Methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    34293-67-9

    Molecular formula
    C6H12O3

    SMILES
    CC(C(C)O)C(=O)OC

  • Odor profile

    Fruity 95.03%
    Green 57.91%
    Tropical 49.18%
    Sweet 48.25%
    Apple 45.73%
    Fresh 40.7%
    Grape 38.2%
    Ethereal 37.85%
    Pineapple 37.38%
    Winey 36.56%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.4

    pKa est.
    8.06 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    132.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    182°C

    Flash point est.
    70.47 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoate
    • 34293-67-9
    • methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyrate
    • methyl (2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoate
    • SCHEMBL6907462
    • methyl3-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoate
    • FFJMPYODEQVBEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 66767-60-0
    • JBA29367
    • AKOS011681302
    • DA-06641
    • EN300-115257
    • G49494

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 710.87
    methanol 1066.1
    isopropanol 709.12
    water 70.77
    ethyl acetate 167.09
    n-propanol 583.84
    acetone 342.04
    n-butanol 415.68
    acetonitrile 345.9
    DMF 666.57
    toluene 41.06
    isobutanol 447.86
    1,4-dioxane 609.92
    methyl acetate 215.34
    THF 600.52
    2-butanone 240.03
    n-pentanol 296.83
    sec-butanol 563.78
    n-hexane 19.78
    ethylene glycol 395.07
    NMP 504.0
    cyclohexane 16.91
    DMSO 657.5
    n-butyl acetate 78.13
    n-octanol 119.0
    chloroform 410.03
    n-propyl acetate 89.16
    acetic acid 659.38
    dichloromethane 377.87
    cyclohexanone 287.77
    propylene glycol 461.58
    isopropyl acetate 105.82
    DMAc 446.91
    2-ethoxyethanol 454.23
    isopentanol 312.17
    n-heptane 10.08
    ethyl formate 176.59
    1,2-dichloroethane 207.19
    n-hexanol 213.73
    2-methoxyethanol 710.4
    isobutyl acetate 66.68
    tetrachloromethane 77.96
    n-pentyl acetate 72.75
    transcutol 435.95
    n-heptanol 109.22
    ethylbenzene 39.49
    MIBK 137.68
    2-propoxyethanol 341.16
    tert-butanol 805.31
    MTBE 299.51
    2-butoxyethanol 186.81
    propionic acid 391.94
    o-xylene 56.67
    formic acid 477.67
    diethyl ether 188.4
    m-xylene 50.92
    p-xylene 58.62
    chlorobenzene 84.74
    dimethyl carbonate 57.76
    n-octane 6.31
    formamide 361.14
    cyclopentanone 386.29
    2-pentanone 191.94
    anisole 112.61
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 215.14
    gamma-butyrolactone 474.43
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 489.83
    pyridine 168.03
    3-pentanone 122.44
    furfural 339.73
    n-dodecane 6.73
    diethylene glycol 363.48
    diisopropyl ether 53.41
    tert-amyl alcohol 596.91
    acetylacetone 199.49
    n-hexadecane 7.29
    acetophenone 114.51
    methyl propionate 147.97
    isopentyl acetate 85.99
    trichloroethylene 377.45
    n-nonanol 96.0
    cyclohexanol 299.64
    benzyl alcohol 142.53
    2-ethylhexanol 98.46
    isooctanol 90.55
    dipropyl ether 57.12
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 94.0
    ethyl lactate 92.33
    propylene carbonate 209.76
    n-methylformamide 393.62
    2-pentanol 286.21
    n-pentane 18.96
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 196.8
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 103.6
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 153.8
    mesitylene 39.57
    ε-caprolactone 260.02
    p-cymene 32.48
    epichlorohydrin 396.43
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 189.61
    2-aminoethanol 588.87
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 471.42
    sulfolane 599.16
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 20.9
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 425.58
    n-hexyl acetate 124.91
    isooctane 13.96
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 192.52
    sec-butyl acetate 69.9
    tert-butyl acetate 140.93
    decalin 16.31
    glycerin 547.86
    diglyme 298.44
    acrylic acid 337.09
    isopropyl myristate 46.0
    n-butyric acid 351.66
    acetyl acetate 103.29
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 59.78
    ethyl propionate 86.15
    nitromethane 619.49
    1,2-diethoxyethane 102.59
    benzonitrile 130.45
    trioctyl phosphate 49.03
    1-bromopropane 117.71
    gamma-valerolactone 474.72
    n-decanol 67.99
    triethyl phosphate 47.56
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 144.84
    propionitrile 219.29
    vinylene carbonate 181.31
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 379.97
    DMS 80.72
    cumene 40.82
    2-octanol 81.93
    2-hexanone 120.36
    octyl acetate 65.0
    limonene 49.74
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 428.7
    ethyl orthosilicate 46.24
    tributyl phosphate 50.56
    diacetone alcohol 251.86
    N,N-dimethylaniline 99.77
    acrylonitrile 267.15
    aniline 120.5
    1,3-propanediol 581.23
    bromobenzene 67.43
    dibromomethane 216.97
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 344.72
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 78.63
    tetrabutyl urea 66.04
    diisobutyl methanol 59.83
    2-phenylethanol 119.51
    styrene 41.49
    dioctyl adipate 68.36
    dimethyl sulfate 137.76
    ethyl butyrate 64.66
    methyl lactate 149.33
    butyl lactate 83.05
    diethyl carbonate 45.26
    propanediol butyl ether 199.46
    triethyl orthoformate 52.81
    p-tert-butyltoluene 34.47
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 120.39
    morpholine 647.48
    tert-butylamine 405.06
    n-dodecanol 49.39
    dimethoxymethane 248.41
    ethylene carbonate 148.32
    cyrene 190.69
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 93.24
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 63.3
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 126.56
    4-methylpyridine 178.29
    dibutyl ether 57.07
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 59.83
    DEF 238.08
    dimethyl isosorbide 208.09
    tetrachloroethylene 232.31
    eugenol 129.03
    triacetin 104.9
    span 80 137.74
    1,4-butanediol 314.64
    1,1-dichloroethane 236.8
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 242.75
    methyl formate 263.36
    2-methyl-1-butanol 336.52
    n-decane 10.61
    butyronitrile 232.32
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 99.55
    1-chlorooctane 48.25
    1-chlorotetradecane 19.1
    n-nonane 10.11
    undecane 8.18
    tert-butylcyclohexane 20.44
    cyclooctane 7.74
    cyclopentanol 444.73
    tetrahydropyran 354.45
    tert-amyl methyl ether 206.9
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 218.4
    1-hexene 65.23
    2-isopropoxyethanol 264.36
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 255.02
    methyl butyrate 128.29

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Pineapple pulp Ananas comosus (L.) Merr., fam. Bromeliaceae 1.3%