Heptyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxohexanoate
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C14H26O4SMILES
CCCCCCCOC(=O)C(C)(C(=O)CCC)O
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Odor profile
Fragrance Fruity 76.65% Buttery 48.82% Sweet 45.58% Oily 42.21% Lactonic 40.77% Creamy 37.02% Fatty 36.76% Caramellic 36.75% Waxy 35.05% Milky 33.12% Flavor Fruity 64.32% Waxy 42.41% Creamy 33.64% Sweet 33.54% Oily 33.19% Green 29.89% Berry 29.66% Tropical 26.61% Wine 26.47% Fatty 26.26% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.3pKa est.
7.63 (neutral)Molecular weight
258.35 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Ultra slowBoiling point est.
307°CFlash point
- 131.64 ˚C est.
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Applications
Heptyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxohexanoate is commonly used as an intermediate and as a fragrance-related ester; in perfumery it can function as an odorant or fragrance component, while in cosmetics and personal care it may be used as a specialty ester with solvent or texture-enhancing roles; in household products it can serve as a solvent or fragrance constituent in cleaners and air fresheners; in coatings and inks it can act as a reactive intermediate or additive in formulations; and in industrial manufacturing it is used as a building block for synthesizing other specialty esters and related intermediates.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 9945.59 methanol 14215.06 isopropanol 7119.17 water 0.96 ethyl acetate 10443.79 n-propanol 8168.89 acetone 13376.5 n-butanol 6468.07 acetonitrile 7743.25 DMF 11825.85 toluene 2736.14 isobutanol 6122.24 1,4-dioxane 7848.23 methyl acetate 7453.03 THF 10137.87 2-butanone 9957.6 n-pentanol 3532.78 sec-butanol 7372.56 n-hexane 230.52 ethylene glycol 855.09 NMP 7614.43 cyclohexane 962.32 DMSO 10449.33 n-butyl acetate 4406.44 n-octanol 966.41 chloroform 8534.18 n-propyl acetate 4057.37 acetic acid 6375.8 dichloromethane 9389.1 cyclohexanone 12347.99 propylene glycol 1598.8 isopropyl acetate 5512.29 DMAc 7079.71 2-ethoxyethanol 4415.81 isopentanol 5340.1 n-heptane 91.08 ethyl formate 5093.35 1,2-dichloroethane 8778.63 n-hexanol 2728.03 2-methoxyethanol 8919.66 isobutyl acetate 1929.03 tetrachloromethane 1382.16 n-pentyl acetate 2900.66 transcutol 8975.2 n-heptanol 1073.55 ethylbenzene 1168.75 MIBK 3907.24 2-propoxyethanol 3921.96 tert-butanol 8050.5 MTBE 8123.93 2-butoxyethanol 2269.28 propionic acid 4868.42 o-xylene 1595.66 formic acid 2299.43 diethyl ether 7156.45 m-xylene 1458.75 p-xylene 1441.27 chlorobenzene 3661.68 dimethyl carbonate 1809.43 n-octane 60.54 formamide 4691.2 cyclopentanone 10496.73 2-pentanone 8506.06 anisole 2206.36 cyclopentyl methyl ether 5554.81 gamma-butyrolactone 9940.53 1-methoxy-2-propanol 6052.23 pyridine 7392.63 3-pentanone 5034.44 furfural 6427.4 n-dodecane 45.8 diethylene glycol 2489.06 diisopropyl ether 1514.7 tert-amyl alcohol 7766.1 acetylacetone 7173.65 n-hexadecane 56.63 acetophenone 2259.18 methyl propionate 5995.7 isopentyl acetate 3594.56 trichloroethylene 13817.11 n-nonanol 773.42 cyclohexanol 6566.57 benzyl alcohol 2137.06 2-ethylhexanol 1329.5 isooctanol 901.62 dipropyl ether 1166.76 1,2-dichlorobenzene 2746.85 ethyl lactate 1130.45 propylene carbonate 5136.47 n-methylformamide 7332.15 2-pentanol 4472.81 n-pentane 307.57 1-propoxy-2-propanol 2586.83 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3149.49 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1329.56 mesitylene 858.77 ε-caprolactone 9271.79 p-cymene 515.67 epichlorohydrin 11909.39 1,1,1-trichloroethane 7137.43 2-aminoethanol 2656.66 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 6327.95 sulfolane 9145.81 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 222.61 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 8802.56 n-hexyl acetate 3067.29 isooctane 141.31 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2279.69 sec-butyl acetate 2662.63 tert-butyl acetate 4538.02 decalin 292.19 glycerin 1598.78 diglyme 4783.67 acrylic acid 3254.92 isopropyl myristate 701.87 n-butyric acid 8496.11 acetyl acetate 4325.33 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 623.65 ethyl propionate 3271.14 nitromethane 12186.44 1,2-diethoxyethane 3547.83 benzonitrile 3232.21 trioctyl phosphate 477.79 1-bromopropane 4919.72 gamma-valerolactone 12107.49 n-decanol 486.6 triethyl phosphate 656.34 4-methyl-2-pentanol 1763.2 propionitrile 6066.34 vinylene carbonate 4143.37 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 5478.03 DMS 1916.3 cumene 619.24 2-octanol 907.76 2-hexanone 3636.56 octyl acetate 952.59 limonene 1023.51 1,2-dimethoxyethane 6286.91 ethyl orthosilicate 629.49 tributyl phosphate 632.05 diacetone alcohol 4211.48 N,N-dimethylaniline 1161.98 acrylonitrile 6661.7 aniline 3544.38 1,3-propanediol 4401.81 bromobenzene 3633.36 dibromomethane 6213.62 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 10824.28 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1323.76 tetrabutyl urea 783.34 diisobutyl methanol 663.72 2-phenylethanol 1666.08 styrene 1568.19 dioctyl adipate 932.64 dimethyl sulfate 2520.81 ethyl butyrate 2177.29 methyl lactate 1949.41 butyl lactate 1662.19 diethyl carbonate 1232.61 propanediol butyl ether 1930.62 triethyl orthoformate 1079.16 p-tert-butyltoluene 483.29 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1448.43 morpholine 11423.62 tert-butylamine 4256.92 n-dodecanol 332.13 dimethoxymethane 5761.47 ethylene carbonate 4164.87 cyrene 1326.13 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3243.34 2-ethylhexyl acetate 2444.0 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2986.95 4-methylpyridine 7487.92 dibutyl ether 1324.08 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 663.72 DEF 8063.76 dimethyl isosorbide 2222.76 tetrachloroethylene 6601.66 eugenol 1359.12 triacetin 1714.15 span 80 1195.65 1,4-butanediol 1590.89 1,1-dichloroethane 9000.52 2-methyl-1-pentanol 3291.69 methyl formate 4550.1 2-methyl-1-butanol 5725.83 n-decane 91.05 butyronitrile 6768.25 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1066.14 1-chlorooctane 662.24 1-chlorotetradecane 189.55 n-nonane 86.69 undecane 60.7 tert-butylcyclohexane 216.79 cyclooctane 193.65 cyclopentanol 5734.0 tetrahydropyran 10841.95 tert-amyl methyl ether 4526.93 2,5,8-trioxanonane 2338.39 1-hexene 1344.46 2-isopropoxyethanol 2606.5 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1858.5 methyl butyrate 5069.84 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |