Decyl Palmitate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    42232-27-9

    Molecular formula
    C26H52O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 73.95%
    Fatty 67.84%
    Oily 61.45%
    Odorless 31.65%
    Sweet 29.39%
    Fruity 29.02%
    Creamy 28.41%
    Dairy 23.09%
    Soapy 20.85%
    Clean 20.84%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 65.57%
    Fatty 49.6%
    Mild 44.41%
    Oily 44.33%
    Fat 34.47%
    Soapy 34.33%
    Coconut 33.29%
    Bland 30.89%
    Faint 29.53%
    Alkane 27.91%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    11.9

    pKa est.
    7.84 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    396.7 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    447°C

    Flash point

    • 198.34 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Decyl palmitate
    • decyl hexadecanoate
    • 42232-27-9
    • Hexadecanoic acid, decyl ester
    • UNII-SDD3SU9U0A
    • SDD3SU9U0A
    • NSC 152078
    • EINECS 255-724-1
    • NSC-152078
    • DTXSID9068374
    • CHEBI:84063
    • PALMITIC ACID, DECYL ESTER
    • decanyl hexadecanoate
    • SCHEMBL896949
    • DECYL PALMITATE [INCI]
    • DTXCID2040070
    • NSC152078
    • NS00031136
    • Q27157442
    • 255-724-1

  • Applications

    Decyl Palmitate is primarily used as an emollient and slip agent in cosmetics and personal care formulations (creams, lotions, and makeup bases), and serves as a solvent or fragrance carrier in perfumery; it also functions as a conditioning oil in hair care products to improve shine and manageability; in household products it acts as a solvent and softening additive in cleaners and fabric-care formulations to improve spreadability and skin feel; in certain polymer systems it may act as a plasticizer or processing aid; and it can be used as an inert vehicle or excipient in topical pharmaceutical preparations, subject to local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 14.48
    methanol 19.81
    isopropanol 20.59
    water 0.09
    ethyl acetate 305.72
    n-propanol 30.11
    acetone 138.04
    n-butanol 42.13
    acetonitrile 53.33
    DMF 217.7
    toluene 116.35
    isobutanol 38.99
    1,4-dioxane 255.92
    methyl acetate 165.31
    THF 681.09
    2-butanone 231.86
    n-pentanol 37.45
    sec-butanol 48.22
    n-hexane 36.87
    ethylene glycol 2.24
    NMP 910.86
    cyclohexane 256.42
    DMSO 285.48
    n-butyl acetate 377.28
    n-octanol 93.98
    chloroform 908.28
    n-propyl acetate 395.7
    acetic acid 73.48
    dichloromethane 1018.8
    cyclohexanone 969.14
    propylene glycol 6.66
    isopropyl acetate 328.87
    DMAc 581.26
    2-ethoxyethanol 93.11
    isopentanol 70.55
    n-heptane 47.97
    ethyl formate 111.41
    1,2-dichloroethane 632.24
    n-hexanol 40.94
    2-methoxyethanol 83.48
    isobutyl acetate 273.02
    tetrachloromethane 272.79
    n-pentyl acetate 724.97
    transcutol 746.65
    n-heptanol 73.35
    ethylbenzene 102.05
    MIBK 305.08
    2-propoxyethanol 104.91
    tert-butanol 63.56
    MTBE 183.83
    2-butoxyethanol 196.61
    propionic acid 84.48
    o-xylene 132.49
    formic acid 14.43
    diethyl ether 136.45
    m-xylene 103.08
    p-xylene 170.8
    chlorobenzene 274.7
    dimethyl carbonate 76.44
    n-octane 27.12
    formamide 34.24
    cyclopentanone 823.29
    2-pentanone 273.3
    anisole 213.22
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 477.86
    gamma-butyrolactone 742.44
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 104.88
    pyridine 338.22
    3-pentanone 270.55
    furfural 488.82
    n-dodecane 13.2
    diethylene glycol 33.91
    diisopropyl ether 104.16
    tert-amyl alcohol 108.96
    acetylacetone 407.96
    n-hexadecane 16.98
    acetophenone 331.12
    methyl propionate 205.82
    isopentyl acetate 402.44
    trichloroethylene 1095.38
    n-nonanol 99.41
    cyclohexanol 182.94
    benzyl alcohol 91.44
    2-ethylhexanol 83.24
    isooctanol 92.34
    dipropyl ether 238.91
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 420.52
    ethyl lactate 118.28
    propylene carbonate 463.64
    n-methylformamide 73.28
    2-pentanol 48.55
    n-pentane 21.7
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 157.19
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 341.53
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 204.59
    mesitylene 98.39
    ε-caprolactone 852.91
    p-cymene 106.15
    epichlorohydrin 731.87
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 824.02
    2-aminoethanol 9.45
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 493.8
    sulfolane 1361.45
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 34.33
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 603.17
    n-hexyl acetate 574.78
    isooctane 17.23
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 257.65
    sec-butyl acetate 347.01
    tert-butyl acetate 501.57
    decalin 77.75
    glycerin 15.09
    diglyme 759.56
    acrylic acid 58.5
    isopropyl myristate 181.1
    n-butyric acid 217.47
    acetyl acetate 242.32
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 125.63
    ethyl propionate 356.21
    nitromethane 220.76
    1,2-diethoxyethane 432.72
    benzonitrile 162.67
    trioctyl phosphate 96.66
    1-bromopropane 328.3
    gamma-valerolactone 1001.97
    n-decanol 60.39
    triethyl phosphate 251.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 50.15
    propionitrile 72.78
    vinylene carbonate 345.88
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 431.26
    DMS 254.28
    cumene 83.99
    2-octanol 90.37
    2-hexanone 298.07
    octyl acetate 211.32
    limonene 213.04
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 380.21
    ethyl orthosilicate 249.15
    tributyl phosphate 145.68
    diacetone alcohol 311.71
    N,N-dimethylaniline 164.98
    acrylonitrile 74.41
    aniline 106.86
    1,3-propanediol 23.83
    bromobenzene 371.71
    dibromomethane 610.31
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1090.19
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 390.49
    tetrabutyl urea 240.85
    diisobutyl methanol 85.49
    2-phenylethanol 87.41
    styrene 119.44
    dioctyl adipate 315.61
    dimethyl sulfate 219.18
    ethyl butyrate 460.46
    methyl lactate 76.12
    butyl lactate 328.71
    diethyl carbonate 242.41
    propanediol butyl ether 137.64
    triethyl orthoformate 372.77
    p-tert-butyltoluene 96.04
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 418.12
    morpholine 324.15
    tert-butylamine 52.33
    n-dodecanol 42.07
    dimethoxymethane 149.86
    ethylene carbonate 327.5
    cyrene 236.68
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 602.42
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 380.91
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 500.12
    4-methylpyridine 343.23
    dibutyl ether 350.6
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 85.49
    DEF 427.78
    dimethyl isosorbide 564.42
    tetrachloroethylene 698.69
    eugenol 260.78
    triacetin 595.73
    span 80 215.13
    1,4-butanediol 12.23
    1,1-dichloroethane 461.49
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 66.17
    methyl formate 58.62
    2-methyl-1-butanol 66.9
    n-decane 35.46
    butyronitrile 95.57
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 111.95
    1-chlorooctane 167.87
    1-chlorotetradecane 46.52
    n-nonane 35.21
    undecane 19.7
    tert-butylcyclohexane 50.14
    cyclooctane 63.55
    cyclopentanol 157.11
    tetrahydropyran 479.18
    tert-amyl methyl ether 229.25
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 381.56
    1-hexene 74.37
    2-isopropoxyethanol 101.39
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 55.74
    methyl butyrate 499.23

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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