Decyl valerate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5454-12-6

    Molecular formula
    C15H30O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 80.8%
    Oily 75.25%
    Winey 64.11%
    Fatty 63.39%
    Cognac 57.12%
    Waxy 51.89%
    Floral 46.67%
    Sweet 44.38%
    Brandy 40.9%
    Rose 39.85%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 71.53%
    Fruity 64.58%
    Sweet 54.71%
    Oily 50.43%
    Soapy 49.44%
    Floral 44.87%
    Green 42.73%
    Fatty 40.91%
    Clean 39.68%
    Wine 37.95%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.9

    pKa est.
    7.27 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    242.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    294°C

    Flash point

    • 125.15 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Decyl valerate
    • Decyl pentanoate
    • 5454-12-6
    • Pentanoic acid, decyl ester
    • DJ98FGY68K
    • NSC-23064
    • Valeric acid, decyl ester
    • Decyl pentanoate #
    • UNII-DJ98FGY68K
    • SCHEMBL970882
    • SCHEMBL8896661
    • SCHEMBL8896667
    • DTXSID60202962
    • NSC23064
    • EINECS 226-702-9
    • NSC 23064
    • AI3-30736
    • NS00043433
    • 5454-12-6

  • Applications

    Decyl valerate (CAS 5454-12-6) is commonly used in cosmetics/personal care as an emollient and solvent. In perfumery, it serves as a fragrance ingredient and can act as a fixative to help extend scent life. It also appears in some household products as a fragrance component and solvent. In specialty formulations involving polymers or coatings, it may be used as a plasticizer or processing aid, depending on formulation and local regulatory constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 5114.9
    methanol 4507.57
    isopropanol 5842.71
    water 0.06
    ethyl acetate 7608.54
    n-propanol 5106.55
    acetone 10199.36
    n-butanol 4860.53
    acetonitrile 4582.0
    DMF 6010.27
    toluene 2604.0
    isobutanol 4371.03
    1,4-dioxane 6504.08
    methyl acetate 4564.67
    THF 9485.29
    2-butanone 7497.1
    n-pentanol 3266.01
    sec-butanol 5118.84
    n-hexane 2263.1
    ethylene glycol 171.97
    NMP 4594.23
    cyclohexane 3901.64
    DMSO 6325.79
    n-butyl acetate 6866.21
    n-octanol 1524.65
    chloroform 9967.75
    n-propyl acetate 6354.93
    acetic acid 2535.75
    dichloromethane 10050.28
    cyclohexanone 11879.26
    propylene glycol 500.77
    isopropyl acetate 5419.33
    DMAc 4347.12
    2-ethoxyethanol 2946.1
    isopentanol 4808.67
    n-heptane 951.19
    ethyl formate 3162.87
    1,2-dichloroethane 8235.13
    n-hexanol 2953.06
    2-methoxyethanol 4157.99
    isobutyl acetate 3446.51
    tetrachloromethane 2062.15
    n-pentyl acetate 4430.13
    transcutol 8211.26
    n-heptanol 1426.35
    ethylbenzene 1584.84
    MIBK 4178.43
    2-propoxyethanol 3335.79
    tert-butanol 6623.38
    MTBE 8211.85
    2-butoxyethanol 2364.8
    propionic acid 2625.49
    o-xylene 1541.77
    formic acid 331.96
    diethyl ether 8763.51
    m-xylene 1578.23
    p-xylene 2237.74
    chlorobenzene 3613.01
    dimethyl carbonate 809.74
    n-octane 347.43
    formamide 689.71
    cyclopentanone 8459.37
    2-pentanone 7776.91
    anisole 2366.48
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 6179.21
    gamma-butyrolactone 6553.38
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3616.37
    pyridine 7153.72
    3-pentanone 4340.65
    furfural 4442.94
    n-dodecane 157.77
    diethylene glycol 1187.39
    diisopropyl ether 2458.83
    tert-amyl alcohol 5190.67
    acetylacetone 5244.13
    n-hexadecane 196.72
    acetophenone 2369.45
    methyl propionate 3805.47
    isopentyl acetate 5498.78
    trichloroethylene 11159.67
    n-nonanol 1266.87
    cyclohexanol 5810.73
    benzyl alcohol 1659.63
    2-ethylhexanol 2353.23
    isooctanol 1345.11
    dipropyl ether 4475.41
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3097.31
    ethyl lactate 1238.88
    propylene carbonate 3754.52
    n-methylformamide 2616.1
    2-pentanol 4234.06
    n-pentane 1305.66
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3492.9
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3380.42
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1512.84
    mesitylene 1098.23
    ε-caprolactone 8007.23
    p-cymene 953.43
    epichlorohydrin 7555.93
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8078.57
    2-aminoethanol 797.51
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4204.06
    sulfolane 6320.13
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 432.41
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 9560.93
    n-hexyl acetate 4580.02
    isooctane 355.05
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2346.1
    sec-butyl acetate 4254.63
    tert-butyl acetate 4927.52
    decalin 916.06
    glycerin 511.82
    diglyme 5013.75
    acrylic acid 1384.06
    isopropyl myristate 1264.93
    n-butyric acid 6353.49
    acetyl acetate 3049.34
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 820.7
    ethyl propionate 4678.29
    nitromethane 4855.01
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5283.74
    benzonitrile 3112.07
    trioctyl phosphate 689.09
    1-bromopropane 7110.7
    gamma-valerolactone 8885.33
    n-decanol 779.36
    triethyl phosphate 1142.7
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2065.89
    propionitrile 4531.27
    vinylene carbonate 2942.6
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3662.89
    DMS 1848.88
    cumene 1012.18
    2-octanol 1320.05
    2-hexanone 5693.13
    octyl acetate 1506.44
    limonene 1939.37
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 7297.99
    ethyl orthosilicate 1190.76
    tributyl phosphate 964.88
    diacetone alcohol 3441.2
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1535.55
    acrylonitrile 3771.59
    aniline 2507.26
    1,3-propanediol 1851.32
    bromobenzene 4298.75
    dibromomethane 8026.27
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9781.57
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2329.33
    tetrabutyl urea 1243.73
    diisobutyl methanol 1384.12
    2-phenylethanol 1598.24
    styrene 2179.16
    dioctyl adipate 1647.55
    dimethyl sulfate 1163.0
    ethyl butyrate 4497.14
    methyl lactate 996.17
    butyl lactate 2155.04
    diethyl carbonate 2054.88
    propanediol butyl ether 1696.4
    triethyl orthoformate 2421.21
    p-tert-butyltoluene 856.27
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1722.56
    morpholine 9596.81
    tert-butylamine 4464.23
    n-dodecanol 553.24
    dimethoxymethane 3434.36
    ethylene carbonate 3223.08
    cyrene 1130.77
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3531.07
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4213.86
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3151.38
    4-methylpyridine 6747.51
    dibutyl ether 4407.01
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1384.12
    DEF 6785.99
    dimethyl isosorbide 2492.34
    tetrachloroethylene 6232.43
    eugenol 1439.71
    triacetin 2458.25
    span 80 1681.02
    1,4-butanediol 694.18
    1,1-dichloroethane 9123.19
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2867.36
    methyl formate 1469.34
    2-methyl-1-butanol 4038.91
    n-decane 394.87
    butyronitrile 6023.56
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1570.97
    1-chlorooctane 1618.22
    1-chlorotetradecane 451.16
    n-nonane 442.75
    undecane 225.97
    tert-butylcyclohexane 711.51
    cyclooctane 795.72
    cyclopentanol 4974.13
    tetrahydropyran 13489.49
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4714.63
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2616.09
    1-hexene 5581.44
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2522.32
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 590.39
    methyl butyrate 7119.1

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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