Hexyl Laurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    34316-64-8

    Molecular formula
    C18H36O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Oily 75.21%
    Fruity 68.92%
    Fatty 68.34%
    Waxy 60.26%
    Winey 53.85%
    Cognac 50.92%
    Floral 50.65%
    Sweet 42.88%
    Rose 40.7%
    Brandy 36.82%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 72.49%
    Oily 53.9%
    Fatty 51.97%
    Soapy 49.42%
    Fruity 47.11%
    Sweet 47.08%
    Coconut 42.76%
    Mild 40.26%
    Creamy 39.05%
    Fat 37.27%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.6

    pKa est.
    7.06 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    284.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    339°C

    Flash point

    • 147.49 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Hexyl laurate
    • Hexyl dodecanoate
    • 34316-64-8
    • Dodecanoic acid, hexyl ester
    • Hexyl dodecanoat
    • Laurinsaeurehexylester
    • Cetiol A
    • UNII-4CG9F9W01Q
    • 4CG9F9W01Q
    • EINECS 251-932-1
    • DTXSID6067830
    • EC 251-932-1
    • WE(6:0/12:0)
    • MFCD09838508
    • hexyllaurate
    • hexyl dodecanoic acid
    • dodecanoic acid hexyl ester
    • SCHEMBL15252
    • HEXYL LAURATE [INCI]
    • DTXCID6038821
    • CHEBI:88837
    • LMFA07010466
    • AKOS028111090
    • AS-56437
    • SY317578
    • CS-0187439
    • NS00010334
    • A11026
    • Q27160826
    • 251-932-1

  • Applications

    Hexyl Laurate (CAS 34316-64-8) is primarily used as an emollient and a lightweight solvent in cosmetics and personal care, providing skin-conditioning benefits and aiding the dissolution of active ingredients and fragrances in formulations. It commonly serves as a solvent medium for fragrance oils and cosmetic actives, and as a carrier for emollients in lotions, oils, and creams. In industrial manufacturing, hexyl laurate can act as a processing solvent and may function as a plasticizer in certain coatings and ink formulations. It is also found in household and cleaning products as a mild solvent and conditioning component, helping improve spreadability and skin feel.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1688.44
    methanol 1368.95
    isopropanol 2292.46
    water 0.06
    ethyl acetate 6358.86
    n-propanol 2005.55
    acetone 5800.34
    n-butanol 2241.62
    acetonitrile 2180.46
    DMF 4777.46
    toluene 1974.34
    isobutanol 2007.18
    1,4-dioxane 4351.37
    methyl acetate 3409.82
    THF 8086.23
    2-butanone 5151.96
    n-pentanol 1428.2
    sec-butanol 2307.51
    n-hexane 1062.67
    ethylene glycol 63.43
    NMP 5817.75
    cyclohexane 3004.05
    DMSO 4847.05
    n-butyl acetate 5431.09
    n-octanol 1042.92
    chloroform 7740.09
    n-propyl acetate 5686.02
    acetic acid 1501.35
    dichloromethane 8608.22
    cyclohexanone 11295.98
    propylene glycol 217.61
    isopropyl acetate 5084.14
    DMAc 4940.47
    2-ethoxyethanol 1915.2
    isopentanol 2588.88
    n-heptane 696.41
    ethyl formate 2224.85
    1,2-dichloroethane 7565.17
    n-hexanol 1340.49
    2-methoxyethanol 2470.45
    isobutyl acetate 3163.06
    tetrachloromethane 1975.2
    n-pentyl acetate 4808.28
    transcutol 7724.16
    n-heptanol 952.09
    ethylbenzene 1221.82
    MIBK 4162.68
    2-propoxyethanol 2138.11
    tert-butanol 3251.89
    MTBE 5397.04
    2-butoxyethanol 1912.97
    propionic acid 1768.11
    o-xylene 1473.37
    formic acid 194.05
    diethyl ether 5341.7
    m-xylene 1386.69
    p-xylene 1915.82
    chlorobenzene 3113.01
    dimethyl carbonate 859.17
    n-octane 259.1
    formamide 514.32
    cyclopentanone 8606.79
    2-pentanone 6082.92
    anisole 2089.79
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 5940.57
    gamma-butyrolactone 7091.34
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2594.77
    pyridine 5229.08
    3-pentanone 4146.34
    furfural 4317.27
    n-dodecane 118.96
    diethylene glycol 704.02
    diisopropyl ether 2069.45
    tert-amyl alcohol 2973.14
    acetylacetone 5255.97
    n-hexadecane 151.75
    acetophenone 2315.18
    methyl propionate 3561.61
    isopentyl acetate 4898.57
    trichloroethylene 10483.49
    n-nonanol 949.11
    cyclohexanol 3948.66
    benzyl alcohol 1180.97
    2-ethylhexanol 1487.07
    isooctanol 1016.69
    dipropyl ether 3490.25
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3094.56
    ethyl lactate 1124.44
    propylene carbonate 3936.98
    n-methylformamide 1793.02
    2-pentanol 2198.79
    n-pentane 689.86
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2488.51
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3587.49
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1368.32
    mesitylene 1022.34
    ε-caprolactone 7965.36
    p-cymene 881.91
    epichlorohydrin 7253.68
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 7544.72
    2-aminoethanol 350.03
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4616.88
    sulfolane 7988.64
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 367.92
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 8081.2
    n-hexyl acetate 4541.6
    isooctane 258.76
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2132.67
    sec-butyl acetate 4070.15
    tert-butyl acetate 5370.71
    decalin 774.6
    glycerin 278.24
    diglyme 5118.51
    acrylic acid 924.62
    isopropyl myristate 1316.33
    n-butyric acid 4621.49
    acetyl acetate 2907.29
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 771.73
    ethyl propionate 4649.5
    nitromethane 3908.45
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4871.76
    benzonitrile 2348.04
    trioctyl phosphate 655.24
    1-bromopropane 5250.17
    gamma-valerolactone 9205.1
    n-decanol 580.1
    triethyl phosphate 1283.79
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1331.01
    propionitrile 2568.88
    vinylene carbonate 2956.8
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3540.56
    DMS 2110.49
    cumene 823.97
    2-octanol 973.36
    2-hexanone 4208.21
    octyl acetate 1532.74
    limonene 1915.96
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 5141.32
    ethyl orthosilicate 1339.31
    tributyl phosphate 986.0
    diacetone alcohol 3528.19
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1442.01
    acrylonitrile 2264.71
    aniline 1844.64
    1,3-propanediol 939.47
    bromobenzene 3837.01
    dibromomethane 6291.06
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9571.91
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2506.76
    tetrabutyl urea 1374.51
    diisobutyl methanol 1033.77
    2-phenylethanol 1186.85
    styrene 1673.47
    dioctyl adipate 1752.93
    dimethyl sulfate 1511.49
    ethyl butyrate 4543.0
    methyl lactate 941.61
    butyl lactate 2229.62
    diethyl carbonate 2062.2
    propanediol butyl ether 1340.22
    triethyl orthoformate 2693.42
    p-tert-butyltoluene 805.86
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1974.98
    morpholine 6623.03
    tert-butylamine 2261.59
    n-dodecanol 417.08
    dimethoxymethane 2841.84
    ethylene carbonate 3222.16
    cyrene 1149.97
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 4044.47
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4005.73
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3263.31
    4-methylpyridine 5385.38
    dibutyl ether 3907.9
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1033.77
    DEF 6689.02
    dimethyl isosorbide 2774.99
    tetrachloroethylene 6129.17
    eugenol 1415.37
    triacetin 2945.74
    span 80 1467.28
    1,4-butanediol 330.11
    1,1-dichloroethane 7161.19
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1565.77
    methyl formate 1066.56
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2217.41
    n-decane 299.36
    butyronitrile 3445.22
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1223.48
    1-chlorooctane 1460.52
    1-chlorotetradecane 404.24
    n-nonane 323.77
    undecane 172.5
    tert-butylcyclohexane 554.81
    cyclooctane 670.66
    cyclopentanol 3343.39
    tetrahydropyran 9201.88
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3811.85
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2405.72
    1-hexene 2374.26
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1758.54
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 516.36
    methyl butyrate 6440.28

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IFRA standard 51

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