Menglytate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    579-94-2

    Molecular formula
    C14H26O3

    SMILES
    CCOCC(=O)O[C@@H]1C[C@@H](CC[C@H]1C(C)C)C

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Mint 71.45%
    Herbal 60.52%
    Fruity 57.06%
    Cooling 51.1%
    Fresh 47.3%
    Floral 42.38%
    Sweet 36.91%
    Woody 31.52%
    Camphoreous 27.65%
    Rose 25.33%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 63.21%
    Tropical 39.05%
    Herbal 34.07%
    Green 32.89%
    Fruit 32.14%
    Sweet 31.81%
    Berry 28.5%
    Pineapple 27.3%
    Minty 27.23%
    Oily 25.85%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.8

    pKa est.
    6.8 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    242.35 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    275°C

    Flash point

    • 111.49 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Menglytate
    • 579-94-2
    • Menglytatum
    • Menglitato
    • Menglytate [INN]
    • p-Menth-3-yl ethoxyacetate
    • C3B9R0E116
    • Menglytatum [INN-Latin]
    • Menglitato [INN-Spanish]
    • [(1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexyl] 2-ethoxyacetate
    • MENGLYTATE [MART.]
    • MENGLYTATE [WHO-DD]
    • O-Ethylglykolsaeurementhylester
    • DTXSID30883444
    • EINECS 209-448-3
    • Menglytatum (INN-Latin)
    • Menglitato (INN-Spanish)
    • 1alpha,4beta-4-Menthan-3alpha-yl ethoxyacetat
    • MENGLYTATE (MART.)
    • Acetic acid, 2-ethoxy-, (1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester, rel-
    • Acetic acid, ethoxy-, (1R,2S,5R)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester, rel-
    • Acetic acid, ethoxy-, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester, (1alpha,2beta,5alpha)-
    • Menthol ethylglycolate
    • UNII-C3B9R0E116
    • CHEMBL3989469
    • DXGZIMYAPNIRHS-FRRDWIJNSA-N
    • DTXCID701022975
    • Q27275143
    • 209-448-3
    • Acetic acid, ethoxy-, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester, (1.alpha.,2.beta.,5.alpha.)-

  • Applications

    Menglytate (CAS 579-94-2) is commonly used as a processing aid and intermediate in industrial formulations and may function as a chelating agent, stabilizer, or solvent in various product classes. In polymers/plastics, it can serve as a processing additive and stabilizer; in coatings and inks, as an additive to improve stability and metal binding in the film; in cleaning and household products, as a chelating agent and solvent to enhance cleaning performance; in cosmetics/personal care, as a stabilizer/chelating aid to improve formulation stability. Other applications depend on regional regulations and formulation limits, so use should comply with local rules.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1557.43
    methanol 1645.32
    isopropanol 1182.61
    water 0.86
    ethyl acetate 1169.0
    n-propanol 1159.0
    acetone 1283.94
    n-butanol 999.12
    acetonitrile 827.97
    DMF 971.13
    toluene 509.68
    isobutanol 831.98
    1,4-dioxane 1530.42
    methyl acetate 790.5
    THF 2087.41
    2-butanone 905.68
    n-pentanol 509.02
    sec-butanol 837.4
    n-hexane 63.34
    ethylene glycol 156.94
    NMP 1142.35
    cyclohexane 282.33
    DMSO 1267.88
    n-butyl acetate 944.67
    n-octanol 222.87
    chloroform 3720.68
    n-propyl acetate 584.56
    acetic acid 1463.73
    dichloromethane 3214.59
    cyclohexanone 2071.5
    propylene glycol 304.26
    isopropyl acetate 676.46
    DMAc 636.51
    2-ethoxyethanol 620.66
    isopentanol 760.97
    n-heptane 43.64
    ethyl formate 738.76
    1,2-dichloroethane 2000.69
    n-hexanol 673.66
    2-methoxyethanol 1185.7
    isobutyl acetate 368.33
    tetrachloromethane 525.03
    n-pentyl acetate 489.4
    transcutol 2061.38
    n-heptanol 255.43
    ethylbenzene 251.95
    MIBK 467.36
    2-propoxyethanol 882.24
    tert-butanol 1132.83
    MTBE 732.1
    2-butoxyethanol 477.26
    propionic acid 846.78
    o-xylene 342.39
    formic acid 349.15
    diethyl ether 720.28
    m-xylene 354.79
    p-xylene 364.82
    chlorobenzene 1057.59
    dimethyl carbonate 211.75
    n-octane 18.57
    formamide 483.84
    cyclopentanone 1679.89
    2-pentanone 778.42
    anisole 435.53
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 897.77
    gamma-butyrolactone 1930.82
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 841.63
    pyridine 1472.93
    3-pentanone 518.33
    furfural 1500.01
    n-dodecane 14.99
    diethylene glycol 586.17
    diisopropyl ether 214.17
    tert-amyl alcohol 812.81
    acetylacetone 892.76
    n-hexadecane 18.34
    acetophenone 469.42
    methyl propionate 616.4
    isopentyl acetate 788.47
    trichloroethylene 3537.15
    n-nonanol 193.44
    cyclohexanol 1204.07
    benzyl alcohol 465.26
    2-ethylhexanol 380.7
    isooctanol 210.92
    dipropyl ether 324.21
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 879.25
    ethyl lactate 250.85
    propylene carbonate 1111.61
    n-methylformamide 621.48
    2-pentanol 636.16
    n-pentane 68.73
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 659.79
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 654.76
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 407.79
    mesitylene 232.29
    ε-caprolactone 1590.95
    p-cymene 203.88
    epichlorohydrin 2046.16
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1800.03
    2-aminoethanol 427.49
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1050.98
    sulfolane 1797.28
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 49.66
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1588.73
    n-hexyl acetate 624.46
    isooctane 35.33
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 605.18
    sec-butyl acetate 396.25
    tert-butyl acetate 572.56
    decalin 90.82
    glycerin 354.93
    diglyme 1080.66
    acrylic acid 654.03
    isopropyl myristate 198.41
    n-butyric acid 1503.98
    acetyl acetate 736.49
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 215.84
    ethyl propionate 440.82
    nitromethane 1551.39
    1,2-diethoxyethane 658.76
    benzonitrile 734.57
    trioctyl phosphate 156.43
    1-bromopropane 950.1
    gamma-valerolactone 2051.57
    n-decanol 134.92
    triethyl phosphate 209.07
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 308.89
    propionitrile 657.2
    vinylene carbonate 989.45
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1294.74
    DMS 425.41
    cumene 181.36
    2-octanol 177.56
    2-hexanone 486.05
    octyl acetate 259.36
    limonene 334.81
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 875.04
    ethyl orthosilicate 209.51
    tributyl phosphate 207.5
    diacetone alcohol 625.42
    N,N-dimethylaniline 262.7
    acrylonitrile 719.5
    aniline 740.4
    1,3-propanediol 757.68
    bromobenzene 1117.8
    dibromomethane 2198.69
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2825.88
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 421.8
    tetrabutyl urea 234.09
    diisobutyl methanol 207.87
    2-phenylethanol 513.62
    styrene 325.84
    dioctyl adipate 306.01
    dimethyl sulfate 339.19
    ethyl butyrate 511.59
    methyl lactate 317.14
    butyl lactate 395.7
    diethyl carbonate 329.76
    propanediol butyl ether 456.66
    triethyl orthoformate 324.06
    p-tert-butyltoluene 187.01
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 399.71
    morpholine 1865.23
    tert-butylamine 663.79
    n-dodecanol 99.61
    dimethoxymethane 551.51
    ethylene carbonate 883.64
    cyrene 375.05
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 631.27
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 597.62
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1017.35
    4-methylpyridine 1271.84
    dibutyl ether 285.05
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 207.87
    DEF 714.5
    dimethyl isosorbide 713.13
    tetrachloroethylene 1795.45
    eugenol 380.82
    triacetin 494.84
    span 80 418.08
    1,4-butanediol 260.44
    1,1-dichloroethane 1892.86
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 450.77
    methyl formate 503.9
    2-methyl-1-butanol 679.58
    n-decane 26.92
    butyronitrile 829.97
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 267.69
    1-chlorooctane 179.44
    1-chlorotetradecane 62.16
    n-nonane 25.75
    undecane 19.15
    tert-butylcyclohexane 67.45
    cyclooctane 62.68
    cyclopentanol 1075.75
    tetrahydropyran 1849.49
    tert-amyl methyl ether 444.61
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 636.33
    1-hexene 257.96
    2-isopropoxyethanol 421.05
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 408.05
    methyl butyrate 671.37

    Scent© AI

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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