Hexanal dipentyl acetal

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C16H34O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCC(OCCCCC)OCCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 96.12%
    Cognac 68.39%
    Oily 62.41%
    Alcoholic 61.33%
    Apple 61.11%
    Fermented 50.04%
    Vegetable 38.95%
    Ethereal 38.87%
    Cocoa 34.29%
    Herbal 32.79%

     

    Flavor
    Green 56.34%
    Fruity 51.34%
    Herbal 43.48%
    Floral 38.62%
    Mushroom 37.58%
    Earthy 33.11%
    Fatty 33.06%
    Waxy 30.51%
    Oily 29.84%
    Sweet 29.18%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.0

    pKa est.
    6.87 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    258.44 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    288°C

    Flash point

    • 120.35 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • hexanal dipentyl acetal
    • SCHEMBL7528798
    • Q63409810
  • Applications

    Hexanal dipentyl acetal is used as a fragrance ingredient with fixative properties, commonly employed in perfumery and cosmetics to extend and stabilize scent notes. It may also serve as a solvent or processing aid in industrial manufacturing and as an intermediate for polymers, where it can function as a plasticizer or as an additive to coatings and paints. In coatings/inks applications and in household formulations such as cleaners and detergents, it can act as a solvent and fragrance component, contributing to odor profiles and formulation stability. The exact role depends on the formulation and local regulatory limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 8138.53
    methanol 4949.04
    isopropanol 9437.33
    water 0.34
    ethyl acetate 26343.64
    n-propanol 9216.49
    acetone 20480.44
    n-butanol 11832.52
    acetonitrile 11267.76
    DMF 11125.11
    toluene 13134.55
    isobutanol 9516.32
    1,4-dioxane 19872.86
    methyl acetate 13288.93
    THF 25616.5
    2-butanone 18712.67
    n-pentanol 7744.45
    sec-butanol 11405.29
    n-hexane 15159.34
    ethylene glycol 360.48
    NMP 13723.21
    cyclohexane 34594.53
    DMSO 12252.44
    n-butyl acetate 30877.43
    n-octanol 6492.44
    chloroform 38705.91
    n-propyl acetate 20782.98
    acetic acid 7224.89
    dichloromethane 39686.19
    cyclohexanone 38191.01
    propylene glycol 840.18
    isopropyl acetate 21230.88
    DMAc 11249.97
    2-ethoxyethanol 6330.07
    isopentanol 13188.62
    n-heptane 12678.08
    ethyl formate 9426.35
    1,2-dichloroethane 31210.66
    n-hexanol 10372.14
    2-methoxyethanol 7566.62
    isobutyl acetate 12760.92
    tetrachloromethane 12052.06
    n-pentyl acetate 19546.72
    transcutol 20727.32
    n-heptanol 6064.78
    ethylbenzene 8275.81
    MIBK 14104.6
    2-propoxyethanol 9246.5
    tert-butanol 13744.12
    MTBE 25457.56
    2-butoxyethanol 7378.88
    propionic acid 7118.54
    o-xylene 8422.88
    formic acid 820.64
    diethyl ether 28930.18
    m-xylene 7878.76
    p-xylene 11783.65
    chlorobenzene 15780.41
    dimethyl carbonate 3383.32
    n-octane 3871.93
    formamide 1617.48
    cyclopentanone 24198.75
    2-pentanone 22514.68
    anisole 8892.04
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 24385.83
    gamma-butyrolactone 20222.64
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 7727.56
    pyridine 22389.84
    3-pentanone 17348.02
    furfural 12988.34
    n-dodecane 1592.23
    diethylene glycol 2683.83
    diisopropyl ether 13410.27
    tert-amyl alcohol 14259.56
    acetylacetone 17288.58
    n-hexadecane 1960.38
    acetophenone 9170.55
    methyl propionate 12926.69
    isopentyl acetate 25550.6
    trichloroethylene 40611.92
    n-nonanol 5889.32
    cyclohexanol 20397.52
    benzyl alcohol 5135.37
    2-ethylhexanol 11852.72
    isooctanol 6027.45
    dipropyl ether 23926.13
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 14179.3
    ethyl lactate 3836.49
    propylene carbonate 13290.68
    n-methylformamide 5085.14
    2-pentanol 12402.08
    n-pentane 10888.96
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 11723.24
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 12747.17
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 4528.58
    mesitylene 6163.98
    ε-caprolactone 28380.33
    p-cymene 6652.18
    epichlorohydrin 22827.6
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 35295.95
    2-aminoethanol 1405.23
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 11682.63
    sulfolane 18549.17
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 4221.18
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 30881.86
    n-hexyl acetate 19697.81
    isooctane 3179.69
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 6579.71
    sec-butyl acetate 16753.63
    tert-butyl acetate 19928.42
    decalin 7880.06
    glycerin 941.99
    diglyme 16254.2
    acrylic acid 4189.13
    isopropyl myristate 6470.94
    n-butyric acid 18305.28
    acetyl acetate 13854.97
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 3127.52
    ethyl propionate 18026.9
    nitromethane 12591.7
    1,2-diethoxyethane 21920.9
    benzonitrile 11012.09
    trioctyl phosphate 2986.73
    1-bromopropane 29081.92
    gamma-valerolactone 23815.95
    n-decanol 3729.33
    triethyl phosphate 6076.93
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 7155.92
    propionitrile 12228.74
    vinylene carbonate 10477.62
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 11412.47
    DMS 7669.75
    cumene 5469.98
    2-octanol 6014.21
    2-hexanone 17004.59
    octyl acetate 7078.1
    limonene 13728.5
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 18262.91
    ethyl orthosilicate 7045.55
    tributyl phosphate 4507.38
    diacetone alcohol 10137.09
    N,N-dimethylaniline 6551.3
    acrylonitrile 9443.29
    aniline 9308.4
    1,3-propanediol 3542.12
    bromobenzene 20233.49
    dibromomethane 32235.46
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 37119.2
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 11234.86
    tetrabutyl urea 5734.09
    diisobutyl methanol 7726.31
    2-phenylethanol 5594.1
    styrene 10469.36
    dioctyl adipate 7084.57
    dimethyl sulfate 4269.56
    ethyl butyrate 23411.4
    methyl lactate 3003.94
    butyl lactate 8068.98
    diethyl carbonate 10884.56
    propanediol butyl ether 4380.98
    triethyl orthoformate 13962.44
    p-tert-butyltoluene 5929.62
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 6372.67
    morpholine 23281.65
    tert-butylamine 12867.97
    n-dodecanol 2809.56
    dimethoxymethane 9262.71
    ethylene carbonate 12282.19
    cyrene 3032.97
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 14304.06
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 21636.48
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 13462.78
    4-methylpyridine 24180.65
    dibutyl ether 23594.08
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 7726.31
    DEF 21990.7
    dimethyl isosorbide 7572.75
    tetrachloroethylene 25838.0
    eugenol 4661.06
    triacetin 9217.21
    span 80 5223.08
    1,4-butanediol 1455.48
    1,1-dichloroethane 31545.72
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 8414.8
    methyl formate 3720.16
    2-methyl-1-butanol 11793.27
    n-decane 3670.18
    butyronitrile 17670.52
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 7824.62
    1-chlorooctane 10064.87
    1-chlorotetradecane 3058.52
    n-nonane 4271.82
    undecane 2181.3
    tert-butylcyclohexane 6036.52
    cyclooctane 9012.19
    cyclopentanol 13018.32
    tetrahydropyran 42051.56
    tert-amyl methyl ether 17955.2
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 7102.93
    1-hexene 22183.44
    2-isopropoxyethanol 5990.77
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 2160.83
    methyl butyrate 24551.92

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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