Decane-3,4-dione

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C10H18O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC(=O)C(=O)CC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 73.7%
    Green 61.47%
    Fatty 60.76%
    Sweet 59.1%
    Buttery 49.44%
    Creamy 46.95%
    Caramellic 45.99%
    Waxy 45.38%
    Cheesy 43.13%
    Oily 41.98%

     

    Flavor
    Oily 39.56%
    Fruity 37.1%
    Herbal 31.87%
    Cheese 30.58%
    Mushroom 29.96%
    Fatty 28.94%
    Creamy 28.32%
    Butter 27.99%
    Sweet 27.39%
    Buttery 25.97%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.5

    pKa est.
    8.46 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    170.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    223°C

    Flash point

    • 86.29 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL1171469
  • Applications

    Decane-3,4-dione is typically used as an organic synthesis intermediate and building block in chemical manufacturing; it may be employed to introduce vicinal diketone functionality in routes to more complex molecules for specialty polymers, coatings, and fragrances. It can serve as a fragrance/flavor precursor in perfumery and flavor chemistry, often evaluated for use in cosmetic fragrance formulations under applicable regulations. It may be used as a precursor or reactive intermediate in the production of specialty polymers and resins, enabling crosslinking or functionalization through its diketone moiety. In coatings, inks, and adhesives formulations, it can function as a processing aid or reactive diluent, depending on solubility and formulation constraints. Overall, its applications are formulation- and regulation-dependent and it is typically employed under specific industrial contexts.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 5053.86
    methanol 7328.63
    isopropanol 4382.87
    water 1.1
    ethyl acetate 8158.64
    n-propanol 4191.43
    acetone 14773.55
    n-butanol 4027.23
    acetonitrile 9975.21
    DMF 10448.19
    toluene 2460.41
    isobutanol 3678.49
    1,4-dioxane 5842.37
    methyl acetate 6029.8
    THF 6202.77
    2-butanone 8382.12
    n-pentanol 2568.45
    sec-butanol 3707.4
    n-hexane 910.67
    ethylene glycol 679.06
    NMP 7026.31
    cyclohexane 1298.18
    DMSO 9435.98
    n-butyl acetate 5943.28
    n-octanol 1194.87
    chloroform 10752.03
    n-propyl acetate 5142.59
    acetic acid 5968.49
    dichloromethane 10741.55
    cyclohexanone 11001.69
    propylene glycol 895.09
    isopropyl acetate 4396.64
    DMAc 5147.8
    2-ethoxyethanol 2990.01
    isopentanol 4196.73
    n-heptane 271.78
    ethyl formate 4094.28
    1,2-dichloroethane 9246.74
    n-hexanol 2704.27
    2-methoxyethanol 5330.04
    isobutyl acetate 2403.52
    tetrachloromethane 2076.46
    n-pentyl acetate 3016.58
    transcutol 11921.4
    n-heptanol 1075.16
    ethylbenzene 1581.31
    MIBK 3390.68
    2-propoxyethanol 3576.71
    tert-butanol 5989.64
    MTBE 6432.72
    2-butoxyethanol 1984.58
    propionic acid 4253.87
    o-xylene 1539.47
    formic acid 1592.46
    diethyl ether 6042.68
    m-xylene 1600.72
    p-xylene 1994.08
    chlorobenzene 4574.94
    dimethyl carbonate 1372.54
    n-octane 144.11
    formamide 3274.52
    cyclopentanone 9326.81
    2-pentanone 7086.43
    anisole 2709.16
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 4468.66
    gamma-butyrolactone 9200.06
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3807.0
    pyridine 7351.05
    3-pentanone 4786.97
    furfural 6725.28
    n-dodecane 92.09
    diethylene glycol 2056.28
    diisopropyl ether 1690.26
    tert-amyl alcohol 4869.64
    acetylacetone 6185.89
    n-hexadecane 114.25
    acetophenone 2606.8
    methyl propionate 4612.15
    isopentyl acetate 4517.09
    trichloroethylene 15438.21
    n-nonanol 951.28
    cyclohexanol 4364.93
    benzyl alcohol 2015.55
    2-ethylhexanol 1685.39
    isooctanol 965.01
    dipropyl ether 2025.33
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3880.86
    ethyl lactate 1083.77
    propylene carbonate 4454.52
    n-methylformamide 5829.13
    2-pentanol 3139.15
    n-pentane 541.19
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2939.07
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3203.3
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1548.19
    mesitylene 1069.09
    ε-caprolactone 7838.12
    p-cymene 705.44
    epichlorohydrin 9140.25
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8879.34
    2-aminoethanol 1627.33
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 5590.81
    sulfolane 9172.36
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 305.43
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 6193.62
    n-hexyl acetate 3562.11
    isooctane 234.98
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2476.53
    sec-butyl acetate 2813.55
    tert-butyl acetate 3974.22
    decalin 526.34
    glycerin 1134.56
    diglyme 4921.97
    acrylic acid 3365.76
    isopropyl myristate 949.62
    n-butyric acid 6799.5
    acetyl acetate 3681.25
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 730.96
    ethyl propionate 3581.04
    nitromethane 12387.36
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4816.84
    benzonitrile 4143.52
    trioctyl phosphate 587.15
    1-bromopropane 5091.7
    gamma-valerolactone 8931.32
    n-decanol 629.5
    triethyl phosphate 799.57
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1550.68
    propionitrile 6084.63
    vinylene carbonate 4056.47
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 5167.54
    DMS 2362.19
    cumene 889.98
    2-octanol 962.1
    2-hexanone 4722.45
    octyl acetate 1227.65
    limonene 1284.26
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5894.47
    ethyl orthosilicate 838.84
    tributyl phosphate 907.21
    diacetone alcohol 3271.55
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1521.02
    acrylonitrile 7473.82
    aniline 3465.17
    1,3-propanediol 2696.23
    bromobenzene 4938.53
    dibromomethane 7423.86
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 11825.12
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1594.35
    tetrabutyl urea 1110.3
    diisobutyl methanol 923.84
    2-phenylethanol 1831.67
    styrene 2310.82
    dioctyl adipate 1282.36
    dimethyl sulfate 2234.23
    ethyl butyrate 2887.9
    methyl lactate 1366.62
    butyl lactate 1931.67
    diethyl carbonate 1555.04
    propanediol butyl ether 1946.33
    triethyl orthoformate 1477.98
    p-tert-butyltoluene 665.87
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1528.78
    morpholine 7267.3
    tert-butylamine 3913.22
    n-dodecanol 447.32
    dimethoxymethane 3965.01
    ethylene carbonate 3589.48
    cyrene 1240.9
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3406.43
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3301.28
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3892.7
    4-methylpyridine 8075.55
    dibutyl ether 2360.55
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 923.84
    DEF 7384.42
    dimethyl isosorbide 2602.08
    tetrachloroethylene 7812.45
    eugenol 1535.45
    triacetin 2256.26
    span 80 1492.3
    1,4-butanediol 1025.75
    1,1-dichloroethane 9901.95
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2570.07
    methyl formate 3971.41
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3631.63
    n-decane 186.34
    butyronitrile 6649.74
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1371.48
    1-chlorooctane 1051.97
    1-chlorotetradecane 318.53
    n-nonane 199.26
    undecane 125.28
    tert-butylcyclohexane 446.4
    cyclooctane 302.64
    cyclopentanol 3706.47
    tetrahydropyran 7452.93
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3640.13
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2552.26
    1-hexene 2904.75
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2285.94
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1724.28
    methyl butyrate 5733.91

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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