Methyl 3-methyl-2-phenyloxirane-2-carboxylate
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C11H12O3SMILES
CC1C(O1)(C2=CC=CC=C2)C(=O)OC
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Odor profile
Fragrance Fruity 93.95% Sweet 62.05% Berry 60.35% Caramellic 42.86% Strawberry 42.48% Honey 30.7% Tropical 30.0% Grape 29.99% Buttery 27.5% Floral 26.58% Flavor Bitter 67.08% Fruity 58.21% Floral 33.15% Sweet 32.99% Grape 27.25% Wine 21.85% Musty 21.24% Orange blossom 20.72% Orange flower 20.63% Strawberry 20.51% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
1.7pKa est.
5.92 (weak acid)Molecular weight
192.21 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
SlowBoiling point est.
252°CFlash point
- 114.93 ˚C est.
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Applications
Methyl 3-methyl-2-phenyloxirane-2-carboxylate is commonly used as an organic-synthesis intermediate, enabling epoxide opening and subsequent functionalization to access chiral building blocks for medicinal and agrochemical chemistry. As a glycidyl ester, it serves as a versatile precursor for constructing more complex molecules, including beta-hydroxy esters and related derivatives. In polymer and coatings applications, it can function as a reactive glycidyl monomer or crosslinking precursor for epoxy resin formulations. It is also used as a research and development precursor to access α-aryl glycidic esters and related intermediates, with specific use depending on synthetic routes and regulatory constraints.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 303.18 methanol 436.29 isopropanol 211.73 water 4.09 ethyl acetate 280.37 n-propanol 230.32 acetone 478.8 n-butanol 185.57 acetonitrile 418.57 DMF 580.59 toluene 142.68 isobutanol 161.93 1,4-dioxane 532.57 methyl acetate 354.65 THF 496.8 2-butanone 344.25 n-pentanol 154.62 sec-butanol 175.9 n-hexane 8.98 ethylene glycol 197.74 NMP 319.59 cyclohexane 24.39 DMSO 412.04 n-butyl acetate 143.73 n-octanol 87.8 chloroform 1006.45 n-propyl acetate 185.25 acetic acid 351.31 dichloromethane 1060.99 cyclohexanone 403.85 propylene glycol 122.4 isopropyl acetate 158.95 DMAc 333.97 2-ethoxyethanol 346.94 isopentanol 150.59 n-heptane 10.21 ethyl formate 288.27 1,2-dichloroethane 613.17 n-hexanol 131.09 2-methoxyethanol 564.6 isobutyl acetate 112.78 tetrachloromethane 124.07 n-pentyl acetate 122.74 transcutol 316.76 n-heptanol 84.15 ethylbenzene 89.37 MIBK 155.09 2-propoxyethanol 256.29 tert-butanol 216.51 MTBE 159.16 2-butoxyethanol 175.48 propionic acid 231.03 o-xylene 90.43 formic acid 228.56 diethyl ether 189.88 m-xylene 98.76 p-xylene 111.4 chlorobenzene 265.88 dimethyl carbonate 189.25 n-octane 8.67 formamide 476.01 cyclopentanone 466.9 2-pentanone 236.56 anisole 204.59 cyclopentyl methyl ether 177.49 gamma-butyrolactone 582.11 1-methoxy-2-propanol 304.55 pyridine 482.43 3-pentanone 192.31 furfural 504.96 n-dodecane 10.45 diethylene glycol 290.95 diisopropyl ether 57.05 tert-amyl alcohol 171.06 acetylacetone 312.18 n-hexadecane 12.01 acetophenone 197.61 methyl propionate 256.5 isopentyl acetate 126.36 trichloroethylene 1075.3 n-nonanol 79.61 cyclohexanol 159.97 benzyl alcohol 202.99 2-ethylhexanol 76.04 isooctanol 72.76 dipropyl ether 67.84 1,2-dichlorobenzene 236.26 ethyl lactate 111.2 propylene carbonate 289.87 n-methylformamide 440.03 2-pentanol 114.86 n-pentane 11.51 1-propoxy-2-propanol 137.77 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 147.27 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 117.7 mesitylene 62.71 ε-caprolactone 309.25 p-cymene 52.12 epichlorohydrin 734.93 1,1,1-trichloroethane 409.95 2-aminoethanol 236.3 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 384.63 sulfolane 489.72 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 9.78 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 308.5 n-hexyl acetate 161.86 isooctane 9.09 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 168.31 sec-butyl acetate 110.49 tert-butyl acetate 152.32 decalin 16.46 glycerin 197.86 diglyme 333.06 acrylic acid 245.88 isopropyl myristate 62.92 n-butyric acid 259.09 acetyl acetate 189.96 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 66.54 ethyl propionate 160.6 nitromethane 675.82 1,2-diethoxyethane 147.64 benzonitrile 260.27 trioctyl phosphate 50.92 1-bromopropane 207.95 gamma-valerolactone 529.52 n-decanol 60.7 triethyl phosphate 64.77 4-methyl-2-pentanol 75.72 propionitrile 296.51 vinylene carbonate 335.34 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 414.95 DMS 163.44 cumene 59.83 2-octanol 64.22 2-hexanone 161.05 octyl acetate 82.31 limonene 62.96 1,2-dimethoxyethane 416.26 ethyl orthosilicate 58.53 tributyl phosphate 52.4 diacetone alcohol 195.97 N,N-dimethylaniline 114.94 acrylonitrile 430.62 aniline 197.13 1,3-propanediol 297.31 bromobenzene 275.48 dibromomethane 593.46 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 657.12 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 99.81 tetrabutyl urea 72.94 diisobutyl methanol 48.77 2-phenylethanol 162.14 styrene 114.09 dioctyl adipate 85.21 dimethyl sulfate 233.47 ethyl butyrate 108.91 methyl lactate 145.14 butyl lactate 89.76 diethyl carbonate 90.94 propanediol butyl ether 131.58 triethyl orthoformate 77.02 p-tert-butyltoluene 48.42 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 137.18 morpholine 463.71 tert-butylamine 119.49 n-dodecanol 48.23 dimethoxymethane 406.31 ethylene carbonate 276.37 cyrene 161.83 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 165.54 2-ethylhexyl acetate 97.84 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 251.73 4-methylpyridine 329.99 dibutyl ether 76.9 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 48.77 DEF 234.03 dimethyl isosorbide 192.93 tetrachloroethylene 517.81 eugenol 141.54 triacetin 146.86 span 80 94.78 1,4-butanediol 151.65 1,1-dichloroethane 476.69 2-methyl-1-pentanol 125.81 methyl formate 418.29 2-methyl-1-butanol 138.01 n-decane 14.72 butyronitrile 266.31 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 75.07 1-chlorooctane 65.05 1-chlorotetradecane 30.21 n-nonane 13.07 undecane 12.21 tert-butylcyclohexane 15.12 cyclooctane 9.28 cyclopentanol 197.84 tetrahydropyran 320.39 tert-amyl methyl ether 108.74 2,5,8-trioxanonane 211.99 1-hexene 44.17 2-isopropoxyethanol 206.0 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 181.37 methyl butyrate 210.07 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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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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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 |