Dipropylene glycol salicylate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    68683-31-8

    Molecular formula
    C13H18O5

    SMILES
    CC(COCC(C)OC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 42.31%
    Odorless 39.92%
    Fruity 38.18%
    Milky 27.4%
    Vanilla 27.4%
    Creamy 26.93%
    Floral 26.79%
    Buttery 26.66%
    Caramellic 22.89%
    Balsamic 22.01%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 59.49%
    Odorless 34.88%
    Bitter 33.43%
    Mild 30.88%
    Sweet 28.11%
    Grape 25.02%
    Creamy 22.3%
    Sweet-like 20.04%
    Musty 19.81%
    Orange flower 19.73%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.4

    pKa est.
    7.67 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    254.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    341°C

    Flash point

    • 172.37 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 2-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-1-methylethyl ester
    • Dipropylene glycol salicylate
    • PPG-2 Salicylate
    • EINECS 272-070-2
    • 3Z477392YW
    • 68683-31-8
    • DTXSID10887480
    • DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL SALICYLATE [VANDF]
    • DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL SALICYLATE [WHO-DD]
    • BENZOIC ACID, 2-HYDROXY-, 2-(2-HYDROXY-1-METHYLETHOXY)-1-METHYLETHYL ESTER
    • RefChem:589102
    • DTXCID601026774
    • DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL SALICYLATE [INCI]
    • 1-(2-hydroxypropoxy)propan-2-yl 2-hydroxybenzoate
    • 7491-14-7
    • UNII-3Z477392YW
    • SCHEMBL12369709
    • NWGAAWUUGRXXSC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • NS00013610
    • Q27258238
    • 68683-31-8

  • Applications

    Dipropylene glycol salicylate (CAS 68683-31-8) is commonly used as a solvent and fragrance fixative in perfumery; it serves as a carrier and emollient in cosmetics and personal care formulations; it acts as a plasticizer and processing solvent for polymers and coatings; it is employed as a solvent and plasticizer in household products and cleaning formulations; it may be used as an intermediate or processing aid in the industrial manufacture of fragrance materials.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 456.8
    methanol 1186.11
    isopropanol 190.8
    water 5.89
    ethyl acetate 51.52
    n-propanol 206.83
    acetone 194.42
    n-butanol 142.34
    acetonitrile 73.84
    DMF 532.6
    toluene 7.36
    isobutanol 106.01
    1,4-dioxane 188.03
    methyl acetate 57.34
    THF 347.06
    2-butanone 58.61
    n-pentanol 103.53
    sec-butanol 101.33
    n-hexane 0.99
    ethylene glycol 266.0
    NMP 363.3
    cyclohexane 2.54
    DMSO 1284.53
    n-butyl acetate 40.0
    n-octanol 40.7
    chloroform 51.17
    n-propyl acetate 47.42
    acetic acid 545.08
    dichloromethane 72.51
    cyclohexanone 150.93
    propylene glycol 338.07
    isopropyl acetate 30.82
    DMAc 400.12
    2-ethoxyethanol 288.4
    isopentanol 95.66
    n-heptane 1.4
    ethyl formate 67.94
    1,2-dichloroethane 58.37
    n-hexanol 59.71
    2-methoxyethanol 650.88
    isobutyl acetate 32.1
    tetrachloromethane 4.03
    n-pentyl acetate 27.07
    transcutol 498.85
    n-heptanol 33.92
    ethylbenzene 7.92
    MIBK 46.45
    2-propoxyethanol 174.1
    tert-butanol 238.51
    MTBE 36.01
    2-butoxyethanol 95.03
    propionic acid 163.69
    o-xylene 10.44
    formic acid 438.16
    diethyl ether 22.03
    m-xylene 10.78
    p-xylene 12.36
    chlorobenzene 17.38
    dimethyl carbonate 44.03
    n-octane 0.99
    formamide 477.88
    cyclopentanone 198.36
    2-pentanone 57.38
    anisole 38.45
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 70.27
    gamma-butyrolactone 251.53
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 333.09
    pyridine 55.39
    3-pentanone 29.79
    furfural 189.76
    n-dodecane 1.41
    diethylene glycol 270.29
    diisopropyl ether 7.27
    tert-amyl alcohol 120.47
    acetylacetone 102.34
    n-hexadecane 1.58
    acetophenone 59.82
    methyl propionate 61.6
    isopentyl acetate 36.69
    trichloroethylene 101.75
    n-nonanol 35.96
    cyclohexanol 108.14
    benzyl alcohol 69.69
    2-ethylhexanol 28.02
    isooctanol 27.78
    dipropyl ether 20.3
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 21.95
    ethyl lactate 67.87
    propylene carbonate 121.27
    n-methylformamide 259.52
    2-pentanol 59.31
    n-pentane 0.84
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 102.28
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 66.82
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 112.28
    mesitylene 8.98
    ε-caprolactone 127.41
    p-cymene 10.28
    epichlorohydrin 226.9
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 21.9
    2-aminoethanol 396.02
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 295.59
    sulfolane 413.38
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.63
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 115.23
    n-hexyl acetate 49.03
    isooctane 1.18
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 158.03
    sec-butyl acetate 25.94
    tert-butyl acetate 46.68
    decalin 2.27
    glycerin 422.79
    diglyme 248.43
    acrylic acid 169.24
    isopropyl myristate 21.09
    n-butyric acid 151.71
    acetyl acetate 42.24
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 33.88
    ethyl propionate 38.09
    nitromethane 465.78
    1,2-diethoxyethane 62.5
    benzonitrile 48.71
    trioctyl phosphate 26.15
    1-bromopropane 14.12
    gamma-valerolactone 264.46
    n-decanol 26.86
    triethyl phosphate 28.36
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 33.92
    propionitrile 42.95
    vinylene carbonate 101.53
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 224.4
    DMS 51.2
    cumene 9.03
    2-octanol 20.35
    2-hexanone 47.38
    octyl acetate 29.86
    limonene 14.61
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 251.95
    ethyl orthosilicate 25.11
    tributyl phosphate 30.19
    diacetone alcohol 122.18
    N,N-dimethylaniline 36.84
    acrylonitrile 72.98
    aniline 34.35
    1,3-propanediol 394.86
    bromobenzene 13.04
    dibromomethane 35.9
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 87.6
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 42.0
    tetrabutyl urea 44.84
    diisobutyl methanol 18.28
    2-phenylethanol 50.67
    styrene 8.69
    dioctyl adipate 44.21
    dimethyl sulfate 106.88
    ethyl butyrate 34.0
    methyl lactate 109.8
    butyl lactate 51.27
    diethyl carbonate 28.47
    propanediol butyl ether 132.99
    triethyl orthoformate 31.78
    p-tert-butyltoluene 10.11
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 64.68
    morpholine 281.69
    tert-butylamine 57.27
    n-dodecanol 20.18
    dimethoxymethane 210.6
    ethylene carbonate 80.59
    cyrene 128.81
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 51.68
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 26.17
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 34.44
    4-methylpyridine 49.66
    dibutyl ether 22.59
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 18.28
    DEF 102.01
    dimethyl isosorbide 155.56
    tetrachloroethylene 44.52
    eugenol 71.91
    triacetin 80.81
    span 80 93.77
    1,4-butanediol 166.67
    1,1-dichloroethane 26.66
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 71.89
    methyl formate 195.25
    2-methyl-1-butanol 82.78
    n-decane 2.04
    butyronitrile 45.57
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 36.2
    1-chlorooctane 11.29
    1-chlorotetradecane 5.36
    n-nonane 1.68
    undecane 1.67
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2.17
    cyclooctane 1.11
    cyclopentanol 139.66
    tetrahydropyran 82.8
    tert-amyl methyl ether 31.82
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 191.64
    1-hexene 5.0
    2-isopropoxyethanol 134.29
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 135.47
    methyl butyrate 58.96

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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