Ethyl 3-methyl-3-(p-tolyl)glycidate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    74367-97-8

    Molecular formula
    C13H16O3

    SMILES
    CCOC(=O)C1C(O1)(C)C2=CC=C(C=C2)C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 94.77%
    Floral 83.47%
    Sweet 77.99%
    Berry 56.28%
    Green 50.31%
    Honey 40.8%
    Cherry 38.52%
    Powdery 38.41%
    Rose 38.31%
    Plum 36.63%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 64.47%
    Bitter 56.95%
    Floral 45.23%
    Sweet 42.6%
    Herbal 30.39%
    Grape 27.83%
    Balsam 26.79%
    Fruit 26.25%
    Berry 24.51%
    Powdery 24.17%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.3

    pKa est.
    6.21 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    220.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point

    • 123.00 to 125.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point

    • 123.28 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • Insoluble in water; Soluble in ether, oils
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • Ethyl methyl-p-tolylglycidate
    • 74367-97-8
    • ethyl 3-methyl-3-(4-methylphenyl)oxirane-2-carboxylate
    • Ethyl 2,3-epoxy-3-p-tolylbutyrate
    • Ethyl methyl-p-methylphenylglycidate
    • Ethyl 3-methyl-3-(p-tolyl)glycidate
    • FEMA No. 3757
    • EINECS 277-844-3
    • UNII-24HU805Y6Y
    • Ethyl 3-methyl-3-(4-methylphenyl)oxiranecarboxylate
    • AI3-07122
    • 24HU805Y6Y
    • Oxiranecarboxylic acid, 3-methyl-3-(4-methylphenyl)-, ethyl ester
    • Ethyl methyl-p-tolyl glycidate
    • SCHEMBL3507914
    • FEMA 3757
    • DTXSID00868304
    • CHEBI:179456
    • RJQNJKOCFCXTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • AKOS015256676
    • ETHYL METHYL-P-TOLYLGLYCIDATE [FHFI]
    • NS00059084
    • EN300-699099
    • Ethyl 3-methyl-3-(p-tolyl)oxirane-2-carboxylate
    • 2-OXIRANECARBOXYLIC ACID, 3-METHYL-3-(4-METHYLPHENYL)-, ETHYL ESTER
    • 277-844-3

  • Applications

    Ethyl 3-methyl-3-(p-tolyl)glycidate is used primarily as a fragrance intermediate in perfumery and cosmetics, contributing distinctive aroma notes and serving as a synthetic building block for related aroma compounds; it is also considered an active epoxy-functional ester used in polymer and coating formulations (coatings/inks, adhesives) to enable crosslinking or post-modification. In industrial manufacturing, it can act as an intermediate to prepare glycidyl esters and other derivatives; in chemical synthesis, it may serve as a starting material for pharmaceutical intermediates under appropriate regulatory controls; in household products it can act as a fragrance ingredient or odorant, subject to local regulatory compliance.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 659.03
    methanol 848.5
    isopropanol 353.74
    water 0.57
    ethyl acetate 427.38
    n-propanol 427.09
    acetone 495.7
    n-butanol 318.96
    acetonitrile 404.01
    DMF 474.23
    toluene 172.25
    isobutanol 250.03
    1,4-dioxane 891.94
    methyl acetate 394.53
    THF 689.32
    2-butanone 367.02
    n-pentanol 191.87
    sec-butanol 262.38
    n-hexane 4.69
    ethylene glycol 138.33
    NMP 236.9
    cyclohexane 25.03
    DMSO 341.89
    n-butyl acetate 196.65
    n-octanol 55.38
    chloroform 1028.63
    n-propyl acetate 206.1
    acetic acid 388.86
    dichloromethane 1046.83
    cyclohexanone 416.49
    propylene glycol 142.87
    isopropyl acetate 214.75
    DMAc 345.0
    2-ethoxyethanol 397.93
    isopentanol 220.76
    n-heptane 4.75
    ethyl formate 249.95
    1,2-dichloroethane 556.45
    n-hexanol 164.59
    2-methoxyethanol 757.96
    isobutyl acetate 144.31
    tetrachloromethane 66.21
    n-pentyl acetate 95.12
    transcutol 592.33
    n-heptanol 63.26
    ethylbenzene 86.11
    MIBK 158.4
    2-propoxyethanol 361.8
    tert-butanol 341.32
    MTBE 228.87
    2-butoxyethanol 155.74
    propionic acid 213.34
    o-xylene 84.36
    formic acid 192.22
    diethyl ether 306.98
    m-xylene 91.9
    p-xylene 119.7
    chlorobenzene 258.94
    dimethyl carbonate 135.52
    n-octane 3.1
    formamide 394.9
    cyclopentanone 404.72
    2-pentanone 271.89
    anisole 218.22
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 203.78
    gamma-butyrolactone 417.19
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 407.91
    pyridine 545.47
    3-pentanone 190.8
    furfural 408.28
    n-dodecane 4.48
    diethylene glycol 340.73
    diisopropyl ether 63.9
    tert-amyl alcohol 225.85
    acetylacetone 328.69
    n-hexadecane 5.27
    acetophenone 189.95
    methyl propionate 266.63
    isopentyl acetate 180.37
    trichloroethylene 913.98
    n-nonanol 53.1
    cyclohexanol 215.61
    benzyl alcohol 206.68
    2-ethylhexanol 79.81
    isooctanol 54.72
    dipropyl ether 71.96
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 202.49
    ethyl lactate 95.97
    propylene carbonate 237.55
    n-methylformamide 292.74
    2-pentanol 163.41
    n-pentane 6.38
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 180.67
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 208.42
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 149.94
    mesitylene 50.12
    ε-caprolactone 318.04
    p-cymene 42.02
    epichlorohydrin 691.84
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 358.78
    2-aminoethanol 259.37
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 393.96
    sulfolane 297.53
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 7.15
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 403.35
    n-hexyl acetate 124.22
    isooctane 5.91
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 209.42
    sec-butyl acetate 143.15
    tert-butyl acetate 187.33
    decalin 13.1
    glycerin 186.15
    diglyme 387.37
    acrylic acid 188.74
    isopropyl myristate 54.03
    n-butyric acid 304.69
    acetyl acetate 236.76
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 63.5
    ethyl propionate 164.02
    nitromethane 546.09
    1,2-diethoxyethane 210.36
    benzonitrile 220.04
    trioctyl phosphate 39.28
    1-bromopropane 225.07
    gamma-valerolactone 524.01
    n-decanol 41.16
    triethyl phosphate 68.49
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 89.34
    propionitrile 288.29
    vinylene carbonate 258.17
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 318.38
    DMS 160.95
    cumene 50.85
    2-octanol 42.68
    2-hexanone 174.47
    octyl acetate 67.27
    limonene 53.48
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 548.46
    ethyl orthosilicate 64.82
    tributyl phosphate 50.6
    diacetone alcohol 215.34
    N,N-dimethylaniline 107.51
    acrylonitrile 322.02
    aniline 221.05
    1,3-propanediol 365.89
    bromobenzene 264.86
    dibromomethane 576.78
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 630.13
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 111.5
    tetrabutyl urea 63.38
    diisobutyl methanol 48.81
    2-phenylethanol 175.62
    styrene 118.26
    dioctyl adipate 81.21
    dimethyl sulfate 138.99
    ethyl butyrate 125.88
    methyl lactate 116.79
    butyl lactate 78.35
    diethyl carbonate 102.07
    propanediol butyl ether 119.48
    triethyl orthoformate 90.56
    p-tert-butyltoluene 40.34
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 114.29
    morpholine 875.86
    tert-butylamine 154.52
    n-dodecanol 32.83
    dimethoxymethane 440.62
    ethylene carbonate 232.48
    cyrene 155.08
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 172.04
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 137.94
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 229.85
    4-methylpyridine 392.24
    dibutyl ether 65.4
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 48.81
    DEF 223.85
    dimethyl isosorbide 227.74
    tetrachloroethylene 387.37
    eugenol 123.81
    triacetin 134.29
    span 80 105.32
    1,4-butanediol 138.31
    1,1-dichloroethane 474.8
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 161.16
    methyl formate 250.3
    2-methyl-1-butanol 194.78
    n-decane 6.25
    butyronitrile 282.73
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 64.29
    1-chlorooctane 35.47
    1-chlorotetradecane 17.69
    n-nonane 4.86
    undecane 5.17
    tert-butylcyclohexane 11.33
    cyclooctane 5.2
    cyclopentanol 202.88
    tetrahydropyran 577.21
    tert-amyl methyl ether 142.42
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 272.77
    1-hexene 40.68
    2-isopropoxyethanol 245.01
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 114.13
    methyl butyrate 212.61

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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