Hexane, 1-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    54484-73-0

    Molecular formula
    C10H22O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCOC(C)OCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 97.18%
    Cognac 64.89%
    Vegetable 61.83%
    Ethereal 60.39%
    Alcoholic 58.55%
    Apple 56.72%
    Fruity 55.6%
    Herbal 50.38%
    Leafy 47.14%
    Floral 46.6%

     

    Flavor
    Green 64.77%
    Fruity 64.22%
    Sweet 51.54%
    Earthy 40.18%
    Herbal 37.19%
    Vegetable 36.93%
    Fruit 35.87%
    Fatty 31.35%
    Tropical 29.69%
    Wine 29.18%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.2

    pKa est.
    8.06 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    174.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    187°C

    Flash point

    • 59.27 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 1-(1-Ethoxyethoxy)hexane
    • 54484-73-0
    • Ethyl hexyl acetal
    • Lilivert
    • Acetaldehyde ethyl hexyl acetal
    • Hexane, 1-(1-ethoxyethoxy)-
    • 1-Ethoxy-1-hexyloxyethane
    • xi-1-Ethoxy-1-hexyloxyethane
    • EINECS 259-184-8
    • BRN 1698939
    • DTXSID60866427
    • 4-01-00-03107 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • earthy acetal
    • 1-ethoxy-1-hexoxyethane
    • 1-ethoxy-1-(hexyloxy)ethane
    • SCHEMBL873415
    • DTXCID70814712
    • CHEBI:179047
    • DB-362660
    • NS00011927
    • 259-184-8

  • Applications

    Hexane, 1-(1-ethoxyethoxy)- (CAS 54484-73-0) is typically used as a non-polar solvent in various industrial formulations, including coatings, inks, and adhesives, where it acts as a diluent and processing solvent; it is employed as a processing solvent in polymer and plastics manufacturing; it serves as a cleaning and degreasing solvent for industrial equipment and assemblies; it functions as an intermediate or precursor in organic synthesis; and it may be used as a specialty solvent in electronics cleaning formulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 15481.14
    methanol 12779.33
    isopropanol 12339.9
    water 1.34
    ethyl acetate 11058.19
    n-propanol 12331.9
    acetone 11965.22
    n-butanol 12229.76
    acetonitrile 9539.51
    DMF 5342.85
    toluene 4253.17
    isobutanol 9622.79
    1,4-dioxane 13479.25
    methyl acetate 7146.68
    THF 14285.06
    2-butanone 9261.74
    n-pentanol 7849.84
    sec-butanol 11984.2
    n-hexane 8544.44
    ethylene glycol 1196.72
    NMP 4740.79
    cyclohexane 10272.51
    DMSO 8554.86
    n-butyl acetate 10618.23
    n-octanol 3432.48
    chloroform 20192.73
    n-propyl acetate 6829.06
    acetic acid 8574.22
    dichloromethane 17710.48
    cyclohexanone 14019.47
    propylene glycol 1948.59
    isopropyl acetate 6852.47
    DMAc 4272.47
    2-ethoxyethanol 5897.42
    isopentanol 9806.53
    n-heptane 4313.76
    ethyl formate 4935.35
    1,2-dichloroethane 11346.51
    n-hexanol 9278.67
    2-methoxyethanol 8369.29
    isobutyl acetate 3797.96
    tetrachloromethane 5036.03
    n-pentyl acetate 5330.21
    transcutol 12985.64
    n-heptanol 2869.15
    ethylbenzene 2243.68
    MIBK 4460.4
    2-propoxyethanol 7837.64
    tert-butanol 13885.33
    MTBE 13661.12
    2-butoxyethanol 3434.17
    propionic acid 6247.05
    o-xylene 2328.47
    formic acid 1538.3
    diethyl ether 18041.09
    m-xylene 2410.3
    p-xylene 3118.23
    chlorobenzene 4807.01
    dimethyl carbonate 1069.83
    n-octane 1129.72
    formamide 1845.59
    cyclopentanone 8126.57
    2-pentanone 8602.83
    anisole 3024.04
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 9636.7
    gamma-butyrolactone 7051.3
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 6041.04
    pyridine 9539.4
    3-pentanone 5856.55
    furfural 4989.43
    n-dodecane 553.71
    diethylene glycol 3292.73
    diisopropyl ether 4629.9
    tert-amyl alcohol 11883.79
    acetylacetone 5773.86
    n-hexadecane 636.54
    acetophenone 2392.25
    methyl propionate 5161.11
    isopentyl acetate 7497.98
    trichloroethylene 14498.55
    n-nonanol 2743.51
    cyclohexanol 12283.58
    benzyl alcohol 2495.11
    2-ethylhexanol 6058.45
    isooctanol 2304.09
    dipropyl ether 9300.89
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3714.56
    ethyl lactate 1572.68
    propylene carbonate 4080.75
    n-methylformamide 3356.01
    2-pentanol 9332.28
    n-pentane 5897.6
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 6618.77
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4697.28
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2226.12
    mesitylene 1600.72
    ε-caprolactone 10075.2
    p-cymene 1638.1
    epichlorohydrin 9160.59
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 12211.25
    2-aminoethanol 3142.01
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 5480.68
    sulfolane 6832.75
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1559.17
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 15411.58
    n-hexyl acetate 6239.45
    isooctane 1077.57
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3501.79
    sec-butyl acetate 4488.99
    tert-butyl acetate 5961.18
    decalin 2172.86
    glycerin 1841.56
    diglyme 6571.8
    acrylic acid 3608.89
    isopropyl myristate 1779.75
    n-butyric acid 11631.08
    acetyl acetate 5008.04
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1136.31
    ethyl propionate 4936.02
    nitromethane 8166.97
    1,2-diethoxyethane 9063.76
    benzonitrile 4198.79
    trioctyl phosphate 982.82
    1-bromopropane 13047.42
    gamma-valerolactone 8799.68
    n-decanol 1779.04
    triethyl phosphate 1607.55
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 3839.33
    propionitrile 7924.76
    vinylene carbonate 3609.2
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 5960.47
    DMS 2372.4
    cumene 1419.88
    2-octanol 2407.46
    2-hexanone 6742.43
    octyl acetate 2130.15
    limonene 3672.56
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 10762.06
    ethyl orthosilicate 1911.35
    tributyl phosphate 1459.25
    diacetone alcohol 4067.39
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1858.87
    acrylonitrile 6026.35
    aniline 4556.98
    1,3-propanediol 5054.39
    bromobenzene 5584.04
    dibromomethane 15341.98
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 13106.15
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3086.32
    tetrabutyl urea 1730.59
    diisobutyl methanol 2690.37
    2-phenylethanol 2746.41
    styrene 3000.84
    dioctyl adipate 2127.48
    dimethyl sulfate 1455.44
    ethyl butyrate 6123.32
    methyl lactate 1470.87
    butyl lactate 2545.95
    diethyl carbonate 2938.15
    propanediol butyl ether 2667.38
    triethyl orthoformate 3789.61
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1550.84
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1789.45
    morpholine 16219.3
    tert-butylamine 11463.94
    n-dodecanol 1311.35
    dimethoxymethane 4443.93
    ethylene carbonate 4101.71
    cyrene 1438.4
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4385.49
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 6127.76
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3875.47
    4-methylpyridine 9082.53
    dibutyl ether 8128.51
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2690.37
    DEF 7842.22
    dimethyl isosorbide 3139.27
    tetrachloroethylene 9366.15
    eugenol 1552.12
    triacetin 3037.59
    span 80 2609.25
    1,4-butanediol 2046.28
    1,1-dichloroethane 13835.94
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 6335.03
    methyl formate 2239.11
    2-methyl-1-butanol 9728.54
    n-decane 1134.5
    butyronitrile 10411.2
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3479.04
    1-chlorooctane 3106.05
    1-chlorotetradecane 983.71
    n-nonane 1382.25
    undecane 733.28
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1849.19
    cyclooctane 2304.28
    cyclopentanol 8976.03
    tetrahydropyran 22177.71
    tert-amyl methyl ether 8294.94
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 3518.54
    1-hexene 14396.97
    2-isopropoxyethanol 4367.58
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1714.51
    methyl butyrate 7065.94

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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