Heptyl octyl ether

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C15H32O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCOCCCCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 68.69%
    Floral 62.91%
    Oily 57.22%
    Fruity 55.54%
    Citrus 53.69%
    Waxy 52.99%
    Fresh 52.64%
    Fatty 51.8%
    Rose 47.76%
    Orange 45.9%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 60.84%
    Floral 60.77%
    Rose 49.75%
    Fatty 44.87%
    Fresh 44.77%
    Green 43.76%
    Orange 42.4%
    Citrus 40.99%
    Fat 39.8%
    Fruity 39.17%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.4

    pKa est.
    6.69 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    228.41 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    283°C

    Flash point

    • 114.52 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • heptyl octyl ether
    • SCHEMBL554151
  • Applications

    Heptyl octyl ether is a nonpolar solvent with a suitable boiling point, used primarily in coatings, inks, and adhesives, where it serves as a solvent and processing aid in formulations. It is also used as a plasticizer and processing solvent for polymer fabrication in certain plastics. It is employed as a cleaning and degreasing solvent in industrial and electronic applications. Additionally, in chemical synthesis and industrial manufacturing, Heptyl octyl ether can function as an intermediate solvent or co-solvent in formulation processes.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2690.58
    methanol 1419.47
    isopropanol 4135.45
    water 0.03
    ethyl acetate 9885.47
    n-propanol 3764.34
    acetone 8335.02
    n-butanol 5082.56
    acetonitrile 3242.9
    DMF 3515.86
    toluene 4027.34
    isobutanol 3863.15
    1,4-dioxane 8624.49
    methyl acetate 5143.8
    THF 14305.75
    2-butanone 7733.37
    n-pentanol 3239.78
    sec-butanol 4879.42
    n-hexane 7807.79
    ethylene glycol 113.18
    NMP 4761.79
    cyclohexane 16826.94
    DMSO 5671.2
    n-butyl acetate 13004.29
    n-octanol 2458.24
    chloroform 15590.94
    n-propyl acetate 8903.62
    acetic acid 1907.74
    dichloromethane 15164.55
    cyclohexanone 15797.13
    propylene glycol 356.77
    isopropyl acetate 7766.65
    DMAc 3415.75
    2-ethoxyethanol 2879.88
    isopentanol 5710.37
    n-heptane 8481.85
    ethyl formate 3288.57
    1,2-dichloroethane 11981.24
    n-hexanol 4832.37
    2-methoxyethanol 3342.4
    isobutyl acetate 5192.75
    tetrachloromethane 5180.65
    n-pentyl acetate 8130.06
    transcutol 11054.09
    n-heptanol 2464.9
    ethylbenzene 2765.5
    MIBK 6022.31
    2-propoxyethanol 4352.01
    tert-butanol 6912.97
    MTBE 11125.96
    2-butoxyethanol 3367.62
    propionic acid 2493.57
    o-xylene 2775.38
    formic acid 154.03
    diethyl ether 13286.83
    m-xylene 2660.32
    p-xylene 3760.74
    chlorobenzene 5025.98
    dimethyl carbonate 929.23
    n-octane 2117.48
    formamide 335.79
    cyclopentanone 10705.22
    2-pentanone 9710.76
    anisole 3381.22
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 11829.31
    gamma-butyrolactone 8354.87
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3705.11
    pyridine 7781.06
    3-pentanone 6857.21
    furfural 5047.25
    n-dodecane 702.52
    diethylene glycol 1184.96
    diisopropyl ether 5874.32
    tert-amyl alcohol 6233.55
    acetylacetone 6242.47
    n-hexadecane 860.55
    acetophenone 3198.73
    methyl propionate 4693.07
    isopentyl acetate 10725.06
    trichloroethylene 15230.23
    n-nonanol 2297.98
    cyclohexanol 8579.57
    benzyl alcohol 1867.39
    2-ethylhexanol 5702.02
    isooctanol 2651.44
    dipropyl ether 15740.32
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 4856.27
    ethyl lactate 1631.91
    propylene carbonate 5112.49
    n-methylformamide 1427.06
    2-pentanol 5458.82
    n-pentane 5288.87
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 6335.53
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 5903.43
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1956.52
    mesitylene 2176.26
    ε-caprolactone 11313.7
    p-cymene 2889.72
    epichlorohydrin 9738.05
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 14210.87
    2-aminoethanol 499.1
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4563.96
    sulfolane 8527.65
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1719.13
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 15063.31
    n-hexyl acetate 7555.53
    isooctane 1438.4
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3124.65
    sec-butyl acetate 6917.98
    tert-butyl acetate 8440.47
    decalin 3219.82
    glycerin 379.21
    diglyme 7829.53
    acrylic acid 1282.31
    isopropyl myristate 2684.06
    n-butyric acid 7149.27
    acetyl acetate 4411.45
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1185.16
    ethyl propionate 7281.89
    nitromethane 3851.37
    1,2-diethoxyethane 11104.66
    benzonitrile 3555.02
    trioctyl phosphate 1214.49
    1-bromopropane 13131.57
    gamma-valerolactone 10169.2
    n-decanol 1536.51
    triethyl phosphate 2911.7
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 3224.2
    propionitrile 4645.82
    vinylene carbonate 3470.78
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 4740.29
    DMS 2633.72
    cumene 1964.3
    2-octanol 2370.22
    2-hexanone 7596.92
    octyl acetate 2762.74
    limonene 6110.35
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 8747.86
    ethyl orthosilicate 3478.18
    tributyl phosphate 1822.17
    diacetone alcohol 4753.09
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2373.17
    acrylonitrile 3353.64
    aniline 3293.04
    1,3-propanediol 1340.75
    bromobenzene 6460.55
    dibromomethane 13186.32
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 14595.51
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 5001.42
    tetrabutyl urea 2323.46
    diisobutyl methanol 4230.22
    2-phenylethanol 2233.94
    styrene 3403.87
    dioctyl adipate 2999.74
    dimethyl sulfate 1438.03
    ethyl butyrate 11344.25
    methyl lactate 1079.56
    butyl lactate 3412.96
    diethyl carbonate 5080.93
    propanediol butyl ether 1870.15
    triethyl orthoformate 7417.03
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2706.97
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2594.29
    morpholine 10857.56
    tert-butylamine 6602.58
    n-dodecanol 1183.6
    dimethoxymethane 3564.57
    ethylene carbonate 4238.02
    cyrene 1360.76
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 5622.85
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 9179.4
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 4745.27
    4-methylpyridine 7824.42
    dibutyl ether 11825.44
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4230.22
    DEF 8096.01
    dimethyl isosorbide 3806.14
    tetrachloroethylene 10060.11
    eugenol 1785.4
    triacetin 3902.98
    span 80 2398.46
    1,4-butanediol 508.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 12476.49
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 3412.56
    methyl formate 1052.2
    2-methyl-1-butanol 4786.04
    n-decane 1740.53
    butyronitrile 6598.98
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3353.78
    1-chlorooctane 4223.76
    1-chlorotetradecane 1314.56
    n-nonane 2145.24
    undecane 1012.77
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2564.33
    cyclooctane 4359.34
    cyclopentanol 5925.98
    tetrahydropyran 21159.79
    tert-amyl methyl ether 7539.2
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3515.72
    1-hexene 10449.83
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2760.3
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 562.39
    methyl butyrate 10023.44

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Recommendation
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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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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
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