Cyclododecane, methoxy-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2986-54-1

    Molecular formula
    C13H26O

    SMILES
    COC1CCCCCCCCCCC1

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 81.31%
    Amber 70.11%
    Musk 67.81%
    Dry 58.7%
    Cedar 53.69%
    Animal 38.27%
    Camphoreous 31.72%
    Tobacco 30.6%
    Powdery 30.01%
    Vetiver 29.48%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 26.71%
    Animal 24.98%
    Beet 21.53%
    Shrimp 21.46%
    Soil 21.18%
    Alkaline 20.92%
    Terpenic 20.7%
    Plant 20.53%
    Earthy 19.87%
    Old paper 19.68%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.3

    pKa est.
    8.62 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    198.34 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    271°C

    Flash point

    • 89.64 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Cyclododecane, methoxy-
    • Methoxycyclododecane
    • 2986-54-1
    • Palisandin
    • Cyclododecyl methyl ether
    • 6PH8G80V14
    • DTXSID1062758
    • Methyl cyclododecyl ether
    • Cyclododecanolmethylether
    • woody ether
    • EINECS 221-053-8
    • methoxy-cyclododecane
    • SCHEMBL112370
    • UNII-6PH8G80V14
    • DTXCID6038085
    • DB-047663
    • NS00012824
    • (S)-2-(((9H-FLUOREN-9-YL)METHOXY)CARBONYLAMINO)-5-AMINO-5-OXOPENTANOIC ACID

  • Applications

    Cyclododecane, methoxy- (CAS 2986-54-1) is used as an intermediate and carrier across several industries; in fragrance chemistry it can participate in scent synthesis and may serve as a fragrance fixative or carrier; in cosmetics and personal care it can act as a carrier or help improve texture and product stability; in coatings, inks, and adhesives it can function as a solvent, carrier, or processing aid; in polymers and plastics it can be used as a plasticizer or stabilizer; in cleaning formulations it may be evaluated as a solvent or carrier depending on formulation needs and regulatory constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1055.17
    methanol 499.73
    isopropanol 1504.8
    water 0.06
    ethyl acetate 3099.88
    n-propanol 1593.09
    acetone 2576.93
    n-butanol 1644.39
    acetonitrile 1664.43
    DMF 1847.67
    toluene 2948.17
    isobutanol 1469.57
    1,4-dioxane 4227.25
    methyl acetate 2069.11
    THF 6447.97
    2-butanone 2487.13
    n-pentanol 993.01
    sec-butanol 1651.13
    n-hexane 1597.03
    ethylene glycol 111.57
    NMP 2393.86
    cyclohexane 4178.33
    DMSO 2133.39
    n-butyl acetate 3379.34
    n-octanol 818.04
    chloroform 9687.59
    n-propyl acetate 2222.21
    acetic acid 1120.46
    dichloromethane 8393.39
    cyclohexanone 5543.44
    propylene glycol 295.23
    isopropyl acetate 2355.36
    DMAc 1341.44
    2-ethoxyethanol 941.4
    isopentanol 1567.09
    n-heptane 2071.1
    ethyl formate 1570.42
    1,2-dichloroethane 4972.4
    n-hexanol 1604.77
    2-methoxyethanol 1370.48
    isobutyl acetate 1489.93
    tetrachloromethane 2789.02
    n-pentyl acetate 2200.38
    transcutol 3140.39
    n-heptanol 919.74
    ethylbenzene 1380.48
    MIBK 1733.12
    2-propoxyethanol 1559.33
    tert-butanol 2049.01
    MTBE 2696.85
    2-butoxyethanol 1205.72
    propionic acid 1477.44
    o-xylene 1571.26
    formic acid 122.11
    diethyl ether 3247.03
    m-xylene 1641.41
    p-xylene 1654.01
    chlorobenzene 3435.2
    dimethyl carbonate 668.09
    n-octane 592.08
    formamide 243.54
    cyclopentanone 5356.98
    2-pentanone 2714.26
    anisole 1669.33
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4203.16
    gamma-butyrolactone 5091.93
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1438.66
    pyridine 4605.34
    3-pentanone 2262.56
    furfural 3479.07
    n-dodecane 266.17
    diethylene glycol 622.37
    diisopropyl ether 1454.32
    tert-amyl alcohol 1878.07
    acetylacetone 2263.61
    n-hexadecane 324.32
    acetophenone 1547.87
    methyl propionate 1974.51
    isopentyl acetate 2664.81
    trichloroethylene 7814.11
    n-nonanol 776.46
    cyclohexanol 3075.43
    benzyl alcohol 1126.27
    2-ethylhexanol 1541.72
    isooctanol 868.92
    dipropyl ether 3551.36
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3101.83
    ethyl lactate 727.42
    propylene carbonate 3150.05
    n-methylformamide 866.85
    2-pentanol 1598.34
    n-pentane 1397.69
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1896.69
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1939.47
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 860.6
    mesitylene 1169.18
    ε-caprolactone 4124.0
    p-cymene 1166.21
    epichlorohydrin 4826.1
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6275.33
    2-aminoethanol 366.87
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2138.66
    sulfolane 4934.5
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 486.61
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5280.68
    n-hexyl acetate 2125.12
    isooctane 435.15
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1212.1
    sec-butyl acetate 1676.62
    tert-butyl acetate 2240.02
    decalin 992.47
    glycerin 333.04
    diglyme 2627.03
    acrylic acid 1021.93
    isopropyl myristate 974.66
    n-butyric acid 2791.49
    acetyl acetate 1892.56
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 582.44
    ethyl propionate 1978.31
    nitromethane 1776.86
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2636.93
    benzonitrile 2212.31
    trioctyl phosphate 522.1
    1-bromopropane 4303.76
    gamma-valerolactone 4278.13
    n-decanol 561.49
    triethyl phosphate 968.97
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 937.48
    propionitrile 2224.02
    vinylene carbonate 2415.74
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2761.02
    DMS 1200.85
    cumene 877.55
    2-octanol 795.43
    2-hexanone 1865.99
    octyl acetate 1036.61
    limonene 2021.87
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2423.37
    ethyl orthosilicate 964.58
    tributyl phosphate 671.48
    diacetone alcohol 1533.92
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1063.54
    acrylonitrile 2040.75
    aniline 2226.52
    1,3-propanediol 710.51
    bromobenzene 4339.02
    dibromomethane 6397.28
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 7023.83
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1556.38
    tetrabutyl urea 811.72
    diisobutyl methanol 1181.67
    2-phenylethanol 1109.78
    styrene 1805.26
    dioctyl adipate 1215.22
    dimethyl sulfate 1001.34
    ethyl butyrate 2664.24
    methyl lactate 691.4
    butyl lactate 1189.47
    diethyl carbonate 1564.49
    propanediol butyl ether 808.06
    triethyl orthoformate 1880.52
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1087.53
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1211.35
    morpholine 4217.87
    tert-butylamine 1838.69
    n-dodecanol 454.47
    dimethoxymethane 1589.42
    ethylene carbonate 2580.8
    cyrene 780.51
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1756.03
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2289.28
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3143.96
    4-methylpyridine 3943.36
    dibutyl ether 2473.23
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1181.67
    DEF 2475.99
    dimethyl isosorbide 1718.81
    tetrachloroethylene 4826.15
    eugenol 877.73
    triacetin 1567.76
    span 80 1076.95
    1,4-butanediol 280.5
    1,1-dichloroethane 5422.2
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 935.68
    methyl formate 762.15
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1438.2
    n-decane 544.48
    butyronitrile 2514.22
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1030.56
    1-chlorooctane 1390.1
    1-chlorotetradecane 514.13
    n-nonane 637.06
    undecane 353.8
    tert-butylcyclohexane 736.27
    cyclooctane 1445.52
    cyclopentanol 2864.21
    tetrahydropyran 6663.68
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2076.38
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1477.82
    1-hexene 2438.4
    2-isopropoxyethanol 868.58
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 440.5
    methyl butyrate 2599.71

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
Restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 0.00001 % Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 0.012 %
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 0.023 % Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 0.012 %
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 0.0015 % Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 0.0000033 %
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 0.43 % Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 0.026 %
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.018 % Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 0.0092 %
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.0046 % Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 0.16 %
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.00001 % Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 0.0000033 %
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 0.0000033 % Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 0.0000033 %
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 0.00001 % Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 0.18 %