Dodecanal dimethyl acetal

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    14620-52-1

    Molecular formula
    C14H30O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(OC)OC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Citrus 72.78%
    Waxy 64.98%
    Fresh 63.08%
    Green 62.52%
    Fruity 57.1%
    Fatty 55.83%
    Floral 51.57%
    Orange 45.03%
    Oily 44.01%
    Herbal 41.02%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 63.56%
    Floral 44.33%
    Oily 40.12%
    Fatty 37.17%
    Soapy 36.94%
    Green 35.56%
    Clean 35.49%
    Rose 34.8%
    Fruity 34.58%
    Mushroom 33.28%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.7

    pKa est.
    7.28 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    230.39 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    270°C

    Flash point

    • 105.64 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • Insoluble in water; soluble in organic solvents
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • Dodecanal dimethyl acetal
    • 1,1-Dimethoxydodecane
    • 14620-52-1
    • Dodecane, 1,1-dimethoxy-
    • Lauryl Aldehyde Dimethyl Acetal
    • Laural dimethyl acetal
    • 1,1-Dimethoxy-dodecane
    • n-Dodecanal dimethyl acetal
    • Lauraldehyde, dimethyl acetal
    • UNII-384YJ7FK35
    • 384YJ7FK35
    • EINECS 238-659-3
    • AI3-36024
    • DTXSID8065797
    • FEMA NO. 4366
    • DODECANAL DIMETHYL ACETAL [FHFI]
    • LAURYLALDEHYDEDIMETHYLACETAL
    • MFCD00036645
    • 1,1-Dimethoxydodecane #
    • 1,1"-bis(Methoxy)dodecane
    • SCHEMBL826118
    • DTXCID1034763
    • CHEBI:168764
    • CS-0358001
    • D1937
    • NS00012783
    • D89950
    • Q27256737

  • Applications

    Dodecanal dimethyl acetal (CAS 14620-52-1) is commonly employed as an organic synthesis intermediate and as an aldehyde-protecting group, allowing multi-step sequences to proceed while isolating the aldehyde functionality. It also serves as a long-chain building block for materials used in polymers and plastics, and can function as a processing aid or non-polar solvent component in coatings, inks, and adhesives. Additionally, it may be encountered in fragrance chemistry as a long-chain odor-related intermediate and as a potential carrier or formulation component in cosmetic or cleaning products, depending on regional regulations and formulation constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2693.57
    methanol 1781.96
    isopropanol 3731.46
    water 0.06
    ethyl acetate 8862.11
    n-propanol 3423.38
    acetone 6289.32
    n-butanol 4084.4
    acetonitrile 3995.88
    DMF 3069.38
    toluene 3064.78
    isobutanol 3169.88
    1,4-dioxane 8254.34
    methyl acetate 4697.93
    THF 10525.97
    2-butanone 5891.17
    n-pentanol 2741.84
    sec-butanol 4080.67
    n-hexane 3537.15
    ethylene glycol 124.61
    NMP 3435.83
    cyclohexane 8839.98
    DMSO 4224.09
    n-butyl acetate 8369.62
    n-octanol 1549.07
    chloroform 14989.09
    n-propyl acetate 7413.51
    acetic acid 2087.05
    dichloromethane 14646.26
    cyclohexanone 11577.2
    propylene glycol 336.3
    isopropyl acetate 6562.32
    DMAc 2746.4
    2-ethoxyethanol 3026.31
    isopentanol 4314.36
    n-heptane 2958.45
    ethyl formate 3139.69
    1,2-dichloroethane 10273.1
    n-hexanol 3209.56
    2-methoxyethanol 3332.21
    isobutyl acetate 3973.43
    tetrachloromethane 4765.12
    n-pentyl acetate 5374.79
    transcutol 8021.77
    n-heptanol 1667.35
    ethylbenzene 1931.37
    MIBK 4319.59
    2-propoxyethanol 3553.03
    tert-butanol 6059.09
    MTBE 8916.15
    2-butoxyethanol 2582.03
    propionic acid 2295.12
    o-xylene 1949.39
    formic acid 212.47
    diethyl ether 10846.11
    m-xylene 1961.4
    p-xylene 2621.78
    chlorobenzene 3895.18
    dimethyl carbonate 815.63
    n-octane 849.12
    formamide 439.08
    cyclopentanone 7853.97
    2-pentanone 6907.77
    anisole 2675.94
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 8382.65
    gamma-butyrolactone 6470.96
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3250.64
    pyridine 6321.99
    3-pentanone 4968.88
    furfural 4058.22
    n-dodecane 305.76
    diethylene glycol 1033.17
    diisopropyl ether 3923.08
    tert-amyl alcohol 5303.09
    acetylacetone 4815.66
    n-hexadecane 377.65
    acetophenone 2368.25
    methyl propionate 4031.01
    isopentyl acetate 6883.06
    trichloroethylene 13763.9
    n-nonanol 1429.25
    cyclohexanol 6556.85
    benzyl alcohol 1619.84
    2-ethylhexanol 3316.55
    isooctanol 1716.48
    dipropyl ether 8236.1
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3664.18
    ethyl lactate 1374.03
    propylene carbonate 3897.97
    n-methylformamide 1449.74
    2-pentanol 4103.85
    n-pentane 2664.6
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 4323.36
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4192.75
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1359.36
    mesitylene 1543.94
    ε-caprolactone 8912.24
    p-cymene 1587.39
    epichlorohydrin 8242.03
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 12552.84
    2-aminoethanol 510.86
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3988.9
    sulfolane 6279.24
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 948.49
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 11547.64
    n-hexyl acetate 4854.69
    isooctane 745.61
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2185.36
    sec-butyl acetate 5404.6
    tert-butyl acetate 6797.88
    decalin 1658.42
    glycerin 371.08
    diglyme 5803.29
    acrylic acid 1211.49
    isopropyl myristate 1563.31
    n-butyric acid 5886.45
    acetyl acetate 3960.38
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 801.74
    ethyl propionate 5893.22
    nitromethane 4209.54
    1,2-diethoxyethane 7448.42
    benzonitrile 2988.31
    trioctyl phosphate 765.08
    1-bromopropane 9735.86
    gamma-valerolactone 8156.95
    n-decanol 903.56
    triethyl phosphate 1854.96
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2220.88
    propionitrile 4466.87
    vinylene carbonate 2945.29
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4360.41
    DMS 1875.41
    cumene 1293.42
    2-octanol 1576.72
    2-hexanone 5401.77
    octyl acetate 1638.2
    limonene 3290.24
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 8008.02
    ethyl orthosilicate 2176.46
    tributyl phosphate 1082.67
    diacetone alcohol 3760.35
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1671.98
    acrylonitrile 3283.01
    aniline 2758.61
    1,3-propanediol 1256.88
    bromobenzene 4879.67
    dibromomethane 11731.92
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 12906.0
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3218.19
    tetrabutyl urea 1365.4
    diisobutyl methanol 2233.63
    2-phenylethanol 1623.17
    styrene 2364.57
    dioctyl adipate 1861.69
    dimethyl sulfate 1201.02
    ethyl butyrate 6982.55
    methyl lactate 914.92
    butyl lactate 2257.81
    diethyl carbonate 3402.54
    propanediol butyl ether 1381.76
    triethyl orthoformate 4580.52
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1515.39
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1840.67
    morpholine 10130.7
    tert-butylamine 5224.1
    n-dodecanol 671.75
    dimethoxymethane 3117.76
    ethylene carbonate 3551.57
    cyrene 1119.95
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4134.08
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 5660.16
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3603.2
    4-methylpyridine 5998.61
    dibutyl ether 6240.14
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2233.63
    DEF 6507.15
    dimethyl isosorbide 2690.28
    tetrachloroethylene 9064.53
    eugenol 1330.07
    triacetin 2661.1
    span 80 1637.62
    1,4-butanediol 511.94
    1,1-dichloroethane 11138.16
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2664.15
    methyl formate 1074.19
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3791.38
    n-decane 774.82
    butyronitrile 6023.03
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1935.16
    1-chlorooctane 2336.63
    1-chlorotetradecane 672.44
    n-nonane 905.68
    undecane 441.46
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1351.91
    cyclooctane 2087.96
    cyclopentanol 4766.96
    tetrahydropyran 15921.6
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6065.8
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2459.63
    1-hexene 5985.86
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2715.96
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 644.34
    methyl butyrate 7785.73

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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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