Ethyl 2,2,6-trimethylhept-5-enoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H22O2

    SMILES
    CCOC(=O)C(C)(C)CCC=C(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 82.92%
    Floral 67.64%
    Citrus 58.58%
    Herbal 55.82%
    Green 55.49%
    Rose 49.44%
    Sweet 49.17%
    Apple 45.96%
    Fresh 44.73%
    Tropical 43.28%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 73.16%
    Green 66.64%
    Sweet 62.8%
    Rose 48.16%
    Floral 46.83%
    Tropical 40.31%
    Apple 39.32%
    Fruit 38.42%
    Citrus 38.14%
    Bitter 37.4%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.7

    pKa est.
    9.1 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    198.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    215°C

    Flash point

    • 91.84 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    Ethyl 2,2,6-trimethylhept-5-enoate is a specialty vinyl ester commonly used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and as a building block for terpenoid-type compounds. In fragrance and cosmetic industries, it may serve as an odorant or fragrance ingredient, and as an intermediate for more complex aroma esters. In polymers and plastics applications, it can be used as a monomer or as an additive to introduce branching and tailor the mechanical properties of polymers. In coatings and inks, it may participate in polymerization reactions or be used to prepare ester derivatives for coatings and print formulations. It may also be evaluated as an intermediate for synthesizing branched terpene-like esters, with use contingent on regulatory requirements and formulation constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1861.99
    methanol 1605.54
    isopropanol 2120.26
    water 0.96
    ethyl acetate 2251.94
    n-propanol 1963.84
    acetone 1988.13
    n-butanol 2321.58
    acetonitrile 1862.02
    DMF 2205.2
    toluene 1945.87
    isobutanol 1967.9
    1,4-dioxane 2538.1
    methyl acetate 1677.05
    THF 3056.66
    2-butanone 2320.1
    n-pentanol 1982.21
    sec-butanol 2928.85
    n-hexane 1462.31
    ethylene glycol 148.17
    NMP 2080.08
    cyclohexane 1316.29
    DMSO 1295.22
    n-butyl acetate 2532.14
    n-octanol 1430.8
    chloroform 6879.23
    n-propyl acetate 1714.21
    acetic acid 1330.97
    dichloromethane 5015.28
    cyclohexanone 3173.69
    propylene glycol 405.93
    isopropyl acetate 1634.99
    DMAc 2161.41
    2-ethoxyethanol 1491.55
    isopentanol 2458.37
    n-heptane 577.82
    ethyl formate 1289.48
    1,2-dichloroethane 2729.22
    n-hexanol 2464.8
    2-methoxyethanol 1711.64
    isobutyl acetate 1176.62
    tetrachloromethane 1535.07
    n-pentyl acetate 1595.43
    transcutol 4136.7
    n-heptanol 1266.79
    ethylbenzene 1597.8
    MIBK 1471.75
    2-propoxyethanol 2010.58
    tert-butanol 3256.73
    MTBE 3769.89
    2-butoxyethanol 1484.62
    propionic acid 1169.18
    o-xylene 1414.31
    formic acid 330.03
    diethyl ether 2647.14
    m-xylene 1451.58
    p-xylene 2092.39
    chlorobenzene 2079.61
    dimethyl carbonate 518.65
    n-octane 249.14
    formamide 479.81
    cyclopentanone 2402.63
    2-pentanone 2198.71
    anisole 1903.36
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2180.26
    gamma-butyrolactone 2288.17
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1625.29
    pyridine 2443.06
    3-pentanone 1588.06
    furfural 2149.81
    n-dodecane 141.88
    diethylene glycol 826.84
    diisopropyl ether 1222.88
    tert-amyl alcohol 3854.29
    acetylacetone 1596.78
    n-hexadecane 165.28
    acetophenone 1639.78
    methyl propionate 1361.71
    isopentyl acetate 2208.97
    trichloroethylene 5433.36
    n-nonanol 1194.15
    cyclohexanol 2449.48
    benzyl alcohol 1372.78
    2-ethylhexanol 1755.73
    isooctanol 1098.1
    dipropyl ether 1541.91
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1946.16
    ethyl lactate 653.48
    propylene carbonate 1676.9
    n-methylformamide 977.26
    2-pentanol 2269.93
    n-pentane 866.84
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1771.4
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1488.25
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1183.03
    mesitylene 981.87
    ε-caprolactone 2750.48
    p-cymene 863.01
    epichlorohydrin 2864.12
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4099.44
    2-aminoethanol 559.64
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2213.11
    sulfolane 2146.72
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 512.26
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3385.69
    n-hexyl acetate 2392.17
    isooctane 366.05
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1639.04
    sec-butyl acetate 1433.64
    tert-butyl acetate 1808.11
    decalin 674.37
    glycerin 414.14
    diglyme 2461.47
    acrylic acid 833.87
    isopropyl myristate 744.22
    n-butyric acid 2195.39
    acetyl acetate 1189.09
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 631.18
    ethyl propionate 1459.04
    nitromethane 1852.79
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1946.57
    benzonitrile 1989.81
    trioctyl phosphate 499.53
    1-bromopropane 2726.08
    gamma-valerolactone 2785.16
    n-decanol 792.74
    triethyl phosphate 608.98
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1366.81
    propionitrile 1859.24
    vinylene carbonate 1593.02
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1859.02
    DMS 1072.69
    cumene 1064.63
    2-octanol 1151.23
    2-hexanone 1889.62
    octyl acetate 980.97
    limonene 1318.88
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2513.29
    ethyl orthosilicate 664.98
    tributyl phosphate 631.42
    diacetone alcohol 1601.84
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1410.76
    acrylonitrile 1631.58
    aniline 1590.99
    1,3-propanediol 985.45
    bromobenzene 2498.35
    dibromomethane 3993.28
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4812.08
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1284.54
    tetrabutyl urea 723.72
    diisobutyl methanol 864.53
    2-phenylethanol 1369.95
    styrene 1706.01
    dioctyl adipate 896.53
    dimethyl sulfate 712.05
    ethyl butyrate 1576.27
    methyl lactate 558.52
    butyl lactate 1102.49
    diethyl carbonate 987.55
    propanediol butyl ether 1400.05
    triethyl orthoformate 1021.3
    p-tert-butyltoluene 817.54
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1237.71
    morpholine 3043.36
    tert-butylamine 2827.52
    n-dodecanol 550.26
    dimethoxymethane 1349.49
    ethylene carbonate 1350.2
    cyrene 960.2
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1419.3
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1847.2
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2182.46
    4-methylpyridine 3321.65
    dibutyl ether 1619.25
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 864.53
    DEF 2299.73
    dimethyl isosorbide 1680.8
    tetrachloroethylene 3043.51
    eugenol 1116.22
    triacetin 1306.73
    span 80 1221.63
    1,4-butanediol 520.31
    1,1-dichloroethane 3833.37
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2120.32
    methyl formate 740.59
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2545.04
    n-decane 290.42
    butyronitrile 2645.89
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1417.2
    1-chlorooctane 1094.85
    1-chlorotetradecane 351.38
    n-nonane 321.1
    undecane 193.04
    tert-butylcyclohexane 666.19
    cyclooctane 486.78
    cyclopentanol 1856.67
    tetrahydropyran 3573.83
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2774.52
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1508.84
    1-hexene 2803.96
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1297.7
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 426.12
    methyl butyrate 2060.71

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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Products related to fine fragrance
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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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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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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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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