Ethyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylbutanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C14H20O2

    SMILES
    CCOC(=O)C(C)(C)CCC1=CC=CC=C1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 83.4%
    Fruity 66.5%
    Green 56.1%
    Rose 47.38%
    Sweet 45.54%
    Honey 38.46%
    Tropical 37.46%
    Spicy 36.86%
    Balsamic 36.78%
    Herbal 35.81%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 68.44%
    Green 63.07%
    Floral 61.73%
    Rose 55.55%
    Sweet 47.33%
    Bitter 40.43%
    Tropical 40.32%
    Waxy 33.93%
    Honey 30.95%
    Jasmin 29.26%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.7

    pKa est.
    7.46 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    220.31 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    264°C

    Flash point

    • 124.67 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL15419571
  • Applications

    Ethyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-phenylbutanoate (CAS number: ) is used as a fragrance intermediate and aroma ingredient in perfumery; it may also serve as an intermediate in organic synthesis for industrial manufacturing and pharmaceutical R&D; it can function as a solvent or processing aid in coatings and inks; and it is considered a building block for specialty chemicals in related materials development.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1979.32
    methanol 1908.87
    isopropanol 1639.21
    water 1.04
    ethyl acetate 4479.62
    n-propanol 1787.98
    acetone 3633.32
    n-butanol 1591.67
    acetonitrile 3840.35
    DMF 3206.03
    toluene 1423.05
    isobutanol 1458.04
    1,4-dioxane 3441.34
    methyl acetate 3120.3
    THF 2850.92
    2-butanone 3477.3
    n-pentanol 1223.59
    sec-butanol 1805.81
    n-hexane 354.81
    ethylene glycol 140.87
    NMP 1509.79
    cyclohexane 393.71
    DMSO 1477.07
    n-butyl acetate 2398.89
    n-octanol 661.97
    chloroform 7916.41
    n-propyl acetate 2557.51
    acetic acid 1415.96
    dichloromethane 7591.48
    cyclohexanone 3447.68
    propylene glycol 284.59
    isopropyl acetate 2450.22
    DMAc 2516.09
    2-ethoxyethanol 1710.0
    isopentanol 1547.24
    n-heptane 114.81
    ethyl formate 1937.49
    1,2-dichloroethane 4422.75
    n-hexanol 1104.58
    2-methoxyethanol 1882.59
    isobutyl acetate 1457.03
    tetrachloromethane 970.98
    n-pentyl acetate 1217.38
    transcutol 4658.54
    n-heptanol 593.33
    ethylbenzene 1002.95
    MIBK 1572.52
    2-propoxyethanol 1589.25
    tert-butanol 2108.15
    MTBE 3152.99
    2-butoxyethanol 1029.33
    propionic acid 1310.03
    o-xylene 873.77
    formic acid 354.88
    diethyl ether 3769.53
    m-xylene 903.0
    p-xylene 1214.75
    chlorobenzene 2078.22
    dimethyl carbonate 952.41
    n-octane 76.82
    formamide 815.42
    cyclopentanone 2868.28
    2-pentanone 2903.66
    anisole 1864.59
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1625.21
    gamma-butyrolactone 2967.68
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1465.38
    pyridine 2718.95
    3-pentanone 2254.04
    furfural 2286.8
    n-dodecane 55.78
    diethylene glycol 778.55
    diisopropyl ether 908.78
    tert-amyl alcohol 1998.29
    acetylacetone 2455.59
    n-hexadecane 64.96
    acetophenone 1591.91
    methyl propionate 2384.4
    isopentyl acetate 1908.12
    trichloroethylene 7813.07
    n-nonanol 552.71
    cyclohexanol 1277.93
    benzyl alcohol 1093.75
    2-ethylhexanol 736.21
    isooctanol 544.2
    dipropyl ether 1073.77
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1852.26
    ethyl lactate 666.73
    propylene carbonate 1845.06
    n-methylformamide 1554.14
    2-pentanol 1348.69
    n-pentane 207.76
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1203.81
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1524.94
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 848.16
    mesitylene 562.8
    ε-caprolactone 2599.36
    p-cymene 403.83
    epichlorohydrin 3822.35
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4224.2
    2-aminoethanol 495.03
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2169.9
    sulfolane 2094.31
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 144.67
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2596.86
    n-hexyl acetate 1714.78
    isooctane 115.58
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1316.19
    sec-butyl acetate 1733.49
    tert-butyl acetate 1982.77
    decalin 222.34
    glycerin 326.77
    diglyme 2456.39
    acrylic acid 957.64
    isopropyl myristate 528.74
    n-butyric acid 2252.25
    acetyl acetate 1983.05
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 381.69
    ethyl propionate 1994.15
    nitromethane 3382.86
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2149.05
    benzonitrile 1614.19
    trioctyl phosphate 284.27
    1-bromopropane 2526.88
    gamma-valerolactone 3165.97
    n-decanol 377.3
    triethyl phosphate 502.35
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 767.01
    propionitrile 2725.41
    vinylene carbonate 1870.14
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1696.0
    DMS 1205.75
    cumene 615.81
    2-octanol 473.17
    2-hexanone 2017.57
    octyl acetate 669.41
    limonene 546.72
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3002.53
    ethyl orthosilicate 491.72
    tributyl phosphate 414.56
    diacetone alcohol 1412.46
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1055.94
    acrylonitrile 2666.74
    aniline 1270.76
    1,3-propanediol 854.98
    bromobenzene 2437.29
    dibromomethane 4737.76
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5760.46
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 893.46
    tetrabutyl urea 472.72
    diisobutyl methanol 408.13
    2-phenylethanol 930.11
    styrene 1292.42
    dioctyl adipate 656.7
    dimethyl sulfate 1018.75
    ethyl butyrate 1590.04
    methyl lactate 594.41
    butyl lactate 750.49
    diethyl carbonate 996.17
    propanediol butyl ether 819.17
    triethyl orthoformate 828.07
    p-tert-butyltoluene 379.64
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 920.39
    morpholine 3357.25
    tert-butylamine 1400.66
    n-dodecanol 270.15
    dimethoxymethane 2104.47
    ethylene carbonate 1681.81
    cyrene 721.04
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1471.07
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1421.71
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1857.02
    4-methylpyridine 2959.9
    dibutyl ether 1107.43
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 408.13
    DEF 2717.07
    dimethyl isosorbide 1320.53
    tetrachloroethylene 3558.84
    eugenol 844.37
    triacetin 1166.24
    span 80 695.49
    1,4-butanediol 436.95
    1,1-dichloroethane 5133.0
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1280.02
    methyl formate 1340.87
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1517.71
    n-decane 105.47
    butyronitrile 2748.25
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 613.76
    1-chlorooctane 565.08
    1-chlorotetradecane 178.33
    n-nonane 110.4
    undecane 72.55
    tert-butylcyclohexane 219.98
    cyclooctane 122.24
    cyclopentanol 1031.73
    tetrahydropyran 3132.8
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2043.89
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1393.11
    1-hexene 1287.36
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1352.92
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 514.8
    methyl butyrate 2769.07

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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