Isopentyl 3-methylpentanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H22O2

    SMILES
    CCC(C)CC(=O)OCCC(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 94.19%
    Apple 70.58%
    Herbal 58.95%
    Winey 46.49%
    Green 45.84%
    Banana 41.76%
    Oily 40.41%
    Pineapple 39.97%
    Sweet 39.95%
    Ripe 31.65%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 82.34%
    Green 69.51%
    Apple 49.55%
    Pineapple 49.0%
    Tropical 46.03%
    Sweet 40.06%
    Banana 35.97%
    Herbal 34.43%
    Berry 33.35%
    Pear 32.23%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.6

    pKa est.
    8.21 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    186.29 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    210°C

    Flash point

    • 76.22 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • ISOPENTYL 3-METHYLPENTANOATE
  • Applications

    Isopentyl 3-methylpentanoate is an ester of isovaleric acid and isopentyl alcohol, widely used in fragrance and flavor applications to impart fruity, light aroma notes; in perfumery it serves as a fragrance ingredient and odorant, and in the flavor sector it may be used as a flavor additive for foods and beverages; in cosmetics and personal care as well as in household products and cleaners it contributes to scent formulations; it can also act as an intermediate in the synthesis of fragrance compounds for industrial manufacturing; its use is typically subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2005.46
    methanol 1718.15
    isopropanol 2091.29
    water 1.02
    ethyl acetate 1148.04
    n-propanol 1496.61
    acetone 1794.77
    n-butanol 1457.32
    acetonitrile 1036.77
    DMF 1440.48
    toluene 454.73
    isobutanol 1273.03
    1,4-dioxane 2276.42
    methyl acetate 970.85
    THF 3138.12
    2-butanone 1242.11
    n-pentanol 928.08
    sec-butanol 1628.05
    n-hexane 384.07
    ethylene glycol 227.23
    NMP 1385.96
    cyclohexane 678.92
    DMSO 1381.22
    n-butyl acetate 1407.61
    n-octanol 670.36
    chloroform 3757.44
    n-propyl acetate 755.32
    acetic acid 1799.3
    dichloromethane 2443.33
    cyclohexanone 2400.06
    propylene glycol 602.7
    isopropyl acetate 789.68
    DMAc 1034.2
    2-ethoxyethanol 805.36
    isopentanol 1306.59
    n-heptane 220.76
    ethyl formate 724.51
    1,2-dichloroethane 1487.29
    n-hexanol 1481.24
    2-methoxyethanol 1466.96
    isobutyl acetate 553.34
    tetrachloromethane 510.42
    n-pentyl acetate 697.83
    transcutol 3026.52
    n-heptanol 593.03
    ethylbenzene 353.87
    MIBK 658.62
    2-propoxyethanol 1403.19
    tert-butanol 2441.27
    MTBE 1454.36
    2-butoxyethanol 810.63
    propionic acid 1131.22
    o-xylene 359.6
    formic acid 364.48
    diethyl ether 1040.0
    m-xylene 378.77
    p-xylene 554.82
    chlorobenzene 912.43
    dimethyl carbonate 217.14
    n-octane 90.39
    formamide 390.59
    cyclopentanone 1991.53
    2-pentanone 985.24
    anisole 629.55
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1148.3
    gamma-butyrolactone 1983.84
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1269.62
    pyridine 1526.15
    3-pentanone 634.21
    furfural 1548.31
    n-dodecane 70.6
    diethylene glycol 776.01
    diisopropyl ether 388.29
    tert-amyl alcohol 1801.96
    acetylacetone 1056.71
    n-hexadecane 80.79
    acetophenone 610.41
    methyl propionate 647.87
    isopentyl acetate 1275.62
    trichloroethylene 2860.73
    n-nonanol 550.62
    cyclohexanol 1676.48
    benzyl alcohol 584.07
    2-ethylhexanol 857.61
    isooctanol 497.49
    dipropyl ether 741.68
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 854.45
    ethyl lactate 346.89
    propylene carbonate 1249.25
    n-methylformamide 645.06
    2-pentanol 1136.33
    n-pentane 237.34
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1232.93
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 939.66
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 806.54
    mesitylene 286.07
    ε-caprolactone 1783.36
    p-cymene 307.25
    epichlorohydrin 1999.0
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1893.34
    2-aminoethanol 574.93
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1383.17
    sulfolane 1933.09
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 139.85
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2179.56
    n-hexyl acetate 1128.39
    isooctane 117.37
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1104.2
    sec-butyl acetate 545.61
    tert-butyl acetate 880.15
    decalin 231.58
    glycerin 565.28
    diglyme 1625.24
    acrylic acid 783.61
    isopropyl myristate 423.06
    n-butyric acid 2036.23
    acetyl acetate 737.84
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 386.87
    ethyl propionate 565.93
    nitromethane 1634.05
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1024.69
    benzonitrile 899.68
    trioctyl phosphate 295.22
    1-bromopropane 1051.44
    gamma-valerolactone 2336.82
    n-decanol 408.36
    triethyl phosphate 321.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 621.69
    propionitrile 902.25
    vinylene carbonate 1014.92
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1417.1
    DMS 553.73
    cumene 297.55
    2-octanol 477.23
    2-hexanone 836.2
    octyl acetate 530.08
    limonene 540.28
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1505.53
    ethyl orthosilicate 316.75
    tributyl phosphate 372.9
    diacetone alcohol 978.75
    N,N-dimethylaniline 435.53
    acrylonitrile 848.7
    aniline 711.09
    1,3-propanediol 1105.89
    bromobenzene 966.98
    dibromomethane 1841.53
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2778.35
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 692.51
    tetrabutyl urea 436.62
    diisobutyl methanol 500.15
    2-phenylethanol 770.36
    styrene 430.62
    dioctyl adipate 570.97
    dimethyl sulfate 345.07
    ethyl butyrate 765.24
    methyl lactate 412.6
    butyl lactate 603.48
    diethyl carbonate 498.14
    propanediol butyl ether 927.2
    triethyl orthoformate 518.49
    p-tert-butyltoluene 315.04
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 628.48
    morpholine 2659.39
    tert-butylamine 1472.04
    n-dodecanol 315.29
    dimethoxymethane 715.05
    ethylene carbonate 949.47
    cyrene 562.52
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 734.09
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 911.35
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 994.36
    4-methylpyridine 1465.35
    dibutyl ether 777.44
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 500.15
    DEF 930.05
    dimethyl isosorbide 1153.02
    tetrachloroethylene 1666.55
    eugenol 627.37
    triacetin 727.88
    span 80 942.63
    1,4-butanediol 391.35
    1,1-dichloroethane 1938.66
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 861.03
    methyl formate 478.61
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1104.09
    n-decane 122.16
    butyronitrile 1242.22
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 705.53
    1-chlorooctane 429.55
    1-chlorotetradecane 179.72
    n-nonane 129.25
    undecane 88.97
    tert-butylcyclohexane 217.73
    cyclooctane 168.02
    cyclopentanol 1580.33
    tetrahydropyran 2637.21
    tert-amyl methyl ether 860.91
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1113.43
    1-hexene 863.91
    2-isopropoxyethanol 642.66
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 416.49
    methyl butyrate 891.85

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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