Isohexylcyclohexanone

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H22O

    SMILES
    CC(C)CCCC1CCCCC1=O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 58.8%
    Herbal 58.39%
    Woody 57.95%
    Jasmin 57.32%
    Fresh 52.06%
    Mint 46.83%
    Green 45.83%
    Fruity 43.17%
    Spicy 39.93%
    Oily 36.99%

     

    Flavor
    Herbal 55.26%
    Fresh 40.11%
    Spice 33.92%
    Woody 33.02%
    Oily 30.91%
    Herb 29.81%
    Fatty 29.01%
    Spicy 28.68%
    Waxy 28.05%
    Jasmin 27.84%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.7

    pKa est.
    8.91 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    182.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    253°C

    Flash point

    • 99.59 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • isohexylcyclohexanone
    • SCHEMBL7146270
    • AKOS021479133
  • Applications

    Isohexylcyclohexanone is predominantly used as an odorant and fragrance intermediate in perfumery and cosmetics, contributing specific aliphatic- and ketone-related notes in formulations. It is also considered a building block or intermediate for the synthesis of specialty fragrance chemicals and cyclic ketones in industrial manufacturing. Additionally, it may serve as a processing aid or solvent in formulations for coatings, inks, and cleaning products. In fragrance development, it can function as a scent-modulating component or fixative depending on the formulation. For research and development, isohexylcyclohexanone may be used as a building block for new fragrance compounds, subject to local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 6137.64
    methanol 5271.96
    isopropanol 6122.42
    water 0.26
    ethyl acetate 9281.58
    n-propanol 5399.26
    acetone 11059.27
    n-butanol 5592.77
    acetonitrile 7742.63
    DMF 5353.87
    toluene 3317.28
    isobutanol 4379.36
    1,4-dioxane 8088.7
    methyl acetate 5296.92
    THF 9016.81
    2-butanone 7798.64
    n-pentanol 3064.85
    sec-butanol 4556.66
    n-hexane 2019.21
    ethylene glycol 334.81
    NMP 2897.2
    cyclohexane 2113.96
    DMSO 4271.64
    n-butyl acetate 7459.19
    n-octanol 1309.41
    chloroform 12628.8
    n-propyl acetate 4851.1
    acetic acid 3417.62
    dichloromethane 10081.59
    cyclohexanone 8696.57
    propylene glycol 719.56
    isopropyl acetate 6077.49
    DMAc 2936.66
    2-ethoxyethanol 2940.94
    isopentanol 5336.11
    n-heptane 592.17
    ethyl formate 3524.36
    1,2-dichloroethane 7824.36
    n-hexanol 3969.2
    2-methoxyethanol 4990.44
    isobutyl acetate 2771.54
    tetrachloromethane 2456.24
    n-pentyl acetate 3056.39
    transcutol 13494.37
    n-heptanol 1326.33
    ethylbenzene 1686.58
    MIBK 3998.62
    2-propoxyethanol 4781.0
    tert-butanol 7020.82
    MTBE 9211.31
    2-butoxyethanol 2333.46
    propionic acid 3074.33
    o-xylene 1659.01
    formic acid 624.32
    diethyl ether 9900.54
    m-xylene 1969.0
    p-xylene 2018.1
    chlorobenzene 4450.35
    dimethyl carbonate 1056.14
    n-octane 194.21
    formamide 1105.67
    cyclopentanone 6843.29
    2-pentanone 8056.63
    anisole 2796.52
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 5393.75
    gamma-butyrolactone 6333.15
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 4122.18
    pyridine 7026.53
    3-pentanone 4682.15
    furfural 4873.96
    n-dodecane 100.47
    diethylene glycol 1978.03
    diisopropyl ether 3006.28
    tert-amyl alcohol 4838.26
    acetylacetone 5540.59
    n-hexadecane 126.34
    acetophenone 2066.43
    methyl propionate 4374.33
    isopentyl acetate 5992.92
    trichloroethylene 12391.66
    n-nonanol 1095.31
    cyclohexanol 4605.83
    benzyl alcohol 1874.31
    2-ethylhexanol 2420.96
    isooctanol 1190.81
    dipropyl ether 4028.61
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 3404.78
    ethyl lactate 1023.02
    propylene carbonate 3687.22
    n-methylformamide 2943.49
    2-pentanol 4216.76
    n-pentane 1233.01
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 4131.87
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4473.52
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1929.89
    mesitylene 1331.71
    ε-caprolactone 6673.85
    p-cymene 873.94
    epichlorohydrin 7506.68
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 8520.88
    2-aminoethanol 1188.01
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4320.17
    sulfolane 4799.5
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 433.43
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 8232.49
    n-hexyl acetate 3724.83
    isooctane 422.9
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3064.34
    sec-butyl acetate 3427.62
    tert-butyl acetate 5132.45
    decalin 708.2
    glycerin 834.58
    diglyme 5648.67
    acrylic acid 1973.24
    isopropyl myristate 1069.06
    n-butyric acid 6979.12
    acetyl acetate 3703.09
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 800.98
    ethyl propionate 3674.83
    nitromethane 5543.9
    1,2-diethoxyethane 6859.02
    benzonitrile 3717.55
    trioctyl phosphate 581.15
    1-bromopropane 6095.26
    gamma-valerolactone 8062.35
    n-decanol 745.06
    triethyl phosphate 850.98
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2185.21
    propionitrile 6132.59
    vinylene carbonate 3151.76
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3922.36
    DMS 1981.78
    cumene 988.9
    2-octanol 1071.76
    2-hexanone 4669.3
    octyl acetate 1217.22
    limonene 1522.27
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 6476.32
    ethyl orthosilicate 973.11
    tributyl phosphate 914.93
    diacetone alcohol 3541.98
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1406.62
    acrylonitrile 5286.74
    aniline 3598.99
    1,3-propanediol 2580.94
    bromobenzene 4779.54
    dibromomethane 7791.49
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9756.63
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1836.06
    tetrabutyl urea 969.18
    diisobutyl methanol 1326.68
    2-phenylethanol 2094.6
    styrene 2428.53
    dioctyl adipate 1283.22
    dimethyl sulfate 1260.34
    ethyl butyrate 3696.96
    methyl lactate 1168.32
    butyl lactate 1778.09
    diethyl carbonate 1863.14
    propanediol butyl ether 1801.39
    triethyl orthoformate 2097.38
    p-tert-butyltoluene 851.11
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1496.04
    morpholine 9523.07
    tert-butylamine 5309.19
    n-dodecanol 528.5
    dimethoxymethane 3944.65
    ethylene carbonate 3222.87
    cyrene 1012.3
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3588.33
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4177.93
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3497.67
    4-methylpyridine 7605.4
    dibutyl ether 3523.13
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1326.68
    DEF 6143.16
    dimethyl isosorbide 2534.59
    tetrachloroethylene 6335.27
    eugenol 1372.97
    triacetin 2141.3
    span 80 1650.67
    1,4-butanediol 775.72
    1,1-dichloroethane 9771.58
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2806.63
    methyl formate 1893.04
    2-methyl-1-butanol 4243.58
    n-decane 234.25
    butyronitrile 7230.1
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1675.48
    1-chlorooctane 1132.4
    1-chlorotetradecane 342.75
    n-nonane 249.11
    undecane 146.32
    tert-butylcyclohexane 660.41
    cyclooctane 577.41
    cyclopentanol 3594.12
    tetrahydropyran 11248.94
    tert-amyl methyl ether 4642.41
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2862.43
    1-hexene 5228.53
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2376.02
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 847.27
    methyl butyrate 5283.85

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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