Decyl 2-ethylhexanoate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    93777-46-9

    Molecular formula
    C18H36O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C(CC)CCCC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 67.13%
    Oily 61.48%
    Fatty 50.8%
    Herbal 47.51%
    Waxy 46.14%
    Floral 36.0%
    Woody 34.53%
    Fresh 29.62%
    Rose 29.6%
    Winey 29.49%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 62.34%
    Fruity 51.97%
    Oily 51.33%
    Fatty 37.93%
    Soapy 37.54%
    Mild 36.2%
    Sweet 35.79%
    Floral 35.78%
    Green 31.13%
    Creamy 29.41%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.5

    pKa est.
    6.79 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    284.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    324°C

    Flash point

    • 141.25 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Decyl 2-ethylhexanoate
    • 93777-46-9
    • EINECS 298-078-6
    • DTXSID50918060
    • Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, decyl ester
    • RefChem:131341
    • DTXCID801347015
    • 298-078-6
    • NPTQTLMUAAVGNU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • MFCD28971344
    • Decyl 2-ethylhexanoate #
    • 2-Ethylhexansauredecylester
    • SCHEMBL2131976
    • 2-Ethylhexanoic acid, decyl ester
    • BS-51675
    • NS00062683
    • E84882
    • 93777-46-9

  • Applications

    Decyl 2-ethylhexanoate is primarily used as an emollient in cosmetics and personal care, providing slip and skin-conditioning properties. It often acts as a solvent and carrier for fragrances in perfumery and fragrance formulations. As a plasticizer for polymers and coatings, particularly non-phthalate plasticizers, it helps improve flexibility and processing. In coatings and inks, it can serve as a processing aid. It may be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of other esters and specialty chemicals. Additionally, it can be considered as a solvent in cleaning formulations, depending on local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 10405.28
    methanol 6827.84
    isopropanol 12852.62
    water 0.24
    ethyl acetate 25069.9
    n-propanol 11694.22
    acetone 26947.63
    n-butanol 12255.43
    acetonitrile 13237.94
    DMF 15251.27
    toluene 8860.22
    isobutanol 10658.31
    1,4-dioxane 18187.64
    methyl acetate 14424.66
    THF 24856.09
    2-butanone 22618.74
    n-pentanol 6460.25
    sec-butanol 12149.46
    n-hexane 4385.66
    ethylene glycol 258.06
    NMP 14715.45
    cyclohexane 12929.36
    DMSO 11269.28
    n-butyl acetate 19773.62
    n-octanol 4261.18
    chloroform 28979.9
    n-propyl acetate 18542.96
    acetic acid 5782.65
    dichloromethane 31294.71
    cyclohexanone 39919.27
    propylene glycol 789.77
    isopropyl acetate 17352.65
    DMAc 12051.52
    2-ethoxyethanol 6265.35
    isopentanol 11593.63
    n-heptane 2559.54
    ethyl formate 9511.5
    1,2-dichloroethane 26169.54
    n-hexanol 5937.66
    2-methoxyethanol 8922.05
    isobutyl acetate 9616.14
    tetrachloromethane 6902.47
    n-pentyl acetate 15974.7
    transcutol 18534.95
    n-heptanol 3799.67
    ethylbenzene 4706.42
    MIBK 12944.57
    2-propoxyethanol 7165.97
    tert-butanol 13537.06
    MTBE 22657.02
    2-butoxyethanol 5982.96
    propionic acid 6876.98
    o-xylene 4991.96
    formic acid 656.43
    diethyl ether 25226.6
    m-xylene 4963.99
    p-xylene 7036.71
    chlorobenzene 12808.47
    dimethyl carbonate 2725.81
    n-octane 1074.6
    formamide 1745.56
    cyclopentanone 26887.63
    2-pentanone 24179.32
    anisole 7114.72
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 18556.24
    gamma-butyrolactone 20997.36
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 8240.62
    pyridine 22603.77
    3-pentanone 14811.69
    furfural 11847.67
    n-dodecane 436.02
    diethylene glycol 2001.78
    diisopropyl ether 7796.44
    tert-amyl alcohol 12080.87
    acetylacetone 15545.01
    n-hexadecane 552.18
    acetophenone 6858.95
    methyl propionate 12663.03
    isopentyl acetate 15958.31
    trichloroethylene 35621.5
    n-nonanol 3560.49
    cyclohexanol 16007.62
    benzyl alcohol 4036.96
    2-ethylhexanol 5431.96
    isooctanol 3736.45
    dipropyl ether 11487.68
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 9986.42
    ethyl lactate 2972.92
    propylene carbonate 11987.69
    n-methylformamide 7024.76
    2-pentanol 10745.21
    n-pentane 3548.36
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 7913.97
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 9125.54
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 3095.82
    mesitylene 3322.96
    ε-caprolactone 26733.5
    p-cymene 2807.15
    epichlorohydrin 22957.84
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 26400.41
    2-aminoethanol 1416.57
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 12250.96
    sulfolane 17352.45
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1360.69
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 29172.8
    n-hexyl acetate 14425.73
    isooctane 1008.87
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 5102.42
    sec-butyl acetate 12922.74
    tert-butyl acetate 15260.29
    decalin 2529.49
    glycerin 781.99
    diglyme 12657.66
    acrylic acid 3477.74
    isopropyl myristate 3701.48
    n-butyric acid 17859.06
    acetyl acetate 9634.25
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 2007.73
    ethyl propionate 14424.2
    nitromethane 13669.26
    1,2-diethoxyethane 15201.15
    benzonitrile 8956.31
    trioctyl phosphate 1745.23
    1-bromopropane 21171.05
    gamma-valerolactone 27624.63
    n-decanol 2089.29
    triethyl phosphate 2970.45
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 5222.86
    propionitrile 12925.37
    vinylene carbonate 9142.5
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 8876.64
    DMS 5706.84
    cumene 2885.53
    2-octanol 3946.91
    2-hexanone 14196.23
    octyl acetate 4567.47
    limonene 5886.04
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 16267.78
    ethyl orthosilicate 3176.91
    tributyl phosphate 2505.92
    diacetone alcohol 9077.42
    N,N-dimethylaniline 4297.91
    acrylonitrile 10279.0
    aniline 7496.77
    1,3-propanediol 3725.41
    bromobenzene 15084.76
    dibromomethane 24124.97
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 28215.01
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 6210.67
    tetrabutyl urea 3412.77
    diisobutyl methanol 3330.66
    2-phenylethanol 3706.96
    styrene 6647.82
    dioctyl adipate 4372.07
    dimethyl sulfate 3541.27
    ethyl butyrate 14240.92
    methyl lactate 2648.99
    butyl lactate 6045.23
    diethyl carbonate 5792.72
    propanediol butyl ether 3678.0
    triethyl orthoformate 7113.07
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2394.66
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 4740.38
    morpholine 26184.9
    tert-butylamine 10168.9
    n-dodecanol 1394.18
    dimethoxymethane 9420.52
    ethylene carbonate 10759.33
    cyrene 2502.18
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 11731.56
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 12385.29
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 9788.87
    4-methylpyridine 22832.01
    dibutyl ether 12863.63
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3330.66
    DEF 22227.71
    dimethyl isosorbide 5775.62
    tetrachloroethylene 18176.59
    eugenol 3676.16
    triacetin 6757.98
    span 80 3540.29
    1,4-butanediol 1290.17
    1,1-dichloroethane 28557.43
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 6395.28
    methyl formate 4168.44
    2-methyl-1-butanol 10575.87
    n-decane 1148.76
    butyronitrile 18258.21
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4317.14
    1-chlorooctane 5115.05
    1-chlorotetradecane 1231.88
    n-nonane 1293.31
    undecane 644.16
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1814.79
    cyclooctane 2608.01
    cyclopentanol 12958.68
    tetrahydropyran 39128.5
    tert-amyl methyl ether 12974.01
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 5342.86
    1-hexene 10371.5
    2-isopropoxyethanol 5197.44
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1688.39
    methyl butyrate 20882.5

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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