Cycloheptanemethanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    4448-75-3

    Molecular formula
    C8H16O

    SMILES
    C1CCCC(CC1)CO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 52.62%
    Woody 41.81%
    Clean 40.16%
    Oily 39.24%
    Fresh 37.73%
    Mint 37.65%
    Camphoreous 34.82%
    Amber 34.68%
    Rose 33.28%
    Animal 33.27%

     

    Flavor
    Animal 24.72%
    Fruity 23.97%
    Fruit 22.07%
    Alkaline 22.02%
    Shrimp 21.91%
    Musty 21.88%
    Soil 21.76%
    Beet 21.72%
    Cauliflower 21.24%
    Plant 20.6%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.5

    pKa est.
    8.47 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    128.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    205°C

    Flash point

    • 90.56 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Cycloheptylmethanol
    • Cycloheptanemethanol
    • 4448-75-3
    • (HYDROXYMETHYL)CYCLOHEPTANE
    • J6W9ERA3AM
    • EINECS 224-691-5
    • BMCQFFXPECPDPS-UHFFFAOYSA-
    • DTXSID30196187
    • RefChem:129507
    • DTXCID40118678
    • 224-691-5
    • BMCQFFXPECPDPS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • InChI=1/C8H16O/c9-7-8-5-3-1-2-4-6-8/h8-9H,1-7H2
    • MFCD00004154
    • cycloheptyl-methanol
    • Cycloheptylmethanol #
    • UNII-J6W9ERA3AM
    • CYCLOHEPTANE METHANOL
    • SCHEMBL330189
    • SCHEMBL330190
    • SCHEMBL499575
    • SCHEMBL1941915
    • SCHEMBL1942581
    • SCHEMBL1943132
    • SCHEMBL1943309
    • SCHEMBL10766484
    • EAA44875
    • AKOS011881794
    • AS-57269
    • SY150654
    • DB-051225
    • CS-0144557
    • NS00048160
    • A11790
    • EN300-130014
    • F622346
    • Z992928672
    • 4448-75-3

  • Applications

    Cycloheptanemethanol, CAS 4448-75-3, is a cyclic aliphatic primary alcohol used primarily as a building block and processing aid in chemical manufacture. It is commonly employed as an intermediate in fragrance and flavor chemistry to create cyclic aroma compounds; in cosmetics/personal care as a precursor for fragrance ingredients; in household and cleaning products as a solvent or processing additive; in coatings and inks as a reactive intermediate or solvent; in polymers and plastics as a building block for cyclic aliphatic monomers or resins; and in industrial manufacturing and pharmaceutical R&D as a general synthetic intermediate, with use governed by local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2899.51
    methanol 2651.75
    isopropanol 2959.73
    water 1.23
    ethyl acetate 1583.34
    n-propanol 2805.32
    acetone 2166.28
    n-butanol 2353.13
    acetonitrile 1925.82
    DMF 2260.0
    toluene 564.68
    isobutanol 1777.33
    1,4-dioxane 3034.14
    methyl acetate 1611.82
    THF 3731.57
    2-butanone 1671.09
    n-pentanol 1007.8
    sec-butanol 1796.89
    n-hexane 255.67
    ethylene glycol 416.56
    NMP 1397.82
    cyclohexane 520.44
    DMSO 2687.37
    n-butyl acetate 1319.05
    n-octanol 420.16
    chloroform 4642.06
    n-propyl acetate 927.38
    acetic acid 1548.95
    dichloromethane 3259.03
    cyclohexanone 2110.35
    propylene glycol 652.39
    isopropyl acetate 836.97
    DMAc 777.67
    2-ethoxyethanol 1060.8
    isopentanol 1434.69
    n-heptane 266.35
    ethyl formate 1268.35
    1,2-dichloroethane 2223.66
    n-hexanol 1362.83
    2-methoxyethanol 2222.34
    isobutyl acetate 519.84
    tetrachloromethane 1071.46
    n-pentyl acetate 656.18
    transcutol 2087.27
    n-heptanol 573.66
    ethylbenzene 247.03
    MIBK 681.23
    2-propoxyethanol 1641.33
    tert-butanol 2399.91
    MTBE 1334.58
    2-butoxyethanol 893.94
    propionic acid 1912.46
    o-xylene 282.37
    formic acid 421.84
    diethyl ether 1705.49
    m-xylene 321.92
    p-xylene 322.27
    chlorobenzene 1166.56
    dimethyl carbonate 297.53
    n-octane 89.77
    formamide 632.66
    cyclopentanone 2701.7
    2-pentanone 1378.3
    anisole 534.34
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1367.27
    gamma-butyrolactone 3026.98
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1518.87
    pyridine 2514.95
    3-pentanone 828.28
    furfural 2033.84
    n-dodecane 49.42
    diethylene glycol 943.1
    diisopropyl ether 396.21
    tert-amyl alcohol 1250.41
    acetylacetone 998.75
    n-hexadecane 56.82
    acetophenone 440.88
    methyl propionate 1016.01
    isopentyl acetate 900.89
    trichloroethylene 3352.9
    n-nonanol 357.98
    cyclohexanol 1359.29
    benzyl alcohol 480.37
    2-ethylhexanol 653.12
    isooctanol 448.38
    dipropyl ether 1115.54
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 879.81
    ethyl lactate 351.51
    propylene carbonate 1481.14
    n-methylformamide 1746.1
    2-pentanol 1233.55
    n-pentane 286.22
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1327.79
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 773.75
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 401.39
    mesitylene 218.62
    ε-caprolactone 1658.68
    p-cymene 210.84
    epichlorohydrin 2596.35
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2263.84
    2-aminoethanol 1087.42
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1424.98
    sulfolane 2712.55
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 89.89
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2396.47
    n-hexyl acetate 673.57
    isooctane 92.62
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 739.24
    sec-butyl acetate 488.27
    tert-butyl acetate 776.9
    decalin 117.65
    glycerin 725.65
    diglyme 1479.28
    acrylic acid 1246.57
    isopropyl myristate 241.81
    n-butyric acid 2539.33
    acetyl acetate 717.32
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 193.89
    ethyl propionate 671.71
    nitromethane 2258.48
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1074.46
    benzonitrile 967.51
    trioctyl phosphate 180.38
    1-bromopropane 1724.34
    gamma-valerolactone 2626.22
    n-decanol 257.11
    triethyl phosphate 239.63
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 525.28
    propionitrile 2186.47
    vinylene carbonate 1375.07
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1525.34
    DMS 377.76
    cumene 167.25
    2-octanol 348.69
    2-hexanone 844.63
    octyl acetate 305.54
    limonene 348.24
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1681.2
    ethyl orthosilicate 251.28
    tributyl phosphate 215.75
    diacetone alcohol 820.08
    N,N-dimethylaniline 275.18
    acrylonitrile 2310.57
    aniline 925.43
    1,3-propanediol 1665.7
    bromobenzene 1132.64
    dibromomethane 2633.61
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2811.85
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 392.31
    tetrabutyl urea 251.98
    diisobutyl methanol 380.58
    2-phenylethanol 539.45
    styrene 370.49
    dioctyl adipate 298.27
    dimethyl sulfate 426.18
    ethyl butyrate 850.29
    methyl lactate 471.37
    butyl lactate 477.77
    diethyl carbonate 472.76
    propanediol butyl ether 618.76
    triethyl orthoformate 522.82
    p-tert-butyltoluene 208.15
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 415.04
    morpholine 3419.42
    tert-butylamine 1579.08
    n-dodecanol 190.38
    dimethoxymethane 1170.17
    ethylene carbonate 1304.74
    cyrene 346.7
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 650.85
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 656.9
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 874.12
    4-methylpyridine 1679.94
    dibutyl ether 635.56
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 380.58
    DEF 1146.1
    dimethyl isosorbide 684.82
    tetrachloroethylene 2108.05
    eugenol 392.14
    triacetin 440.6
    span 80 495.64
    1,4-butanediol 479.96
    1,1-dichloroethane 2733.1
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 623.06
    methyl formate 1018.71
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1201.9
    n-decane 94.31
    butyronitrile 2205.99
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 403.63
    1-chlorooctane 316.51
    1-chlorotetradecane 110.72
    n-nonane 100.09
    undecane 64.71
    tert-butylcyclohexane 107.43
    cyclooctane 128.22
    cyclopentanol 1791.11
    tetrahydropyran 3390.45
    tert-amyl methyl ether 659.24
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 748.96
    1-hexene 733.46
    2-isopropoxyethanol 675.26
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 480.97
    methyl butyrate 1028.55

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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