Decyltetradecylamine oxide

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    146793-33-1

    Molecular formula
    C26H55NO

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCC(CCCCCCCCCC)C[N+](C)(C)[O-]

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 69.78%
    Fatty 44.84%
    Oily 39.85%
    Odorless 24.38%
    Woody 22.81%
    Fishy 21.62%
    Fresh 21.57%
    Balsamic 21.14%
    Clean 19.76%
    Animal 19.58%

     

    Flavor
    Bland 30.9%
    Waxy 26.54%
    Alkane 23.03%
    Mild 22.93%
    Delicate 21.03%
    Slightly waxy 20.38%
    Faint 19.28%
    Diterpene 18.98%
    Skunky 18.71%
    Oriental 18.61%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    11.5

    pKa est.
    6.9 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    397.7 g/mol

    Flash point

    • -251.98 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Decyltetradecylamine oxide
    • Macbiobride A-XMR
    • UNII-5A31Y39XYO
    • 5A31Y39XYO
    • 146793-33-1
    • 1-Tetradecanamine, 2-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-, N-oxide
    • SCHEMBL1985363
    • DTXSID00932918
    • NIFPWUCDSCRTCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 2-Decyl-N,N-dimethyltetradecan-1-amine N-oxide
    • Q27261736
    • 146793-33-1

  • Applications

    Decyltetradecylamine oxide (CAS 146793-33-1) is used primarily as a surfactant in household and industrial cleaning formulations, providing wetting, foaming and emulsification to enhance cleaning performance; in cosmetics and personal care it serves as a mild surfactant with potential conditioning and foaming benefits in shampoos and bath products; in coatings and inks it functions as a nonionic emulsifier and dispersion aid, helping pigment dispersion and film formation; in polymers and plastics processing it acts as an emulsifier and stabilizer for latex formulations and as a wetting agent in polymerization processes; and as an intermediate in the synthesis of specialty surfactants, enabling the production of other amine oxide-based surfactants.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 42.99
    methanol 43.5
    isopropanol 48.71
    water 0.18
    ethyl acetate 440.43
    n-propanol 72.73
    acetone 222.17
    n-butanol 85.67
    acetonitrile 77.02
    DMF 231.13
    toluene 187.34
    isobutanol 83.58
    1,4-dioxane 418.95
    methyl acetate 255.57
    THF 730.41
    2-butanone 306.93
    n-pentanol 72.5
    sec-butanol 92.78
    n-hexane 62.87
    ethylene glycol 6.73
    NMP 823.94
    cyclohexane 333.01
    DMSO 263.45
    n-butyl acetate 437.28
    n-octanol 122.55
    chloroform 1285.2
    n-propyl acetate 440.78
    acetic acid 166.62
    dichloromethane 1184.08
    cyclohexanone 995.9
    propylene glycol 18.81
    isopropyl acetate 419.48
    DMAc 546.69
    2-ethoxyethanol 159.21
    isopentanol 112.91
    n-heptane 88.62
    ethyl formate 183.04
    1,2-dichloroethane 753.33
    n-hexanol 80.87
    2-methoxyethanol 149.92
    isobutyl acetate 345.97
    tetrachloromethane 394.38
    n-pentyl acetate 632.87
    transcutol 893.82
    n-heptanol 109.39
    ethylbenzene 140.4
    MIBK 335.99
    2-propoxyethanol 187.82
    tert-butanol 104.3
    MTBE 229.76
    2-butoxyethanol 249.17
    propionic acid 158.33
    o-xylene 191.09
    formic acid 34.62
    diethyl ether 217.6
    m-xylene 159.35
    p-xylene 213.49
    chlorobenzene 354.66
    dimethyl carbonate 111.65
    n-octane 37.72
    formamide 54.53
    cyclopentanone 855.13
    2-pentanone 339.82
    anisole 246.47
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 593.81
    gamma-butyrolactone 869.52
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 179.07
    pyridine 379.65
    3-pentanone 355.42
    furfural 563.81
    n-dodecane 17.13
    diethylene glycol 77.52
    diisopropyl ether 148.21
    tert-amyl alcohol 154.59
    acetylacetone 490.61
    n-hexadecane 21.4
    acetophenone 345.69
    methyl propionate 307.15
    isopentyl acetate 446.99
    trichloroethylene 1268.41
    n-nonanol 130.44
    cyclohexanol 280.76
    benzyl alcohol 136.56
    2-ethylhexanol 138.86
    isooctanol 131.28
    dipropyl ether 326.82
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 476.84
    ethyl lactate 178.87
    propylene carbonate 594.19
    n-methylformamide 101.82
    2-pentanol 88.57
    n-pentane 42.63
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 246.48
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 453.77
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 259.84
    mesitylene 139.0
    ε-caprolactone 959.14
    p-cymene 148.03
    epichlorohydrin 830.45
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1030.7
    2-aminoethanol 23.81
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 567.91
    sulfolane 1236.93
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 56.78
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 671.72
    n-hexyl acetate 578.48
    isooctane 25.87
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 332.85
    sec-butyl acetate 399.15
    tert-butyl acetate 536.36
    decalin 107.36
    glycerin 37.76
    diglyme 792.67
    acrylic acid 112.56
    isopropyl myristate 211.47
    n-butyric acid 344.39
    acetyl acetate 379.68
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 166.59
    ethyl propionate 419.67
    nitromethane 329.73
    1,2-diethoxyethane 475.63
    benzonitrile 205.7
    trioctyl phosphate 121.24
    1-bromopropane 400.44
    gamma-valerolactone 1006.36
    n-decanol 83.09
    triethyl phosphate 303.54
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 82.5
    propionitrile 103.04
    vinylene carbonate 473.13
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 619.02
    DMS 349.41
    cumene 116.87
    2-octanol 107.19
    2-hexanone 330.18
    octyl acetate 251.8
    limonene 275.32
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 412.23
    ethyl orthosilicate 305.71
    tributyl phosphate 171.39
    diacetone alcohol 363.06
    N,N-dimethylaniline 188.23
    acrylonitrile 102.31
    aniline 163.93
    1,3-propanediol 54.34
    bromobenzene 432.2
    dibromomethane 743.34
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1243.06
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 469.88
    tetrabutyl urea 237.88
    diisobutyl methanol 120.54
    2-phenylethanol 140.37
    styrene 149.64
    dioctyl adipate 352.87
    dimethyl sulfate 260.27
    ethyl butyrate 487.27
    methyl lactate 131.24
    butyl lactate 362.03
    diethyl carbonate 304.22
    propanediol butyl ether 177.67
    triethyl orthoformate 449.02
    p-tert-butyltoluene 133.65
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 418.33
    morpholine 475.21
    tert-butylamine 83.42
    n-dodecanol 58.69
    dimethoxymethane 214.9
    ethylene carbonate 476.54
    cyrene 307.82
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 619.32
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 453.47
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 575.3
    4-methylpyridine 378.13
    dibutyl ether 342.85
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 120.54
    DEF 470.18
    dimethyl isosorbide 613.36
    tetrachloroethylene 888.45
    eugenol 276.79
    triacetin 713.83
    span 80 272.09
    1,4-butanediol 26.15
    1,1-dichloroethane 607.91
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 105.18
    methyl formate 94.05
    2-methyl-1-butanol 117.05
    n-decane 45.3
    butyronitrile 126.96
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 151.88
    1-chlorooctane 189.8
    1-chlorotetradecane 55.94
    n-nonane 45.98
    undecane 25.7
    tert-butylcyclohexane 73.03
    cyclooctane 95.71
    cyclopentanol 238.5
    tetrahydropyran 612.45
    tert-amyl methyl ether 280.45
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 438.28
    1-hexene 118.1
    2-isopropoxyethanol 163.84
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 111.72
    methyl butyrate 522.96

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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