Decyl ethyl ether

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    16979-29-6

    Molecular formula
    C12H26O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCOCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 64.91%
    Floral 64.28%
    Waxy 63.67%
    Citrus 62.39%
    Fresh 57.47%
    Fatty 56.73%
    Rose 51.58%
    Oily 50.29%
    Orange 49.04%
    Sweet 47.65%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 65.84%
    Floral 60.11%
    Rose 53.36%
    Fruity 49.68%
    Sweet 47.34%
    Green 45.14%
    Orange 44.05%
    Fresh 43.75%
    Clean 43.28%
    Soapy 43.06%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.9

    pKa est.
    7.18 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    186.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    228°C

    Flash point

    • 82.09 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Decyl ethyl ether
    • 1-Ethoxydecane
    • 16979-29-6
    • Ethyl decyl ether
    • 1-ethoxy-decane
    • UNII-K2353LI88G
    • K2353LI88G
    • Decane, 1-ethoxy-
    • 1-Ethoxydecane #
    • SCHEMBL198405
    • DTXSID40976775
    • LOLANUHFGPZTLQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • Q27281839
    • 61287-28-3

  • Applications

    Decyl ethyl ether (CAS 16979-29-6) is a non-polar solvent with a relatively high boiling point, used primarily as a solvent and reaction medium in industrial manufacturing. Typical applications include as a solvent for coatings, inks, and adhesives; as a chemical intermediate in organic synthesis; as an additive or co-solvent in cleaning and degreasing formulations; as a processing aid in polymer and plastics manufacturing; and as a solvent or component in cosmetic and fragrance formulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 6998.72
    methanol 3897.25
    isopropanol 8421.03
    water 0.04
    ethyl acetate 11651.95
    n-propanol 7591.05
    acetone 10460.22
    n-butanol 9021.8
    acetonitrile 5091.2
    DMF 3063.97
    toluene 4477.42
    isobutanol 6238.52
    1,4-dioxane 12966.32
    methyl acetate 6075.47
    THF 18340.97
    2-butanone 9490.72
    n-pentanol 6257.52
    sec-butanol 8594.12
    n-hexane 12860.01
    ethylene glycol 293.93
    NMP 3075.17
    cyclohexane 18437.46
    DMSO 6470.25
    n-butyl acetate 14270.77
    n-octanol 2905.48
    chloroform 16595.19
    n-propyl acetate 9275.62
    acetic acid 2615.83
    dichloromethane 16082.98
    cyclohexanone 13925.56
    propylene glycol 799.66
    isopropyl acetate 7793.21
    DMAc 2707.31
    2-ethoxyethanol 4780.48
    isopentanol 8356.25
    n-heptane 10101.72
    ethyl formate 3668.49
    1,2-dichloroethane 12203.39
    n-hexanol 8587.58
    2-methoxyethanol 5412.16
    isobutyl acetate 4923.54
    tetrachloromethane 4975.08
    n-pentyl acetate 6371.12
    transcutol 13635.79
    n-heptanol 2907.01
    ethylbenzene 2674.18
    MIBK 5701.45
    2-propoxyethanol 7165.33
    tert-butanol 11581.29
    MTBE 15705.35
    2-butoxyethanol 3704.38
    propionic acid 3205.15
    o-xylene 2489.43
    formic acid 240.73
    diethyl ether 22263.66
    m-xylene 2524.41
    p-xylene 3287.78
    chlorobenzene 4543.06
    dimethyl carbonate 742.94
    n-octane 2107.14
    formamide 436.73
    cyclopentanone 8877.59
    2-pentanone 10510.65
    anisole 3369.07
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 13055.82
    gamma-butyrolactone 6587.08
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 5125.31
    pyridine 8889.52
    3-pentanone 6645.36
    furfural 3956.22
    n-dodecane 730.86
    diethylene glycol 2028.45
    diisopropyl ether 7019.04
    tert-amyl alcohol 9374.06
    acetylacetone 5572.71
    n-hexadecane 863.53
    acetophenone 2523.98
    methyl propionate 4726.46
    isopentyl acetate 9943.95
    trichloroethylene 13493.05
    n-nonanol 2595.2
    cyclohexanol 10078.41
    benzyl alcohol 2118.59
    2-ethylhexanol 7531.46
    isooctanol 2797.88
    dipropyl ether 20366.74
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3717.62
    ethyl lactate 1562.15
    propylene carbonate 3859.41
    n-methylformamide 1470.44
    2-pentanol 8346.92
    n-pentane 7956.23
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 8426.14
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 5680.5
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1973.0
    mesitylene 1832.41
    ε-caprolactone 10222.55
    p-cymene 2317.18
    epichlorohydrin 9621.05
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 13614.46
    2-aminoethanol 1155.37
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4282.48
    sulfolane 5855.32
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1787.13
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 19998.34
    n-hexyl acetate 6548.66
    isooctane 1538.77
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3377.12
    sec-butyl acetate 6369.88
    tert-butyl acetate 7623.45
    decalin 3077.6
    glycerin 703.13
    diglyme 7704.17
    acrylic acid 1479.05
    isopropyl myristate 2099.94
    n-butyric acid 8220.39
    acetyl acetate 3963.96
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 990.09
    ethyl propionate 6767.82
    nitromethane 4074.8
    1,2-diethoxyethane 13731.88
    benzonitrile 3452.96
    trioctyl phosphate 934.33
    1-bromopropane 17323.88
    gamma-valerolactone 8671.6
    n-decanol 1719.43
    triethyl phosphate 2234.1
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 3974.51
    propionitrile 6604.55
    vinylene carbonate 2767.58
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4597.46
    DMS 2077.52
    cumene 1651.97
    2-octanol 2443.3
    2-hexanone 8835.71
    octyl acetate 2217.3
    limonene 5482.05
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 11836.18
    ethyl orthosilicate 2769.76
    tributyl phosphate 1429.66
    diacetone alcohol 4467.41
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1979.84
    acrylonitrile 4197.11
    aniline 3756.37
    1,3-propanediol 2426.98
    bromobenzene 5580.27
    dibromomethane 15171.54
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 12874.95
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4260.07
    tetrabutyl urea 1728.83
    diisobutyl methanol 4262.05
    2-phenylethanol 2594.12
    styrene 3503.85
    dioctyl adipate 2264.46
    dimethyl sulfate 950.17
    ethyl butyrate 10376.46
    methyl lactate 1033.08
    butyl lactate 2729.85
    diethyl carbonate 4248.24
    propanediol butyl ether 1968.95
    triethyl orthoformate 6414.74
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2223.15
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1762.52
    morpholine 16583.36
    tert-butylamine 10822.34
    n-dodecanol 1290.82
    dimethoxymethane 3962.51
    ethylene carbonate 3386.62
    cyrene 1189.8
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4880.25
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 8259.5
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3584.52
    4-methylpyridine 7996.3
    dibutyl ether 12863.25
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4262.05
    DEF 7605.03
    dimethyl isosorbide 3157.83
    tetrachloroethylene 8828.59
    eugenol 1361.25
    triacetin 2945.36
    span 80 2449.73
    1,4-butanediol 961.5
    1,1-dichloroethane 14960.82
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 5332.36
    methyl formate 989.62
    2-methyl-1-butanol 6993.46
    n-decane 1776.33
    butyronitrile 9431.64
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3783.79
    1-chlorooctane 3946.27
    1-chlorotetradecane 1168.32
    n-nonane 2230.31
    undecane 1045.26
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2579.54
    cyclooctane 4394.17
    cyclopentanol 7289.17
    tetrahydropyran 30175.7
    tert-amyl methyl ether 9621.03
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3401.61
    1-hexene 18693.5
    2-isopropoxyethanol 4126.1
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 509.94
    methyl butyrate 8920.4

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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