Decanoyl chloride

Overview IFRA Request a quote

  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    112-13-0

    Molecular formula
    C10H19ClO

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCC(=O)Cl

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 72.92%
    Waxy 61.31%
    Dairy 44.06%
    Citrus 43.99%
    Oily 40.88%
    Cheesy 39.26%
    Milky 37.22%
    Creamy 37.17%
    Fresh 33.9%
    Coconut 33.37%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 41.17%
    Waxy 30.85%
    Herbal 30.38%
    Fat 29.42%
    Mild 25.56%
    Oily 25.01%
    Slightly waxy 23.17%
    Bay oil 22.35%
    Cultured dairy 22.25%
    Woody 22.15%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.1

    pKa est.
    7.23 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    190.71 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    241°C

    Flash point

    • 101.69 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Decanoyl chloride
    • 112-13-0
    • decanoylchloride
    • Capric acid chloride
    • n-Decanoyl chloride
    • decanoic acid chloride
    • MFCD00000771
    • FJ16IN0UIM
    • Caprinoyl chloride
    • EINECS 203-938-0
    • Capric Acid Chloride; Capric Chloride; Caprinoyl Chloride; Decanoic Acid Chloride; n-Decanoyl Chloride
    • caprinic acid chloride
    • n-decanoic acid chloride
    • Decanoyl chloride, 98%
    • UNII-FJ16IN0UIM
    • EC 203-938-0
    • SCHEMBL234531
    • orb1737499
    • DTXSID4059413
    • BBL011427
    • SBB060015
    • STL146534
    • AKOS005720773
    • FD33717
    • HY-W127342
    • AS-14705
    • BP-31006
    • SY011339
    • D0027
    • Decanoyl chloride, purum, >=98.0% (GC)
    • NS00004710
    • ST51046275
    • F87726
    • 112-13-0

  • Applications

    Decanoyl chloride is a long-chain acyl chloride used as an acylating agent to install a decanoyl group into other molecules. In practice, it is employed to synthesize long-chain esters for fragrance and cosmetics applications, to prepare amides and other decanoyl derivatives as intermediates or additives in polymers and coatings, and to manufacture fatty acyl–related surfactant derivatives for cleaners and household products. It also serves as a building block for decanoyl derivatives used in materials and lubrication contexts in industrial settings. Use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3376.7
    methanol 2176.58
    isopropanol 3853.13
    water 0.03
    ethyl acetate 4595.15
    n-propanol 2976.89
    acetone 11127.11
    n-butanol 2705.38
    acetonitrile 3145.93
    DMF 6734.5
    toluene 2175.42
    isobutanol 2564.71
    1,4-dioxane 4512.31
    methyl acetate 2963.26
    THF 8402.51
    2-butanone 6934.56
    n-pentanol 2105.94
    sec-butanol 3073.98
    n-hexane 1820.5
    ethylene glycol 168.3
    NMP 4407.13
    cyclohexane 1752.45
    DMSO 6728.11
    n-butyl acetate 4382.75
    n-octanol 971.69
    chloroform 6393.88
    n-propyl acetate 3768.54
    acetic acid 1780.17
    dichloromethane 5999.52
    cyclohexanone 9088.05
    propylene glycol 475.87
    isopropyl acetate 3092.18
    DMAc 3561.39
    2-ethoxyethanol 1946.16
    isopentanol 2583.02
    n-heptane 650.99
    ethyl formate 1742.59
    1,2-dichloroethane 5247.46
    n-hexanol 2281.94
    2-methoxyethanol 2820.38
    isobutyl acetate 2104.11
    tetrachloromethane 1380.36
    n-pentyl acetate 2487.15
    transcutol 7873.15
    n-heptanol 933.69
    ethylbenzene 1212.69
    MIBK 2944.51
    2-propoxyethanol 2786.63
    tert-butanol 4279.22
    MTBE 5190.33
    2-butoxyethanol 1536.8
    propionic acid 1701.09
    o-xylene 1225.1
    formic acid 228.16
    diethyl ether 5653.32
    m-xylene 1414.74
    p-xylene 1636.32
    chlorobenzene 2379.81
    dimethyl carbonate 654.65
    n-octane 225.97
    formamide 543.48
    cyclopentanone 7951.87
    2-pentanone 6123.78
    anisole 1888.07
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 5187.63
    gamma-butyrolactone 5482.06
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2806.57
    pyridine 4770.63
    3-pentanone 3641.03
    furfural 3615.21
    n-dodecane 105.43
    diethylene glycol 1133.42
    diisopropyl ether 1639.08
    tert-amyl alcohol 3218.84
    acetylacetone 4434.35
    n-hexadecane 132.39
    acetophenone 1784.91
    methyl propionate 2755.16
    isopentyl acetate 3371.28
    trichloroethylene 8028.09
    n-nonanol 816.83
    cyclohexanol 3328.09
    benzyl alcohol 1285.26
    2-ethylhexanol 1543.62
    isooctanol 866.64
    dipropyl ether 3036.14
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2074.57
    ethyl lactate 760.27
    propylene carbonate 2561.8
    n-methylformamide 2111.1
    2-pentanol 2435.22
    n-pentane 825.62
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2591.03
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2698.62
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1398.0
    mesitylene 978.52
    ε-caprolactone 4980.32
    p-cymene 687.67
    epichlorohydrin 5604.22
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5647.16
    2-aminoethanol 662.43
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3613.23
    sulfolane 6263.55
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 287.68
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 7025.54
    n-hexyl acetate 2779.79
    isooctane 251.62
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2021.79
    sec-butyl acetate 2432.17
    tert-butyl acetate 3367.08
    decalin 559.16
    glycerin 477.03
    diglyme 4061.75
    acrylic acid 1039.98
    isopropyl myristate 904.39
    n-butyric acid 3374.95
    acetyl acetate 1893.79
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 617.18
    ethyl propionate 2567.51
    nitromethane 3658.46
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3985.97
    benzonitrile 2197.32
    trioctyl phosphate 503.62
    1-bromopropane 4147.1
    gamma-valerolactone 7202.47
    n-decanol 550.1
    triethyl phosphate 779.36
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1244.32
    propionitrile 2651.72
    vinylene carbonate 1941.26
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3081.11
    DMS 1426.64
    cumene 723.01
    2-octanol 851.07
    2-hexanone 4574.16
    octyl acetate 1059.35
    limonene 1314.52
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4667.11
    ethyl orthosilicate 818.92
    tributyl phosphate 716.69
    diacetone alcohol 2764.99
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1175.8
    acrylonitrile 2560.95
    aniline 1944.56
    1,3-propanediol 1218.33
    bromobenzene 2852.32
    dibromomethane 4913.86
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6642.67
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1648.63
    tetrabutyl urea 984.02
    diisobutyl methanol 968.73
    2-phenylethanol 1374.71
    styrene 1681.53
    dioctyl adipate 1245.86
    dimethyl sulfate 1179.31
    ethyl butyrate 2539.32
    methyl lactate 770.92
    butyl lactate 1398.35
    diethyl carbonate 1171.51
    propanediol butyl ether 1383.96
    triethyl orthoformate 1497.34
    p-tert-butyltoluene 677.11
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1317.25
    morpholine 6775.15
    tert-butylamine 2909.87
    n-dodecanol 409.26
    dimethoxymethane 2992.1
    ethylene carbonate 1826.4
    cyrene 1088.05
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2400.75
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2666.59
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2325.82
    4-methylpyridine 5044.31
    dibutyl ether 2733.95
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 968.73
    DEF 4968.11
    dimethyl isosorbide 2430.14
    tetrachloroethylene 4328.46
    eugenol 1175.27
    triacetin 1865.96
    span 80 1398.83
    1,4-butanediol 528.24
    1,1-dichloroethane 6370.85
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1764.6
    methyl formate 1235.57
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2286.0
    n-decane 242.23
    butyronitrile 3609.97
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1107.37
    1-chlorooctane 1052.17
    1-chlorotetradecane 332.64
    n-nonane 283.33
    undecane 148.74
    tert-butylcyclohexane 491.22
    cyclooctane 473.45
    cyclopentanol 3277.07
    tetrahydropyran 8514.77
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3060.8
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2300.45
    1-hexene 4245.37
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1721.87
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 447.04
    methyl butyrate 3950.13

    Scent© AI

1 4

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