Dihydro-3,5-dimethyl-2(3H)-furanone

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    5145-01-7

    Molecular formula
    C6H10O2

    SMILES
    CC1CC(OC1=O)C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Sweet 61.34%
    Coumarinic 57.58%
    Caramellic 52.63%
    Coconut 51.61%
    Nutty 47.24%
    Hay 41.88%
    Tobacco 39.56%
    Burnt 38.0%
    Lactonic 37.69%
    Buttery 37.65%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.2

    Molecular weight
    114.14 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    193°C

    Flash point est.
    52.51 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 3,5-dimethyloxolan-2-one
    • 5145-01-7
    • 2-Methyl-4-pentanolide
    • 3,5-Dimethyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone
    • DIHYDRO-3,5-DIMETHYL-2(3H)-FURANONE
    • NSC250665
    • SCHEMBL576309
    • DTXSID30965779
    • CHEBI:167075
    • IYJMJJJBGWGVKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 3,5-Dimethyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one
    • AKOS015908174
    • NSC 250665
    • NSC-250665
    • 3,5-Dimethyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone #
    • 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-3,5-dimethyl-

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1429.27
    methanol 2263.91
    isopropanol 914.1
    water 119.89
    ethyl acetate 468.46
    n-propanol 856.36
    acetone 689.14
    n-butanol 729.07
    acetonitrile 866.91
    DMF 684.19
    toluene 178.35
    isobutanol 651.31
    1,4-dioxane 883.89
    methyl acetate 487.71
    THF 952.73
    2-butanone 473.31
    n-pentanol 598.34
    sec-butanol 686.72
    n-hexane 61.32
    ethylene glycol 486.05
    NMP 750.97
    cyclohexane 49.07
    DMSO 709.22
    n-butyl acetate 285.15
    n-octanol 262.63
    chloroform 1928.22
    n-propyl acetate 263.8
    acetic acid 2028.68
    dichloromethane 1641.66
    cyclohexanone 545.9
    propylene glycol 450.99
    isopropyl acetate 280.76
    DMAc 526.91
    2-ethoxyethanol 823.9
    isopentanol 623.56
    n-heptane 28.72
    ethyl formate 407.88
    1,2-dichloroethane 646.6
    n-hexanol 454.37
    2-methoxyethanol 1216.38
    isobutyl acetate 172.68
    tetrachloromethane 272.4
    n-pentyl acetate 233.67
    transcutol 1772.03
    n-heptanol 215.03
    ethylbenzene 115.22
    MIBK 273.99
    2-propoxyethanol 688.47
    tert-butanol 851.45
    MTBE 481.29
    2-butoxyethanol 388.48
    propionic acid 750.9
    o-xylene 139.85
    formic acid 1224.98
    diethyl ether 492.82
    m-xylene 157.97
    p-xylene 170.15
    chlorobenzene 355.34
    dimethyl carbonate 152.0
    n-octane 15.97
    formamide 1024.99
    cyclopentanone 678.5
    2-pentanone 384.79
    anisole 285.33
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 408.15
    gamma-butyrolactone 895.06
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 710.99
    pyridine 532.11
    3-pentanone 255.67
    furfural 850.58
    n-dodecane 16.24
    diethylene glycol 659.99
    diisopropyl ether 145.49
    tert-amyl alcohol 696.22
    acetylacetone 432.35
    n-hexadecane 17.67
    acetophenone 256.87
    methyl propionate 319.34
    isopentyl acetate 265.64
    trichloroethylene 1270.65
    n-nonanol 215.32
    cyclohexanol 442.17
    benzyl alcohol 319.49
    2-ethylhexanol 204.83
    isooctanol 176.77
    dipropyl ether 157.51
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 340.09
    ethyl lactate 150.8
    propylene carbonate 459.31
    n-methylformamide 630.26
    2-pentanol 474.12
    n-pentane 62.73
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 379.51
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 275.51
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 322.13
    mesitylene 100.91
    ε-caprolactone 555.41
    p-cymene 77.41
    epichlorohydrin 911.9
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 637.79
    2-aminoethanol 781.09
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 746.86
    sulfolane 766.51
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 44.55
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 733.74
    n-hexyl acetate 394.23
    isooctane 32.7
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 503.04
    sec-butyl acetate 195.96
    tert-butyl acetate 298.03
    decalin 40.29
    glycerin 545.63
    diglyme 699.19
    acrylic acid 728.47
    isopropyl myristate 120.39
    n-butyric acid 790.24
    acetyl acetate 359.5
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 136.83
    ethyl propionate 206.92
    nitromethane 1498.54
    1,2-diethoxyethane 401.58
    benzonitrile 423.95
    trioctyl phosphate 92.89
    1-bromopropane 410.14
    gamma-valerolactone 867.46
    n-decanol 145.95
    triethyl phosphate 99.72
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 271.77
    propionitrile 483.87
    vinylene carbonate 470.49
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 656.59
    DMS 251.92
    cumene 99.61
    2-octanol 162.78
    2-hexanone 298.93
    octyl acetate 161.89
    limonene 108.4
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 727.86
    ethyl orthosilicate 101.45
    tributyl phosphate 125.3
    diacetone alcohol 365.99
    N,N-dimethylaniline 188.57
    acrylonitrile 559.84
    aniline 337.84
    1,3-propanediol 878.11
    bromobenzene 335.13
    dibromomethane 994.0
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 927.29
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 169.21
    tetrabutyl urea 135.36
    diisobutyl methanol 116.11
    2-phenylethanol 282.82
    styrene 145.26
    dioctyl adipate 164.3
    dimethyl sulfate 237.69
    ethyl butyrate 179.62
    methyl lactate 207.15
    butyl lactate 186.12
    diethyl carbonate 130.98
    propanediol butyl ether 420.31
    triethyl orthoformate 132.42
    p-tert-butyltoluene 77.29
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 233.29
    morpholine 894.23
    tert-butylamine 529.75
    n-dodecanol 102.71
    dimethoxymethane 475.74
    ethylene carbonate 360.57
    cyrene 280.51
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 338.02
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 197.82
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 407.01
    4-methylpyridine 550.53
    dibutyl ether 196.22
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 116.11
    DEF 374.65
    dimethyl isosorbide 433.64
    tetrachloroethylene 646.66
    eugenol 266.28
    triacetin 292.85
    span 80 279.17
    1,4-butanediol 467.48
    1,1-dichloroethane 766.15
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 509.88
    methyl formate 491.28
    2-methyl-1-butanol 606.11
    n-decane 26.92
    butyronitrile 518.88
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 233.14
    1-chlorooctane 119.55
    1-chlorotetradecane 45.56
    n-nonane 25.92
    undecane 20.14
    tert-butylcyclohexane 43.89
    cyclooctane 19.82
    cyclopentanol 546.7
    tetrahydropyran 580.74
    tert-amyl methyl ether 341.61
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 467.89
    1-hexene 207.28
    2-isopropoxyethanol 525.17
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 613.09
    methyl butyrate 280.22

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Geneps fruit (Cuba) Melicocca bijuga L., fam. Sapindaceae 1.6%