Methyl 2-ethyl-5-methylhexanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C10H20O2

    SMILES
    CCC(CCC(C)C)C(=O)OC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 86.42%
    Herbal 63.78%
    Woody 48.96%
    Oily 44.29%
    Fatty 40.03%
    Apple 38.44%
    Sweet 36.51%
    Floral 35.98%
    Fresh 29.3%
    Winey 27.22%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 78.48%
    Green 60.35%
    Waxy 45.24%
    Tropical 45.0%
    Apple 44.47%
    Sweet 41.87%
    Oily 37.3%
    Berry 36.54%
    Floral 34.83%
    Pineapple 33.46%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.2

    pKa est.
    8.38 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    172.26 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    191°C

    Flash point

    • 70.43 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    Methyl 2-ethyl-5-methylhexanoate is used primarily as a fragrance ingredient and odor compound in perfumery and related aroma applications; it can serve as a solvent or co-solvent in fragrance formulations and in coatings or inks; it is commonly employed as an intermediate in the synthesis of other esters; it may be used as a fragrance component in cosmetics and personal care products as well as in household products; its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 7108.25
    methanol 5614.03
    isopropanol 7370.45
    water 1.38
    ethyl acetate 4603.93
    n-propanol 5933.48
    acetone 5980.85
    n-butanol 5186.81
    acetonitrile 5147.07
    DMF 3667.16
    toluene 1481.92
    isobutanol 4893.44
    1,4-dioxane 5973.88
    methyl acetate 3506.44
    THF 6280.46
    2-butanone 4349.1
    n-pentanol 3056.37
    sec-butanol 5879.24
    n-hexane 718.99
    ethylene glycol 479.02
    NMP 2961.0
    cyclohexane 1397.35
    DMSO 2792.52
    n-butyl acetate 3515.22
    n-octanol 1293.66
    chloroform 10827.67
    n-propyl acetate 2424.67
    acetic acid 4359.52
    dichloromethane 8106.56
    cyclohexanone 6545.65
    propylene glycol 1078.4
    isopropyl acetate 2624.26
    DMAc 2124.1
    2-ethoxyethanol 2443.78
    isopentanol 4232.16
    n-heptane 326.12
    ethyl formate 3057.75
    1,2-dichloroethane 4614.84
    n-hexanol 3285.17
    2-methoxyethanol 3992.2
    isobutyl acetate 1395.84
    tetrachloromethane 1891.94
    n-pentyl acetate 1800.46
    transcutol 4991.57
    n-heptanol 1307.43
    ethylbenzene 871.09
    MIBK 1943.26
    2-propoxyethanol 2988.97
    tert-butanol 7259.47
    MTBE 5450.83
    2-butoxyethanol 1763.81
    propionic acid 3347.64
    o-xylene 956.32
    formic acid 819.63
    diethyl ether 4567.1
    m-xylene 956.3
    p-xylene 1289.48
    chlorobenzene 2436.38
    dimethyl carbonate 550.93
    n-octane 144.07
    formamide 1145.07
    cyclopentanone 5221.91
    2-pentanone 3657.45
    anisole 1465.28
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3094.39
    gamma-butyrolactone 5351.21
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2887.58
    pyridine 4877.16
    3-pentanone 2025.55
    furfural 3639.64
    n-dodecane 98.21
    diethylene glycol 1475.29
    diisopropyl ether 1189.12
    tert-amyl alcohol 5650.35
    acetylacetone 2602.54
    n-hexadecane 116.0
    acetophenone 1249.25
    methyl propionate 2224.52
    isopentyl acetate 2919.15
    trichloroethylene 8576.02
    n-nonanol 1032.88
    cyclohexanol 4756.13
    benzyl alcohol 1356.79
    2-ethylhexanol 1629.55
    isooctanol 1016.6
    dipropyl ether 1531.03
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1903.99
    ethyl lactate 664.9
    propylene carbonate 2993.22
    n-methylformamide 2425.75
    2-pentanol 3691.98
    n-pentane 621.71
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2309.06
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1769.46
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1050.39
    mesitylene 656.47
    ε-caprolactone 4920.39
    p-cymene 569.93
    epichlorohydrin 5953.38
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5983.79
    2-aminoethanol 1550.15
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2952.68
    sulfolane 4100.49
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 324.06
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 6168.08
    n-hexyl acetate 2338.16
    isooctane 242.98
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1581.42
    sec-butyl acetate 1624.77
    tert-butyl acetate 2170.34
    decalin 387.84
    glycerin 971.36
    diglyme 2867.28
    acrylic acid 2086.98
    isopropyl myristate 671.04
    n-butyric acid 5989.79
    acetyl acetate 1909.49
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 554.43
    ethyl propionate 1620.39
    nitromethane 5040.04
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2221.02
    benzonitrile 2443.16
    trioctyl phosphate 450.34
    1-bromopropane 3812.86
    gamma-valerolactone 5692.11
    n-decanol 674.62
    triethyl phosphate 508.38
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1574.72
    propionitrile 4360.93
    vinylene carbonate 2498.88
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3194.53
    DMS 981.67
    cumene 574.37
    2-octanol 1045.54
    2-hexanone 2452.94
    octyl acetate 890.89
    limonene 1006.06
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3836.16
    ethyl orthosilicate 543.88
    tributyl phosphate 561.37
    diacetone alcohol 2039.08
    N,N-dimethylaniline 824.04
    acrylonitrile 3759.6
    aniline 2036.45
    1,3-propanediol 2572.85
    bromobenzene 2650.15
    dibromomethane 5905.87
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6935.88
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1118.29
    tetrabutyl urea 642.78
    diisobutyl methanol 833.81
    2-phenylethanol 1361.61
    styrene 1103.86
    dioctyl adipate 833.57
    dimethyl sulfate 781.51
    ethyl butyrate 1741.1
    methyl lactate 778.54
    butyl lactate 1105.92
    diethyl carbonate 985.35
    propanediol butyl ether 1547.83
    triethyl orthoformate 1016.95
    p-tert-butyltoluene 556.02
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1016.19
    morpholine 7520.26
    tert-butylamine 4668.65
    n-dodecanol 463.32
    dimethoxymethane 1860.88
    ethylene carbonate 2371.54
    cyrene 905.64
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1672.17
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1996.51
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2205.98
    4-methylpyridine 4581.17
    dibutyl ether 1421.24
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 833.81
    DEF 3122.52
    dimethyl isosorbide 1668.6
    tetrachloroethylene 4489.99
    eugenol 941.74
    triacetin 1211.96
    span 80 1177.22
    1,4-butanediol 1000.59
    1,1-dichloroethane 7129.51
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2600.66
    methyl formate 1692.32
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3982.7
    n-decane 197.96
    butyronitrile 5443.65
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1159.63
    1-chlorooctane 857.8
    1-chlorotetradecane 274.85
    n-nonane 211.9
    undecane 133.47
    tert-butylcyclohexane 375.28
    cyclooctane 291.1
    cyclopentanol 4484.11
    tetrahydropyran 7789.51
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2800.2
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1514.87
    1-hexene 2216.33
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1739.7
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 935.7
    methyl butyrate 2702.76

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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