 22.12%
    Cauliflower 20.96%
    Shrimp 20.82%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.5

    pKa est.
    8.37 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    242.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    308°C

    Flash point

    • 113.59 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • (Ethoxymethoxy)cyclododecane
    • 58567-11-6
    • Boisambrene forte
    • ethoxymethoxycyclododecane
    • Cyclododecane, (ethoxymethoxy)-
    • Ethoxycyclododecyloxymethane
    • BRN 2434529
    • EINECS 261-332-1
    • Formaldehyde, cyclododecyl ethyl acetal
    • DTXSID1052248
    • EC 261-332-1
    • Cyclododecane,(ethoxymethoxy)-
    • (ethoxymethoxy)-cyclododecane
    • SCHEMBL111971
    • CHEMBL3730724
    • DTXCID6030819
    • Ethoxymethoxycyclododecane (Buazambren)
    • DB-247259
    • NS00001973
    • 261-332-1
    • Amber Decane
    • Amberwood

  • Applications

    Cyclododecane, (ethoxymethoxy)- may be used as a non-volatile carrier and fragrance solvent in perfumery and personal care formulations, and can function as a fragrance fixative or slow-release matrix. It may serve as a processing aid or diluent in coatings and inks, contributing to viscosity control and formulation stability. The compound can be an intermediate in the synthesis of specialty polymers and plastics, where the ethoxymethoxy functionality may participate in further transformations. In industrial cleaning and formulation work, it may be used as a non-polar solvent component or co-solvent for grease- and silicone-containing systems. Its use should be considered within local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 897.73
    methanol 418.19
    isopropanol 1397.4
    water 0.04
    ethyl acetate 3597.03
    n-propanol 1382.58
    acetone 2949.93
    n-butanol 1495.85
    acetonitrile 1530.39
    DMF 1846.84
    toluene 2679.79
    isobutanol 1333.85
    1,4-dioxane 3718.9
    methyl acetate 2101.21
    THF 6397.36
    2-butanone 2686.54
    n-pentanol 978.15
    sec-butanol 1568.81
    n-hexane 1317.9
    ethylene glycol 70.08
    NMP 2590.53
    cyclohexane 4135.02
    DMSO 2667.07
    n-butyl acetate 3454.19
    n-octanol 805.03
    chloroform 9976.79
    n-propyl acetate 2858.86
    acetic acid 1121.31
    dichloromethane 9371.36
    cyclohexanone 6396.54
    propylene glycol 216.45
    isopropyl acetate 2909.91
    DMAc 1651.24
    2-ethoxyethanol 1004.59
    isopentanol 1554.13
    n-heptane 1468.16
    ethyl formate 1512.28
    1,2-dichloroethane 5944.37
    n-hexanol 1297.06
    2-methoxyethanol 1250.78
    isobutyl acetate 1742.02
    tetrachloromethane 2530.61
    n-pentyl acetate 2654.9
    transcutol 3430.54
    n-heptanol 792.42
    ethylbenzene 1396.78
    MIBK 2125.08
    2-propoxyethanol 1422.39
    tert-butanol 1978.73
    MTBE 2797.6
    2-butoxyethanol 1247.84
    propionic acid 1393.5
    o-xylene 1552.73
    formic acid 111.9
    diethyl ether 3070.38
    m-xylene 1600.51
    p-xylene 1792.01
    chlorobenzene 3377.17
    dimethyl carbonate 715.35
    n-octane 458.98
    formamide 244.86
    cyclopentanone 5716.02
    2-pentanone 3248.52
    anisole 1767.25
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4414.97
    gamma-butyrolactone 5232.77
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1427.06
    pyridine 4583.6
    3-pentanone 2535.79
    furfural 3403.44
    n-dodecane 218.36
    diethylene glycol 515.71
    diisopropyl ether 1542.23
    tert-amyl alcohol 1858.25
    acetylacetone 2891.37
    n-hexadecane 270.4
    acetophenone 1740.34
    methyl propionate 2175.34
    isopentyl acetate 2706.45
    trichloroethylene 8904.45
    n-nonanol 770.48
    cyclohexanol 3143.42
    benzyl alcohol 1092.31
    2-ethylhexanol 1309.74
    isooctanol 797.68
    dipropyl ether 3101.51
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3200.88
    ethyl lactate 783.08
    propylene carbonate 3105.51
    n-methylformamide 815.38
    2-pentanol 1593.63
    n-pentane 1107.8
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1673.36
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1984.96
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 878.63
    mesitylene 1204.55
    ε-caprolactone 4647.9
    p-cymene 1050.04
    epichlorohydrin 5328.82
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6663.65
    2-aminoethanol 276.97
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2248.54
    sulfolane 5526.18
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 457.92
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5311.92
    n-hexyl acetate 2485.08
    isooctane 388.45
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1234.26
    sec-butyl acetate 2054.73
    tert-butyl acetate 2730.55
    decalin 983.35
    glycerin 248.66
    diglyme 2709.61
    acrylic acid 885.77
    isopropyl myristate 1021.69
    n-butyric acid 2914.61
    acetyl acetate 2189.06
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 615.49
    ethyl propionate 2495.54
    nitromethane 2003.44
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2762.67
    benzonitrile 2120.82
    trioctyl phosphate 545.83
    1-bromopropane 4598.94
    gamma-valerolactone 4708.1
    n-decanol 548.91
    triethyl phosphate 1016.41
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 960.75
    propionitrile 1939.69
    vinylene carbonate 2422.48
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2766.88
    DMS 1364.47
    cumene 919.34
    2-octanol 766.16
    2-hexanone 2253.29
    octyl acetate 1114.67
    limonene 1847.49
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2598.4
    ethyl orthosilicate 992.09
    tributyl phosphate 715.37
    diacetone alcohol 1700.64
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1130.12
    acrylonitrile 1849.77
    aniline 2093.91
    1,3-propanediol 575.5
    bromobenzene 4448.25
    dibromomethane 7060.25
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 8082.0
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1641.63
    tetrabutyl urea 860.77
    diisobutyl methanol 1013.25
    2-phenylethanol 1021.51
    styrene 1843.11
    dioctyl adipate 1313.13
    dimethyl sulfate 1152.36
    ethyl butyrate 2792.24
    methyl lactate 677.11
    butyl lactate 1303.67
    diethyl carbonate 1584.59
    propanediol butyl ether 849.2
    triethyl orthoformate 1872.83
    p-tert-butyltoluene 955.38
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1353.57
    morpholine 4057.05
    tert-butylamine 1710.19
    n-dodecanol 428.83
    dimethoxymethane 1645.15
    ethylene carbonate 2600.17
    cyrene 833.94
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2081.48
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2359.55
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3290.47
    4-methylpyridine 3971.93
    dibutyl ether 2482.17
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1013.25
    DEF 2915.35
    dimethyl isosorbide 1792.73
    tetrachloroethylene 5400.45
    eugenol 915.34
    triacetin 1862.78
    span 80 1093.1
    1,4-butanediol 250.01
    1,1-dichloroethane 6043.9
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 978.55
    methyl formate 675.78
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1409.81
    n-decane 456.75
    butyronitrile 2401.63
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 979.56
    1-chlorooctane 1343.11
    1-chlorotetradecane 486.99
    n-nonane 507.81
    undecane 294.52
    tert-butylcyclohexane 708.78
    cyclooctane 1258.51
    cyclopentanol 2747.06
    tetrahydropyran 6562.2
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2185.42
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1549.45
    1-hexene 2187.55
    2-isopropoxyethanol 923.51
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 432.29
    methyl butyrate 3349.16

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
Restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 0.27 % Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 3.1 %
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 0.08 % Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 3.1 %
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 1.6 % Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 0.13 %
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 1.5 % Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 2.9 %
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.38 % Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 11 %
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.38 % Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 11 %
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.38 % Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 0.13 %
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 0.13 % Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 0.13 %
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 0.49 % Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction