Methyl 4,8-dimethylnonanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H24O2

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

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 66.41%
    Fruity 65.14%
    Sweet 53.65%
    Waxy 52.38%
    Herbal 51.46%
    Rose 49.12%
    Oily 47.61%
    Woody 46.25%
    Green 40.25%
    Fresh 39.53%

     

    Flavor
    Oily 39.87%
    Waxy 37.87%
    Floral 35.06%
    Fruity 25.8%
    Woody 25.3%
    Soapy 24.89%
    Green 24.2%
    Mild 23.92%
    Herbal 23.8%
    Citrus 23.75%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.2

    pKa est.
    8.7 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    200.32 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    230°C

    Flash point

    • 91.61 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Methyl 4,8-dimethylnonanoate
    • SCHEMBL11949396
    • WEIBMHOLQRGQPU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Applications

    Methyl 4,8-dimethylnonanoate is mainly encountered as a fragrance-related ester used as an aroma chemical in perfumery; it can be used as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetics/personal care products and as a scent component in household products; it may function as a plasticizer or processing aid in certain polymers/plastics; it can serve as a solvent or additive in coatings and inks; in industrial manufacturing it is often considered an intermediate for fragrance synthesis or related formulation components, with use dependent on formulation limits and local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4451.89
    methanol 3928.37
    isopropanol 3605.99
    water 0.19
    ethyl acetate 2572.27
    n-propanol 2924.31
    acetone 2507.53
    n-butanol 2604.74
    acetonitrile 1616.4
    DMF 1307.5
    toluene 821.66
    isobutanol 1958.6
    1,4-dioxane 3830.83
    methyl acetate 1446.36
    THF 4209.56
    2-butanone 1968.92
    n-pentanol 1832.8
    sec-butanol 2419.4
    n-hexane 317.98
    ethylene glycol 204.31
    NMP 823.31
    cyclohexane 498.95
    DMSO 1410.4
    n-butyl acetate 1907.41
    n-octanol 488.85
    chloroform 3433.59
    n-propyl acetate 1496.71
    acetic acid 1343.02
    dichloromethane 2640.02
    cyclohexanone 2453.37
    propylene glycol 576.17
    isopropyl acetate 1481.4
    DMAc 927.01
    2-ethoxyethanol 2027.09
    isopentanol 2103.6
    n-heptane 135.97
    ethyl formate 1176.04
    1,2-dichloroethane 1756.66
    n-hexanol 1889.41
    2-methoxyethanol 2912.52
    isobutyl acetate 860.56
    tetrachloromethane 541.1
    n-pentyl acetate 826.03
    transcutol 4123.45
    n-heptanol 566.11
    ethylbenzene 451.99
    MIBK 1000.67
    2-propoxyethanol 2183.19
    tert-butanol 3827.03
    MTBE 2825.27
    2-butoxyethanol 1026.67
    propionic acid 1000.86
    o-xylene 445.3
    formic acid 281.65
    diethyl ether 2653.75
    m-xylene 534.68
    p-xylene 579.05
    chlorobenzene 866.97
    dimethyl carbonate 183.65
    n-octane 45.93
    formamide 406.4
    cyclopentanone 1818.83
    2-pentanone 1817.08
    anisole 856.8
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1745.55
    gamma-butyrolactone 1623.19
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2211.6
    pyridine 2088.51
    3-pentanone 861.07
    furfural 1370.78
    n-dodecane 28.09
    diethylene glycol 955.58
    diisopropyl ether 602.35
    tert-amyl alcohol 2464.49
    acetylacetone 1333.95
    n-hexadecane 33.28
    acetophenone 653.4
    methyl propionate 990.62
    isopentyl acetate 1611.45
    trichloroethylene 2754.3
    n-nonanol 412.16
    cyclohexanol 1978.82
    benzyl alcohol 778.61
    2-ethylhexanol 987.94
    isooctanol 468.25
    dipropyl ether 1168.02
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 671.37
    ethyl lactate 429.03
    propylene carbonate 996.3
    n-methylformamide 802.28
    2-pentanol 1733.98
    n-pentane 213.47
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1753.96
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1275.6
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 719.32
    mesitylene 304.59
    ε-caprolactone 2128.71
    p-cymene 269.31
    epichlorohydrin 2448.89
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1851.14
    2-aminoethanol 853.66
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1585.45
    sulfolane 1273.11
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 99.23
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3386.3
    n-hexyl acetate 997.94
    isooctane 87.57
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1133.71
    sec-butyl acetate 1071.59
    tert-butyl acetate 1348.4
    decalin 159.18
    glycerin 480.93
    diglyme 2041.23
    acrylic acid 549.81
    isopropyl myristate 310.62
    n-butyric acid 2364.77
    acetyl acetate 880.28
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 288.36
    ethyl propionate 1029.24
    nitromethane 1486.56
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1651.96
    benzonitrile 986.86
    trioctyl phosphate 207.04
    1-bromopropane 1542.74
    gamma-valerolactone 2773.79
    n-decanol 280.55
    triethyl phosphate 305.1
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 833.31
    propionitrile 1445.57
    vinylene carbonate 829.29
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1353.78
    DMS 445.61
    cumene 285.45
    2-octanol 403.57
    2-hexanone 1419.21
    octyl acetate 381.93
    limonene 474.29
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2898.01
    ethyl orthosilicate 346.61
    tributyl phosphate 270.43
    diacetone alcohol 1308.23
    N,N-dimethylaniline 452.03
    acrylonitrile 1162.17
    aniline 1039.71
    1,3-propanediol 1469.05
    bromobenzene 903.02
    dibromomethane 1968.49
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2397.49
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 692.46
    tetrabutyl urea 301.04
    diisobutyl methanol 482.84
    2-phenylethanol 791.77
    styrene 577.68
    dioctyl adipate 459.43
    dimethyl sulfate 225.35
    ethyl butyrate 1149.39
    methyl lactate 368.32
    butyl lactate 555.78
    diethyl carbonate 578.79
    propanediol butyl ether 813.58
    triethyl orthoformate 692.06
    p-tert-butyltoluene 265.8
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 511.23
    morpholine 5435.83
    tert-butylamine 2345.45
    n-dodecanol 198.16
    dimethoxymethane 1074.91
    ethylene carbonate 802.04
    cyrene 531.51
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 997.18
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1148.45
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 776.52
    4-methylpyridine 2007.15
    dibutyl ether 796.03
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 482.84
    DEF 1372.01
    dimethyl isosorbide 1025.69
    tetrachloroethylene 1454.02
    eugenol 515.39
    triacetin 653.89
    span 80 728.35
    1,4-butanediol 533.6
    1,1-dichloroethane 2259.83
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1387.48
    methyl formate 445.67
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1711.22
    n-decane 60.69
    butyronitrile 2137.65
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 576.92
    1-chlorooctane 306.62
    1-chlorotetradecane 94.07
    n-nonane 62.93
    undecane 38.76
    tert-butylcyclohexane 158.66
    cyclooctane 107.39
    cyclopentanol 1610.11
    tetrahydropyran 4814.49
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1482.82
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1131.46
    1-hexene 1254.73
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1350.92
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 225.38
    methyl butyrate 1507.54

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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