Methyl 2-ethyl-5-methylhexanoate
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C10H20O2SMILES
CCC(CCC(C)C)C(=O)OC
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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.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.2pKa est.
8.38 (weak base)Molecular weight
172.26 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
FastBoiling point est.
191°CFlash point
- 70.43 ˚C est.
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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
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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 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |