Cydecanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    133-21-1

    Molecular formula
    C10H14O

    SMILES
    C1C=CC2C1C3CC2C(C3)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 73.12%
    Herbal 63.01%
    Floral 59.6%
    Woody 58.23%
    Green 44.48%
    Sweet 42.99%
    Spicy 35.08%
    Fresh 34.85%
    Balsamic 33.84%
    Jasmin 30.99%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 42.7%
    Animal 24.21%
    Alkaline 23.66%
    Shrimp 21.8%
    Cedarleaf 21.09%
    Cereal 20.62%
    Herbal 20.61%
    Beet 20.39%
    Cauliflower 20.14%
    Soil 20.08%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.6

    pKa est.
    7.98 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    150.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    254°C

    Flash point

    • 91.83 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-Hexahydro-4,7-methano-1H-inden-5-ol
    • 133-21-1
    • Cydecanol
    • Dicyclopentadiene alcohol
    • EINECS 205-099-6
    • NSC 22463
    • 4,7-Methanoinden-5-ol, 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-
    • DTXSID60865339
    • 4,7-Methano-1H-inden-5-ol, 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-
    • 4,7-Methanoinden-5-ol, 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-, exo-
    • RefChem:581329
    • DTXCID60813759
    • 4,7-Methanoinden-5-ol, 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-, exo-(8CI)
    • 205-099-6
    • tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec-4-en-8-ol
    • Hydroxydicyclopentadiene
    • 37275-49-3
    • SCHEMBL821102
    • 8(9)-Hydroxy-tricyclo[5.2.1.0(2,6)]dec-3-ene
    • CS-M0213
    • NSC22463
    • NSC-22463
    • AKOS024332276
    • CS-W000217
    • tricyclo[5.2.1.0?,?]dec-4-en-8-ol
    • 4, 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-, exo-
    • DB-069514
    • DS-014654
    • NS00042001
    • 8-HYDROXYTRICYCLO(5.2.1.02,6)-4-DECENE
    • 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-Hexahydro-1H-4,7-methanoinden-5-ol
    • 4,7-Methano-1h-inden-5-ol,3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-
    • (1R,2R,6R,7R)-tricyclo[5.2.1.0(2),]dec-4-en-8-ol
    • 3a pound not4 pound not5 pound not6 pound not7 pound not7a-hexahydro-4 pound not7-methano-1H-inden-5-ol
    • 133-21-1

  • Applications

    Cydecanol is used primarily as an intermediate and solvent in chemical manufacturing, often serving as a building block for ester synthesis used in fragrance applications and as a non-polar solvent for coatings, inks, and cleaning formulations. It can act as a plasticizer or flexibilizer for certain polymers, and is employed in cosmetics and personal care formulations as a solvent or carrier for fragrance ingredients. In perfumery, Cydecanol may function as a fragrance precursor or carrier, supporting formulation stability. It is also viewed as an intermediate for specialty chemicals in industrial manufacturing, depending on regulatory constraints and process specifics.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1216.66
    methanol 1480.94
    isopropanol 1046.84
    water 29.77
    ethyl acetate 791.77
    n-propanol 906.68
    acetone 1058.09
    n-butanol 738.03
    acetonitrile 902.94
    DMF 807.22
    toluene 327.82
    isobutanol 576.88
    1,4-dioxane 1864.31
    methyl acetate 699.49
    THF 1710.82
    2-butanone 644.91
    n-pentanol 345.49
    sec-butanol 456.01
    n-hexane 37.91
    ethylene glycol 382.62
    NMP 297.96
    cyclohexane 63.89
    DMSO 796.58
    n-butyl acetate 366.1
    n-octanol 183.63
    chloroform 1452.87
    n-propyl acetate 300.02
    acetic acid 639.29
    dichloromethane 1071.31
    cyclohexanone 546.53
    propylene glycol 369.41
    isopropyl acetate 465.14
    DMAc 369.68
    2-ethoxyethanol 723.73
    isopentanol 580.22
    n-heptane 41.15
    ethyl formate 499.9
    1,2-dichloroethane 651.03
    n-hexanol 488.16
    2-methoxyethanol 1385.13
    isobutyl acetate 212.68
    tetrachloromethane 268.27
    n-pentyl acetate 196.15
    transcutol 1738.11
    n-heptanol 230.49
    ethylbenzene 112.53
    MIBK 434.64
    2-propoxyethanol 995.99
    tert-butanol 805.19
    MTBE 592.85
    2-butoxyethanol 489.09
    propionic acid 512.1
    o-xylene 151.78
    formic acid 410.21
    diethyl ether 798.35
    m-xylene 248.77
    p-xylene 134.09
    chlorobenzene 355.1
    dimethyl carbonate 316.77
    n-octane 22.47
    formamide 534.68
    cyclopentanone 709.84
    2-pentanone 619.85
    anisole 311.19
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 557.17
    gamma-butyrolactone 801.13
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1053.25
    pyridine 737.84
    3-pentanone 351.82
    furfural 626.26
    n-dodecane 20.31
    diethylene glycol 892.14
    diisopropyl ether 224.32
    tert-amyl alcohol 328.74
    acetylacetone 670.18
    n-hexadecane 22.35
    acetophenone 206.15
    methyl propionate 510.46
    isopentyl acetate 296.91
    trichloroethylene 1001.01
    n-nonanol 160.57
    cyclohexanol 333.87
    benzyl alcohol 245.58
    2-ethylhexanol 209.92
    isooctanol 173.82
    dipropyl ether 305.02
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 251.87
    ethyl lactate 177.26
    propylene carbonate 406.86
    n-methylformamide 759.67
    2-pentanol 419.74
    n-pentane 64.17
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 559.03
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 439.84
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 297.27
    mesitylene 157.64
    ε-caprolactone 453.52
    p-cymene 85.17
    epichlorohydrin 1045.27
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 560.33
    2-aminoethanol 605.69
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 646.54
    sulfolane 537.62
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 29.33
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 742.65
    n-hexyl acetate 256.2
    isooctane 48.13
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 530.16
    sec-butyl acetate 202.03
    tert-butyl acetate 399.72
    decalin 31.18
    glycerin 535.69
    diglyme 1020.54
    acrylic acid 411.45
    isopropyl myristate 115.02
    n-butyric acid 688.71
    acetyl acetate 405.12
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 102.55
    ethyl propionate 262.6
    nitromethane 1040.64
    1,2-diethoxyethane 539.38
    benzonitrile 320.67
    trioctyl phosphate 84.88
    1-bromopropane 411.93
    gamma-valerolactone 976.92
    n-decanol 125.07
    triethyl phosphate 97.14
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 297.13
    propionitrile 634.3
    vinylene carbonate 445.81
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 531.53
    DMS 218.03
    cumene 89.81
    2-octanol 128.85
    2-hexanone 281.26
    octyl acetate 134.6
    limonene 106.18
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 917.61
    ethyl orthosilicate 103.04
    tributyl phosphate 91.23
    diacetone alcohol 448.65
    N,N-dimethylaniline 163.85
    acrylonitrile 714.22
    aniline 399.9
    1,3-propanediol 866.48
    bromobenzene 350.07
    dibromomethane 713.51
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 675.23
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 152.96
    tetrabutyl urea 102.03
    diisobutyl methanol 158.3
    2-phenylethanol 314.79
    styrene 137.9
    dioctyl adipate 123.35
    dimethyl sulfate 285.12
    ethyl butyrate 242.88
    methyl lactate 307.02
    butyl lactate 163.24
    diethyl carbonate 157.9
    propanediol butyl ether 352.57
    triethyl orthoformate 173.8
    p-tert-butyltoluene 92.07
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 207.38
    morpholine 1391.0
    tert-butylamine 498.87
    n-dodecanol 99.14
    dimethoxymethane 1056.81
    ethylene carbonate 407.95
    cyrene 206.29
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 338.51
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 194.1
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 265.17
    4-methylpyridine 559.68
    dibutyl ether 192.17
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 158.3
    DEF 359.13
    dimethyl isosorbide 387.81
    tetrachloroethylene 513.7
    eugenol 232.28
    triacetin 223.13
    span 80 230.23
    1,4-butanediol 290.23
    1,1-dichloroethane 800.08
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 239.75
    methyl formate 602.14
    2-methyl-1-butanol 384.27
    n-decane 31.79
    butyronitrile 628.7
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 175.93
    1-chlorooctane 104.51
    1-chlorotetradecane 46.83
    n-nonane 30.37
    undecane 24.63
    tert-butylcyclohexane 35.46
    cyclooctane 30.74
    cyclopentanol 401.1
    tetrahydropyran 1004.55
    tert-amyl methyl ether 241.2
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 539.41
    1-hexene 132.37
    2-isopropoxyethanol 457.54
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 322.23
    methyl butyrate 298.5

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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