Methyl 2-hydroxydecanoate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    71271-24-4

    Molecular formula
    C11H22O3

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCC(C(=O)OC)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 77.47%
    Sweet 55.79%
    Fatty 55.41%
    Oily 49.44%
    Buttery 47.94%
    Waxy 47.54%
    Peach 43.51%
    Creamy 42.15%
    Lactonic 41.8%
    Milky 37.07%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 60.29%
    Oily 48.08%
    Fruity 45.92%
    Fatty 36.72%
    Creamy 35.97%
    Sweet 35.69%
    Soapy 34.94%
    Green 32.37%
    Mild 31.61%
    Mushroom 29.85%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.5

    pKa est.
    7.59 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    202.29 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    256°C

    Flash point

    • 111.99 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Methyl 2-hydroxydecanoate
    • 71271-24-4
    • Methyl (+/-)-2-hydroxydecanoate
    • DL-2-HYDROXYDECANOIC ACID METHYL ESTER
    • 2-Hydroxydecanoic acid methyl ester
    • Methyl ()-2-hydroxydecanoate
    • SCHEMBL2506271
    • Racemic methyl 2-hydroxydecanoate
    • alpha-Hydroxycapric acid methyl ester
    • MFCD00083374
    • AKOS015155836
    • Decanoic acid,2-hydroxy-,methyl ester
    • PD078043
    • DB-297870
    • HY-116754
    • CS-0066463
    • Methyl (+/-)-2-hydroxydecanoate, >=98%

  • Applications

    Methyl 2-hydroxydecanoate (CAS 71271-24-4) is used as an intermediate in organic synthesis to access specialized esters; it is also employed as a solvent or co-solvent in industrial formulations and coatings; it can function as a plasticizer for certain polymers and as a compatible solvent in resin systems; in perfumery and cosmetics it may serve as an odorant or fragrance ingredient and can act as a fixative; it may also be used as a specialty ester in flavor/fragrance blending and as an emollient component in personal care products; in coatings and inks it can serve as a processing aid or formulation additive.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4718.28
    methanol 7679.89
    isopropanol 3455.24
    water 0.26
    ethyl acetate 4366.7
    n-propanol 3407.96
    acetone 6199.38
    n-butanol 2531.85
    acetonitrile 3044.63
    DMF 3638.7
    toluene 540.39
    isobutanol 2282.79
    1,4-dioxane 3625.32
    methyl acetate 2740.26
    THF 3991.53
    2-butanone 3328.49
    n-pentanol 1548.28
    sec-butanol 2522.03
    n-hexane 125.4
    ethylene glycol 396.68
    NMP 2238.63
    cyclohexane 340.4
    DMSO 6654.5
    n-butyl acetate 2136.09
    n-octanol 430.78
    chloroform 2901.74
    n-propyl acetate 2391.29
    acetic acid 3212.93
    dichloromethane 3371.96
    cyclohexanone 4269.58
    propylene glycol 733.47
    isopropyl acetate 2222.51
    DMAc 1844.09
    2-ethoxyethanol 2596.22
    isopentanol 2158.4
    n-heptane 63.72
    ethyl formate 1961.57
    1,2-dichloroethane 3198.2
    n-hexanol 1223.38
    2-methoxyethanol 4736.33
    isobutyl acetate 1023.12
    tetrachloromethane 455.95
    n-pentyl acetate 1145.81
    transcutol 5728.73
    n-heptanol 504.67
    ethylbenzene 322.98
    MIBK 1393.57
    2-propoxyethanol 1971.17
    tert-butanol 4343.46
    MTBE 3089.2
    2-butoxyethanol 1105.24
    propionic acid 2166.81
    o-xylene 367.02
    formic acid 896.67
    diethyl ether 2987.16
    m-xylene 386.76
    p-xylene 413.72
    chlorobenzene 941.99
    dimethyl carbonate 476.82
    n-octane 36.45
    formamide 1965.32
    cyclopentanone 3986.15
    2-pentanone 2962.34
    anisole 732.41
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2119.25
    gamma-butyrolactone 4061.63
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3020.91
    pyridine 2424.3
    3-pentanone 1647.01
    furfural 2586.46
    n-dodecane 22.75
    diethylene glycol 1295.19
    diisopropyl ether 652.56
    tert-amyl alcohol 3033.94
    acetylacetone 2817.44
    n-hexadecane 27.35
    acetophenone 796.71
    methyl propionate 2226.75
    isopentyl acetate 1644.54
    trichloroethylene 4777.61
    n-nonanol 350.6
    cyclohexanol 2199.24
    benzyl alcohol 727.12
    2-ethylhexanol 665.94
    isooctanol 450.36
    dipropyl ether 806.78
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 882.44
    ethyl lactate 577.6
    propylene carbonate 1845.94
    n-methylformamide 2781.6
    2-pentanol 1780.0
    n-pentane 114.56
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1548.79
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1458.42
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 683.73
    mesitylene 264.84
    ε-caprolactone 3352.89
    p-cymene 211.9
    epichlorohydrin 4412.9
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2219.66
    2-aminoethanol 1334.78
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2214.41
    sulfolane 3872.92
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 77.18
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3371.48
    n-hexyl acetate 1150.21
    isooctane 62.97
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1186.94
    sec-butyl acetate 1334.31
    tert-butyl acetate 1941.65
    decalin 114.47
    glycerin 821.23
    diglyme 2428.77
    acrylic acid 1388.11
    isopropyl myristate 312.45
    n-butyric acid 3823.09
    acetyl acetate 1669.37
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 265.05
    ethyl propionate 1602.69
    nitromethane 5734.04
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1913.27
    benzonitrile 1043.04
    trioctyl phosphate 214.08
    1-bromopropane 1552.53
    gamma-valerolactone 4537.46
    n-decanol 228.0
    triethyl phosphate 333.31
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 771.83
    propionitrile 2153.1
    vinylene carbonate 1487.21
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2547.73
    DMS 714.56
    cumene 216.41
    2-octanol 369.08
    2-hexanone 1746.75
    octyl acetate 404.29
    limonene 394.25
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3374.99
    ethyl orthosilicate 341.95
    tributyl phosphate 298.39
    diacetone alcohol 1967.58
    N,N-dimethylaniline 420.05
    acrylonitrile 2374.16
    aniline 972.73
    1,3-propanediol 2287.94
    bromobenzene 943.33
    dibromomethane 2159.47
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3889.96
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 657.73
    tetrabutyl urea 368.51
    diisobutyl methanol 365.75
    2-phenylethanol 633.32
    styrene 446.2
    dioctyl adipate 459.41
    dimethyl sulfate 792.92
    ethyl butyrate 1177.87
    methyl lactate 723.4
    butyl lactate 800.59
    diethyl carbonate 628.82
    propanediol butyl ether 964.27
    triethyl orthoformate 634.8
    p-tert-butyltoluene 201.01
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 578.93
    morpholine 5062.93
    tert-butylamine 2104.13
    n-dodecanol 159.65
    dimethoxymethane 2127.69
    ethylene carbonate 1436.95
    cyrene 623.44
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1371.28
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1091.97
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 918.39
    4-methylpyridine 2031.29
    dibutyl ether 708.1
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 365.75
    DEF 2832.05
    dimethyl isosorbide 1160.5
    tetrachloroethylene 2591.49
    eugenol 565.22
    triacetin 853.63
    span 80 674.7
    1,4-butanediol 751.95
    1,1-dichloroethane 2752.37
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1258.93
    methyl formate 1630.32
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1817.76
    n-decane 46.65
    butyronitrile 2442.77
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 464.41
    1-chlorooctane 291.39
    1-chlorotetradecane 85.77
    n-nonane 48.9
    undecane 30.74
    tert-butylcyclohexane 96.33
    cyclooctane 75.15
    cyclopentanol 2108.57
    tetrahydropyran 4156.93
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1728.53
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1273.12
    1-hexene 631.72
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1572.95
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 744.94
    methyl butyrate 2497.31

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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