Isohexyl acetate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C8H16O2

    SMILES
    CC(C)CCCOC(=O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 97.37%
    Sweet 82.11%
    Banana 67.59%
    Apple 55.91%
    Ethereal 50.78%
    Pear 47.95%
    Pineapple 43.32%
    Herbal 40.05%
    Green 39.33%
    Ripe 38.21%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 60.52%
    Bitter 57.85%
    Banana 57.47%
    Sweet 55.88%
    Fruit 44.36%
    Tropical 39.31%
    Herbal 39.09%
    Green 38.9%
    Ethereal 38.25%
    Apple 33.99%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.6

    pKa est.
    8.74 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    144.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    163°C

    Flash point

    • 56.13 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • isohexyl acetate
    • i-Hexylacetat
    • Acetic acid, isohexyl ester
    • SCHEMBL126613
    • BYLYLPGUVRQSIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • AKOS006238549
  • Applications

    Isohexyl acetate is an ester of isohexanol and acetic acid and is commonly used as a fragrance ingredient and solvent. In practice, it is employed as a fragrance component in the fragrance and cosmetics industries; as a solvent for coatings, inks, and adhesives; as a processing aid and additive for plastics and polymers; may be used as a fragrance or solvent component in household products such as glass cleaners and cleaners; and as an industrial intermediate or processing solvent in manufacturing.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2164.83
    methanol 2964.23
    isopropanol 1419.18
    water 9.07
    ethyl acetate 711.81
    n-propanol 1360.44
    acetone 1470.52
    n-butanol 1156.28
    acetonitrile 740.97
    DMF 1786.62
    toluene 355.0
    isobutanol 884.95
    1,4-dioxane 1446.2
    methyl acetate 749.62
    THF 1747.45
    2-butanone 959.71
    n-pentanol 719.79
    sec-butanol 1085.02
    n-hexane 249.96
    ethylene glycol 564.92
    NMP 1381.2
    cyclohexane 195.61
    DMSO 1458.55
    n-butyl acetate 611.18
    n-octanol 289.91
    chloroform 1976.07
    n-propyl acetate 434.79
    acetic acid 2047.15
    dichloromethane 1197.68
    cyclohexanone 1176.76
    propylene glycol 769.32
    isopropyl acetate 475.77
    DMAc 1414.86
    2-ethoxyethanol 966.3
    isopentanol 914.09
    n-heptane 57.96
    ethyl formate 546.79
    1,2-dichloroethane 866.61
    n-hexanol 748.22
    2-methoxyethanol 1754.57
    isobutyl acetate 305.35
    tetrachloromethane 438.11
    n-pentyl acetate 312.0
    transcutol 2606.65
    n-heptanol 254.59
    ethylbenzene 207.42
    MIBK 417.57
    2-propoxyethanol 1167.34
    tert-butanol 1493.46
    MTBE 1027.5
    2-butoxyethanol 503.08
    propionic acid 1134.09
    o-xylene 234.33
    formic acid 956.79
    diethyl ether 838.21
    m-xylene 244.49
    p-xylene 261.02
    chlorobenzene 528.77
    dimethyl carbonate 201.12
    n-octane 20.7
    formamide 843.36
    cyclopentanone 1221.77
    2-pentanone 708.26
    anisole 429.99
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 795.96
    gamma-butyrolactone 1188.2
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1158.55
    pyridine 1014.06
    3-pentanone 476.88
    furfural 1079.04
    n-dodecane 14.75
    diethylene glycol 914.7
    diisopropyl ether 214.78
    tert-amyl alcohol 1164.59
    acetylacetone 665.98
    n-hexadecane 16.77
    acetophenone 383.92
    methyl propionate 513.8
    isopentyl acetate 554.62
    trichloroethylene 1673.99
    n-nonanol 236.87
    cyclohexanol 923.22
    benzyl alcohol 436.19
    2-ethylhexanol 360.4
    isooctanol 192.48
    dipropyl ether 317.92
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 453.84
    ethyl lactate 252.31
    propylene carbonate 651.12
    n-methylformamide 980.87
    2-pentanol 663.03
    n-pentane 153.03
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 709.53
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 529.98
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 516.85
    mesitylene 158.01
    ε-caprolactone 982.29
    p-cymene 121.55
    epichlorohydrin 1192.63
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1053.4
    2-aminoethanol 1063.42
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1317.3
    sulfolane 1346.74
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 78.59
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1341.74
    n-hexyl acetate 493.95
    isooctane 48.08
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 743.36
    sec-butyl acetate 348.21
    tert-butyl acetate 561.1
    decalin 92.5
    glycerin 847.28
    diglyme 1068.23
    acrylic acid 1005.16
    isopropyl myristate 155.16
    n-butyric acid 1195.01
    acetyl acetate 458.12
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 194.98
    ethyl propionate 382.33
    nitromethane 1699.79
    1,2-diethoxyethane 609.35
    benzonitrile 495.28
    trioctyl phosphate 125.16
    1-bromopropane 642.67
    gamma-valerolactone 1455.1
    n-decanol 160.33
    triethyl phosphate 159.89
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 344.67
    propionitrile 655.06
    vinylene carbonate 603.72
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1344.29
    DMS 358.3
    cumene 143.61
    2-octanol 162.97
    2-hexanone 534.43
    octyl acetate 203.87
    limonene 199.52
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1256.24
    ethyl orthosilicate 179.78
    tributyl phosphate 179.72
    diacetone alcohol 720.32
    N,N-dimethylaniline 289.8
    acrylonitrile 734.78
    aniline 612.88
    1,3-propanediol 1189.42
    bromobenzene 482.45
    dibromomethane 923.23
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1647.84
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 305.92
    tetrabutyl urea 212.52
    diisobutyl methanol 179.74
    2-phenylethanol 430.91
    styrene 279.47
    dioctyl adipate 248.82
    dimethyl sulfate 335.99
    ethyl butyrate 315.25
    methyl lactate 380.13
    butyl lactate 319.26
    diethyl carbonate 209.29
    propanediol butyl ether 617.88
    triethyl orthoformate 253.21
    p-tert-butyltoluene 127.49
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 317.24
    morpholine 1835.11
    tert-butylamine 929.61
    n-dodecanol 111.75
    dimethoxymethane 691.46
    ethylene carbonate 518.2
    cyrene 428.02
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 443.83
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 434.54
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 575.86
    4-methylpyridine 962.09
    dibutyl ether 289.96
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 179.74
    DEF 808.66
    dimethyl isosorbide 628.81
    tetrachloroethylene 1138.5
    eugenol 336.54
    triacetin 428.04
    span 80 496.3
    1,4-butanediol 476.61
    1,1-dichloroethane 1075.62
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 609.95
    methyl formate 626.24
    2-methyl-1-butanol 867.87
    n-decane 29.18
    butyronitrile 717.79
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 306.78
    1-chlorooctane 146.66
    1-chlorotetradecane 49.28
    n-nonane 29.35
    undecane 19.83
    tert-butylcyclohexane 92.26
    cyclooctane 52.39
    cyclopentanol 937.49
    tetrahydropyran 1341.55
    tert-amyl methyl ether 728.61
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 710.99
    1-hexene 573.21
    2-isopropoxyethanol 612.26
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 609.01
    methyl butyrate 529.64

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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