Didecyl Ether

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2456-28-2

    Molecular formula
    C20H42O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCOCCCCCCCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 61.47%
    Waxy 59.65%
    Oily 54.87%
    Fatty 54.37%
    Floral 50.2%
    Citrus 45.44%
    Fresh 45.19%
    Clean 37.19%
    Orange 36.95%
    Rose 36.79%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 62.67%
    Floral 42.77%
    Fatty 41.08%
    Fat 35.6%
    Soapy 34.87%
    Fresh 34.05%
    Flower 32.76%
    Alkane 32.74%
    Mild 32.46%
    Rose 32.06%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    9.1

    pKa est.
    6.62 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    298.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    361°C

    Flash point

    • 153.94 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Decyl ether
    • Didecyl ether
    • 2456-28-2
    • DI-N-DECYL ETHER
    • Decane, 1,1'-oxybis-
    • 1-decoxydecane
    • Capric ether
    • 1,1'-Oxybisdecane
    • n-Decyl ether
    • 1-(Decyloxy)decane
    • dicapryl ether
    • DA81HI310Z
    • EINECS 219-533-7
    • NSC 83605
    • NSC-83605
    • COSMACOL ETHER 10
    • 1,1'-OXYBIS(DECANE)
    • decylether
    • UNII-DA81HI310Z
    • Dindecyl ether
    • MFCD00026539
    • Decane,1'-oxybis-
    • Decyl ether (8CI)
    • Decane, 1,1'oxybis
    • 1-(Decyloxy)decane #
    • SCHEMBL93211
    • DIDECYL ETHER [INCI]
    • DTXSID4062430
    • NSC83605
    • STL453672
    • AKOS040744773
    • CS-0336237
    • D0035
    • NS00027692
    • D89584
    • Q27276304
    • 219-533-7

  • Applications

    Didecyl Ether is a nonionic surfactant and solvent used across industrial and personal care applications, acting as an emulsifier and wetting agent in cleaning formulations; it is also used as a solvent or co-solvent for coatings, paints, and inks, and serves as a processing aid or solvent in polymer and plastics manufacturing; in perfumery, it can be employed as a fragrance solvent or carrier; and as an intermediate or specialty solvent in chemical synthesis.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 228.25
    methanol 131.94
    isopropanol 421.79
    water 0.04
    ethyl acetate 2504.73
    n-propanol 446.95
    acetone 1301.11
    n-butanol 706.88
    acetonitrile 467.15
    DMF 814.29
    toluene 962.16
    isobutanol 557.43
    1,4-dioxane 2122.42
    methyl acetate 1160.98
    THF 4096.98
    2-butanone 1675.21
    n-pentanol 475.05
    sec-butanol 686.55
    n-hexane 1090.44
    ethylene glycol 13.96
    NMP 1938.52
    cyclohexane 4740.58
    DMSO 1327.81
    n-butyl acetate 3605.91
    n-octanol 663.36
    chloroform 4792.0
    n-propyl acetate 2791.26
    acetic acid 390.91
    dichloromethane 4662.07
    cyclohexanone 5018.01
    propylene glycol 48.27
    isopropyl acetate 2533.52
    DMAc 1381.39
    2-ethoxyethanol 606.1
    isopentanol 993.22
    n-heptane 2012.72
    ethyl formate 784.42
    1,2-dichloroethane 3576.8
    n-hexanol 686.32
    2-methoxyethanol 614.83
    isobutyl acetate 1890.07
    tetrachloromethane 1822.37
    n-pentyl acetate 3401.86
    transcutol 3550.78
    n-heptanol 624.28
    ethylbenzene 816.39
    MIBK 2027.02
    2-propoxyethanol 906.78
    tert-butanol 996.09
    MTBE 2202.46
    2-butoxyethanol 1056.3
    propionic acid 529.88
    o-xylene 929.57
    formic acid 35.3
    diethyl ether 2402.33
    m-xylene 788.96
    p-xylene 1206.18
    chlorobenzene 1467.14
    dimethyl carbonate 330.65
    n-octane 566.64
    formamide 82.48
    cyclopentanone 3415.67
    2-pentanone 2272.53
    anisole 1166.04
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3627.38
    gamma-butyrolactone 2924.22
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 782.92
    pyridine 1839.85
    3-pentanone 2020.4
    furfural 1662.99
    n-dodecane 197.54
    diethylene glycol 231.65
    diisopropyl ether 1514.72
    tert-amyl alcohol 1146.34
    acetylacetone 2097.07
    n-hexadecane 248.87
    acetophenone 1331.18
    methyl propionate 1373.59
    isopentyl acetate 3300.41
    trichloroethylene 4886.05
    n-nonanol 695.68
    cyclohexanol 1938.65
    benzyl alcohol 523.12
    2-ethylhexanol 1232.5
    isooctanol 784.83
    dipropyl ether 4081.8
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1763.7
    ethyl lactate 614.83
    propylene carbonate 1852.71
    n-methylformamide 284.46
    2-pentanol 892.11
    n-pentane 777.92
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1482.35
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2107.8
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 779.61
    mesitylene 764.4
    ε-caprolactone 3865.46
    p-cymene 1038.89
    epichlorohydrin 3202.27
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4704.04
    2-aminoethanol 69.38
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1638.01
    sulfolane 3819.92
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 506.4
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4038.7
    n-hexyl acetate 2815.45
    isooctane 344.83
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1151.04
    sec-butyl acetate 2399.39
    tert-butyl acetate 3088.08
    decalin 1004.58
    glycerin 74.39
    diglyme 3135.99
    acrylic acid 276.65
    isopropyl myristate 1149.48
    n-butyric acid 1669.18
    acetyl acetate 1462.69
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 513.96
    ethyl propionate 2494.53
    nitromethane 915.76
    1,2-diethoxyethane 3412.66
    benzonitrile 934.99
    trioctyl phosphate 514.49
    1-bromopropane 2999.99
    gamma-valerolactone 3462.83
    n-decanol 463.87
    triethyl phosphate 1375.48
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 702.98
    propionitrile 753.08
    vinylene carbonate 1265.45
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1587.61
    DMS 1090.89
    cumene 660.18
    2-octanol 678.95
    2-hexanone 2102.59
    octyl acetate 1172.77
    limonene 2176.52
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2439.29
    ethyl orthosilicate 1531.11
    tributyl phosphate 738.84
    diacetone alcohol 1691.8
    N,N-dimethylaniline 920.04
    acrylonitrile 555.49
    aniline 745.76
    1,3-propanediol 216.91
    bromobenzene 1982.11
    dibromomethane 3703.61
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4937.99
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2210.41
    tetrabutyl urea 1010.01
    diisobutyl methanol 1248.54
    2-phenylethanol 585.08
    styrene 894.19
    dioctyl adipate 1372.2
    dimethyl sulfate 613.5
    ethyl butyrate 3924.45
    methyl lactate 344.49
    butyl lactate 1372.49
    diethyl carbonate 1856.6
    propanediol butyl ether 554.01
    triethyl orthoformate 2929.82
    p-tert-butyltoluene 943.87
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1373.84
    morpholine 2516.82
    tert-butylamine 937.72
    n-dodecanol 357.77
    dimethoxymethane 919.57
    ethylene carbonate 1526.19
    cyrene 691.04
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2410.2
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3081.01
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1841.52
    4-methylpyridine 1854.48
    dibutyl ether 3385.46
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1248.54
    DEF 2427.75
    dimethyl isosorbide 1838.01
    tetrachloroethylene 3440.1
    eugenol 812.54
    triacetin 2011.56
    span 80 919.29
    1,4-butanediol 87.67
    1,1-dichloroethane 3234.01
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 683.25
    methyl formate 232.86
    2-methyl-1-butanol 836.11
    n-decane 507.1
    butyronitrile 1142.96
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 994.41
    1-chlorooctane 1378.97
    1-chlorotetradecane 467.03
    n-nonane 573.73
    undecane 288.07
    tert-butylcyclohexane 752.87
    cyclooctane 1351.2
    cyclopentanol 1394.93
    tetrahydropyran 5013.81
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2035.63
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1511.19
    1-hexene 1402.46
    2-isopropoxyethanol 677.4
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 181.88
    methyl butyrate 3166.49

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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