Heptyl 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-oxohexanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C14H26O4

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCOC(=O)C(C)(C(=O)CCC)O

  • 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.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.3

    pKa est.
    7.63 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    258.35 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    307°C

    Flash point

    • 131.64 ˚C est.

  • 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

  • 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

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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