Dihydro-alpha-methylionone
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C14H24OSMILES
CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)CC(C)C(=O)C
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Odor profile
Fragrance Woody 84.95% Floral 78.39% Orris 58.79% Violet 55.7% Powdery 52.71% Fruity 49.5% Sweet 46.74% Amber 45.44% Berry 45.37% Dry 45.02% Flavor Woody 77.22% Floral 54.3% Herbal 35.58% Orris 35.11% Wood 33.97% Dry 31.78% Sweet 31.42% Amber 30.34% Camphor 30.02% Citrus 28.88% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.3pKa est.
9.65 (weak base)Molecular weight
208.34 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
SlowBoiling point est.
266°CFlash point
- 102.0 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- Dihydro-.alpha.-methylionone
- RSAVUDFLTNHLDM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- 3-Methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-butanone #
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Applications
Dihydro-alpha-methylionone is a synthetic aroma chemical used in perfumery and cosmetics, offering violet/woody notes and serving as a building block or base component for fragrance formulations. In cosmetics and personal care, it is added to products to enhance scent longevity and character. It may be considered for flavor/aroma applications in food and beverage contexts where allowed, and is used as a fragrance ingredient in household products such as cleaners and air fresheners. As an industrial intermediate, it participates in the synthesis of other aroma compounds in fragrance supply chains. Its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 1118.02 methanol 907.66 isopropanol 1257.25 water 0.88 ethyl acetate 1705.78 n-propanol 1085.54 acetone 1580.98 n-butanol 1047.65 acetonitrile 1727.24 DMF 1534.45 toluene 1372.01 isobutanol 857.27 1,4-dioxane 2724.43 methyl acetate 1499.83 THF 3242.19 2-butanone 1720.66 n-pentanol 510.09 sec-butanol 889.84 n-hexane 158.25 ethylene glycol 87.48 NMP 1218.67 cyclohexane 367.61 DMSO 698.1 n-butyl acetate 1492.29 n-octanol 430.44 chloroform 3991.72 n-propyl acetate 835.14 acetic acid 520.05 dichloromethane 3425.42 cyclohexanone 2249.77 propylene glycol 211.85 isopropyl acetate 1078.91 DMAc 1167.9 2-ethoxyethanol 522.54 isopentanol 928.48 n-heptane 145.76 ethyl formate 923.35 1,2-dichloroethane 1788.31 n-hexanol 1087.59 2-methoxyethanol 1078.36 isobutyl acetate 602.21 tetrachloromethane 693.55 n-pentyl acetate 710.49 transcutol 2423.4 n-heptanol 440.29 ethylbenzene 626.34 MIBK 789.37 2-propoxyethanol 1206.9 tert-butanol 1514.16 MTBE 1547.69 2-butoxyethanol 632.3 propionic acid 635.72 o-xylene 741.31 formic acid 120.98 diethyl ether 1389.58 m-xylene 854.73 p-xylene 845.81 chlorobenzene 1411.44 dimethyl carbonate 385.2 n-octane 59.09 formamide 249.07 cyclopentanone 2274.05 2-pentanone 1280.69 anisole 1020.81 cyclopentyl methyl ether 1385.1 gamma-butyrolactone 2124.45 1-methoxy-2-propanol 1011.93 pyridine 2060.91 3-pentanone 949.53 furfural 1513.23 n-dodecane 40.91 diethylene glycol 532.57 diisopropyl ether 464.66 tert-amyl alcohol 947.95 acetylacetone 1231.03 n-hexadecane 49.39 acetophenone 798.99 methyl propionate 1023.33 isopentyl acetate 1240.32 trichloroethylene 3311.67 n-nonanol 372.66 cyclohexanol 1006.23 benzyl alcohol 650.01 2-ethylhexanol 615.74 isooctanol 359.09 dipropyl ether 793.04 1,2-dichlorobenzene 1117.86 ethyl lactate 282.93 propylene carbonate 1222.46 n-methylformamide 657.23 2-pentanol 688.56 n-pentane 162.23 1-propoxy-2-propanol 989.25 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1119.51 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 617.45 mesitylene 497.79 ε-caprolactone 1829.39 p-cymene 411.73 epichlorohydrin 2294.41 1,1,1-trichloroethane 2177.3 2-aminoethanol 296.09 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1543.8 sulfolane 1479.45 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 91.73 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2361.28 n-hexyl acetate 1024.75 isooctane 81.78 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 828.33 sec-butyl acetate 637.7 tert-butyl acetate 1077.1 decalin 156.39 glycerin 218.5 diglyme 1460.4 acrylic acid 427.2 isopropyl myristate 384.96 n-butyric acid 1168.27 acetyl acetate 875.41 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 335.42 ethyl propionate 715.33 nitromethane 1171.03 1,2-diethoxyethane 1117.63 benzonitrile 1143.38 trioctyl phosphate 243.22 1-bromopropane 1350.72 gamma-valerolactone 2522.06 n-decanol 259.97 triethyl phosphate 320.94 4-methyl-2-pentanol 423.36 propionitrile 1526.53 vinylene carbonate 1145.83 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 966.8 DMS 704.27 cumene 400.02 2-octanol 322.96 2-hexanone 813.33 octyl acetate 470.38 limonene 578.99 1,2-dimethoxyethane 1274.67 ethyl orthosilicate 312.06 tributyl phosphate 310.12 diacetone alcohol 870.03 N,N-dimethylaniline 614.1 acrylonitrile 1321.83 aniline 1169.57 1,3-propanediol 530.04 bromobenzene 1607.39 dibromomethane 2266.23 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2293.36 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 647.27 tetrabutyl urea 361.21 diisobutyl methanol 353.95 2-phenylethanol 810.06 styrene 748.57 dioctyl adipate 494.42 dimethyl sulfate 452.46 ethyl butyrate 889.32 methyl lactate 354.25 butyl lactate 473.27 diethyl carbonate 553.97 propanediol butyl ether 557.64 triethyl orthoformate 534.01 p-tert-butyltoluene 420.98 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 661.0 morpholine 2728.01 tert-butylamine 1100.48 n-dodecanol 194.07 dimethoxymethane 1086.51 ethylene carbonate 1001.32 cyrene 496.68 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 900.46 2-ethylhexyl acetate 950.3 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1243.97 4-methylpyridine 2354.72 dibutyl ether 639.21 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 353.95 DEF 1149.51 dimethyl isosorbide 1131.53 tetrachloroethylene 1419.96 eugenol 569.07 triacetin 750.99 span 80 568.89 1,4-butanediol 156.24 1,1-dichloroethane 2315.37 2-methyl-1-pentanol 508.72 methyl formate 553.39 2-methyl-1-butanol 774.85 n-decane 80.01 butyronitrile 1567.76 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 471.01 1-chlorooctane 356.83 1-chlorotetradecane 130.72 n-nonane 80.57 undecane 54.48 tert-butylcyclohexane 150.05 cyclooctane 116.64 cyclopentanol 949.66 tetrahydropyran 2806.21 tert-amyl methyl ether 868.9 2,5,8-trioxanonane 936.39 1-hexene 571.01 2-isopropoxyethanol 451.24 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 198.88 methyl butyrate 941.06 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |