Ethyl Decanoate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    110-38-3

    Molecular formula
    C12H24O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1396.5
    • Carbowax: 1637.4

  • Odor profile

    Fruity 88.08%
    Fatty 74.23%
    Oily 70.16%
    Waxy 69.16%
    Winey 68.14%
    Sweet 63.02%
    Cognac 58.72%
    Floral 47.66%
    Creamy 45.58%
    Brandy 41.14%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.6

    pKa est.
    7.89 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    200.32 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Melting point expt.

    • -20 °C

    Boiling point

    • 241.00 to 245.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    98.49 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • 0.0159 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • Soluble in most fixed oils, insoluble in glycerol and propylene glycol
    • 1ml in 4ml 80% ethanol (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • ETHYL DECANOATE
    • Ethyl caprate
    • 110-38-3
    • Ethyl decylate
    • Decanoic acid, ethyl ester
    • Decanoic Acid Ethyl Ester
    • Capric acid ethyl ester
    • Ethyl caprinate
    • Ethyl n-decanoate
    • Capric acid, ethyl ester
    • Ethyl decanoate (natural)
    • FEMA No. 2432
    • n-Capric acid ethyl ester
    • UNII-GY39FB86UO
    • NSC 8909
    • EINECS 203-761-9
    • GY39FB86UO
    • Ethyl ester of Decanoic acid
    • BRN 1762128
    • DTXSID0044363
    • CHEBI:87430
    • AI3-01976
    • NSC-8909
    • Decanoic acid-ethyl ester
    • MFCD00009581
    • ETHYL CAPRATE [MI]
    • ETHYL DECANOATE [FCC]
    • ETHYL DECANOATE [FHFI]
    • DTXCID8024363
    • WE(2:0/10:0)
    • ETHYL CAPRATE [INCI]
    • WLN: 9VO2
    • SCHEMBL116995
    • CHEMBL3184829
    • FEMA 2432
    • NSC8909
    • Ethyl decanoate, analytical standard
    • Tox21_301180
    • LMFA07010455
    • AKOS009158697
    • Ethyl decanoate, >=98%, FCC, FG
    • CS-W015600
    • HY-W014884
    • NCGC00248319-01
    • NCGC00255078-01
    • BS-14328
    • CAS-110-38-3
    • Ethyl decanoate, ReagentPlus(R), >=99%
    • D0022
    • NS00012390
    • Ethyl decanoate, natural, >=98%, FCC, FG
    • E83014
    • Ethyl decanoate, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 98%
    • Q5404454
    • 203-761-9

  • Applications

    Ethyl decanoate (CAS 110-38-3) is the ethyl ester of capric acid and is valued across multiple industries for its soft fruity scent; naturally occurring in wine, beer and other fermented beverages, it is widely added to soft drinks, confectionery, dairy desserts, canned fruit and sauces as a flavouring agent, while in oenology its concentration is monitored as a quality marker and fermentation indicator to fine-tune ageing conditions and enhance the bouquet of premium wines; in cosmetics it serves as a fragrance modifier and solvent for perfumes, creams and shampoos, providing a warm, clean note; thanks to good oil solubility and low toxicity it is further used as a plasticiser and carrier in veterinary formulations, as an extraction solvent for natural aroma compounds, and is being explored as a biodiesel component capable of improving the cold-flow properties of biofuels.

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 10277.45
    methanol 10490.91
    isopropanol 10246.88
    water 0.08
    ethyl acetate 10066.36
    n-propanol 9198.68
    acetone 19124.69
    n-butanol 7427.7
    acetonitrile 9588.68
    DMF 9009.22
    toluene 3196.85
    isobutanol 6751.67
    1,4-dioxane 9251.26
    methyl acetate 6549.84
    THF 13027.37
    2-butanone 10970.68
    n-pentanol 5164.53
    sec-butanol 8129.44
    n-hexane 3325.82
    ethylene glycol 431.95
    NMP 5877.12
    cyclohexane 3628.66
    DMSO 10578.75
    n-butyl acetate 7813.78
    n-octanol 1757.86
    chloroform 13203.38
    n-propyl acetate 7064.39
    acetic acid 4652.52
    dichloromethane 13339.02
    cyclohexanone 14848.18
    propylene glycol 1034.02
    isopropyl acetate 6273.34
    DMAc 4878.02
    2-ethoxyethanol 4420.4
    isopentanol 6403.69
    n-heptane 919.82
    ethyl formate 4274.82
    1,2-dichloroethane 9880.44
    n-hexanol 4253.51
    2-methoxyethanol 6976.15
    isobutyl acetate 3458.0
    tetrachloromethane 2300.26
    n-pentyl acetate 4069.85
    transcutol 10982.3
    n-heptanol 1517.57
    ethylbenzene 1689.4
    MIBK 4611.56
    2-propoxyethanol 4661.05
    tert-butanol 10268.93
    MTBE 11386.21
    2-butoxyethanol 2499.27
    propionic acid 4381.57
    o-xylene 1570.47
    formic acid 665.52
    diethyl ether 13760.92
    m-xylene 1730.5
    p-xylene 2189.98
    chlorobenzene 4110.57
    dimethyl carbonate 1007.13
    n-octane 313.01
    formamide 1313.32
    cyclopentanone 10908.96
    2-pentanone 10519.15
    anisole 2617.81
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 8225.99
    gamma-butyrolactone 8683.31
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 5429.81
    pyridine 9305.31
    3-pentanone 5715.58
    furfural 5072.23
    n-dodecane 154.78
    diethylene glycol 1882.52
    diisopropyl ether 2875.51
    tert-amyl alcohol 7767.01
    acetylacetone 6615.92
    n-hexadecane 190.31
    acetophenone 2324.24
    methyl propionate 5143.42
    isopentyl acetate 5609.85
    trichloroethylene 13105.16
    n-nonanol 1406.47
    cyclohexanol 7522.79
    benzyl alcohol 1984.93
    2-ethylhexanol 2738.68
    isooctanol 1342.88
    dipropyl ether 4995.24
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3132.0
    ethyl lactate 1307.62
    propylene carbonate 3998.95
    n-methylformamide 4385.76
    2-pentanol 5870.75
    n-pentane 1702.69
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 4359.63
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3960.46
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1733.79
    mesitylene 1169.12
    ε-caprolactone 9025.25
    p-cymene 893.17
    epichlorohydrin 9475.31
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 9234.86
    2-aminoethanol 1749.77
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 5280.11
    sulfolane 8433.36
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 477.84
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 13272.72
    n-hexyl acetate 4558.55
    isooctane 384.33
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2724.97
    sec-butyl acetate 4173.76
    tert-butyl acetate 5434.94
    decalin 930.01
    glycerin 968.09
    diglyme 5401.15
    acrylic acid 2423.05
    isopropyl myristate 1242.39
    n-butyric acid 8637.26
    acetyl acetate 3647.0
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 852.78
    ethyl propionate 4876.66
    nitromethane 8606.89
    1,2-diethoxyethane 6399.58
    benzonitrile 3641.21
    trioctyl phosphate 694.51
    1-bromopropane 9080.75
    gamma-valerolactone 10853.45
    n-decanol 865.39
    triethyl phosphate 1067.66
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2396.78
    propionitrile 7114.31
    vinylene carbonate 3308.33
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4875.33
    DMS 2062.27
    cumene 981.8
    2-octanol 1383.96
    2-hexanone 7059.59
    octyl acetate 1504.72
    limonene 1871.48
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 9299.77
    ethyl orthosilicate 1124.34
    tributyl phosphate 991.53
    diacetone alcohol 4153.01
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1553.64
    acrylonitrile 6335.66
    aniline 3591.83
    1,3-propanediol 3112.8
    bromobenzene 4799.2
    dibromomethane 10422.72
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 10949.15
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2209.33
    tetrabutyl urea 1262.25
    diisobutyl methanol 1381.27
    2-phenylethanol 1905.54
    styrene 2477.39
    dioctyl adipate 1652.41
    dimethyl sulfate 1517.8
    ethyl butyrate 4268.52
    methyl lactate 1313.59
    butyl lactate 2125.99
    diethyl carbonate 1923.42
    propanediol butyl ether 2084.99
    triethyl orthoformate 2266.27
    p-tert-butyltoluene 831.13
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1598.86
    morpholine 14013.54
    tert-butylamine 6945.23
    n-dodecanol 606.36
    dimethoxymethane 4945.36
    ethylene carbonate 3484.01
    cyrene 1286.01
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3647.85
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4141.95
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3258.23
    4-methylpyridine 8674.68
    dibutyl ether 4490.5
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1381.27
    DEF 8823.44
    dimethyl isosorbide 2808.7
    tetrachloroethylene 7299.49
    eugenol 1398.55
    triacetin 2472.22
    span 80 1917.18
    1,4-butanediol 1154.46
    1,1-dichloroethane 11735.57
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 4094.64
    methyl formate 2385.11
    2-methyl-1-butanol 5852.09
    n-decane 364.93
    butyronitrile 8866.25
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1748.7
    1-chlorooctane 1603.02
    1-chlorotetradecane 442.92
    n-nonane 411.89
    undecane 222.29
    tert-butylcyclohexane 767.14
    cyclooctane 769.0
    cyclopentanol 7103.23
    tetrahydropyran 18304.67
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6133.87
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2858.22
    1-hexene 8583.91
    2-isopropoxyethanol 3382.08
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 915.22
    methyl butyrate 7648.26

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Etrog, leaf Citrus medica L., cultivar ethrog Engl., fam. Rutaceae 0.12%
Hedychium coronarium flower (Japan) Hedychium coronarium Koenig, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.01%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 1 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Balady, fam. Rutaceae 0.03%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 2 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Yussuf Effendy, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 5 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Clementine, Rutaceae 0.1%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 6 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Michal, fam. Rutaceae 0.14%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 7 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Nectarine, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Osmanthus concentrate 1 (Sukhumi-Abkhasia) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 0.09%
Osmanthus concentrate 2 (Sukhumi-Abkhasia) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 0.03%
Pistacia lentiscus (Israel) 1b leaf 90082-83-0 Pistacia lentiscus L., fam. Anacardiaceae 0.06%
Pistacia lentiscus (Israel) 1a fruit 90082-83-0 Pistacia lentiscus L., fam. Anacardiaceae 0.05%
Mandrake fruit (Israel) Mandragora officinarum L., fam. Solanaceae 1.37%
Genet absolute 2 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 0.01%
Dendranthema vestitum flower absolute (China) Dendranthema vestitum (Hemsl.) Ling ex Shih, fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 2.77%
Vassoura (Brazil) 3 Baccharis dracunculifolia DC., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.2%
Boronia megastigma 91771-36-7 Boronia megastigma Nees., fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Ambarella fruit Spondias cytherea Sonnerat (Ambarella), fam. Anacardiaceae 0.63%
Astrocarium vulgare fruit Astrocarium vulgare Mart., fam. Arecaceae 0.8%
Psidium cattleianum fruit (R‚union Island) Psidium cattleianum Sabine, fam. Myrtaceae 0.7%
Mango (India) 1a cv. Langra 90063-86-8 Mangifera indica L. cv. Langra, fam. Anacardiaceae 1.0%
Pineapple pulp Ananas comosus (L.) Merr., fam. Bromeliaceae 0.84%
Soursop, fruit Annona muricata L., fam. Annonaceae 0.05%
Soursop, wild fruit Annona montana Macf., fam. Annonaceae 0.01%
Ambarella fruit (Brazil) Spondias cytherea Sonnerat, fam. Anarcardiaceae 3.5%