Methyl cumyl ether

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    935-67-1

    Molecular formula
    C10H14O

    SMILES
    CC(C)(C1=CC=CC=C1)OC

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 60.12%
    Floral 59.98%
    Fresh 52.62%
    Herbal 48.87%
    Fruity 48.83%
    Earthy 41.1%
    Citrus 37.87%
    Spicy 37.01%
    Woody 36.01%
    Sweet 32.78%

     

    Flavor
    Green 62.73%
    Floral 47.82%
    Fruity 37.53%
    Citrus 36.19%
    Earthy 35.99%
    Bitter 30.06%
    Rose 29.06%
    Sweet 28.91%
    Herbal 25.9%
    Fresh 24.2%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.1

    pKa est.
    6.93 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    150.22 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    191°C

    Flash point

    • 57.08 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Methyl cumyl ether
    • (1-Methoxy-1-methylethyl)benzene
    • 2-Methoxy-2-phenylpropane
    • Benzene, (1-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-
    • Methyl alpha,alpha-dimethylbenzyl ether
    • EINECS 213-306-6
    • alpha,alpha-Dimethylbenzyl methyl ether
    • DTXSID6061319
    • Ether, .alpha.,.alpha.-dimethylbenzyl methyl
    • .alpha.,.alpha.-Dimethylbenzyl methyl ether
    • RefChem:157826
    • DTXCID2048870
    • Ether, alpha,alpha-dimethylbenzyl methyl
    • 213-306-6
    • MRFQFQYRTNGOCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 935-67-1
    • 2-methoxypropan-2-ylbenzene
    • (2-methoxypropan-2-yl)benzene
    • cumyl methyl ether
    • SCHEMBL42639
    • SCHEMBL2483218
    • SCHEMBL4608409
    • SCHEMBL7644970
    • SCHEMBL9047900
    • SCHEMBL15093614
    • SCHEMBL19026018
    • (1-Methoxy-1-methylethyl)benzene #
    • AKOS024336761
    • NS00039574
    • 935-67-1

  • Applications

    Methyl cumyl ether (CAS 935-67-1) is primarily used as a specialty solvent and processing aid in industrial manufacturing, notably in coating, ink, and adhesive systems, where its aromatic, moderately polar character helps dissolve resins and additives. It is also encountered as an intermediate in fragrance chemistry and other fine-chemical syntheses, and may serve as a solvent or formulation component in cleaning products and surface-treatment formulations, with potential use in polymer processing. Its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 931.24
    methanol 661.72
    isopropanol 915.19
    water 8.05
    ethyl acetate 989.5
    n-propanol 929.37
    acetone 711.38
    n-butanol 869.05
    acetonitrile 1057.45
    DMF 784.91
    toluene 739.77
    isobutanol 766.23
    1,4-dioxane 2195.11
    methyl acetate 972.2
    THF 1437.42
    2-butanone 827.22
    n-pentanol 545.62
    sec-butanol 910.96
    n-hexane 502.28
    ethylene glycol 271.68
    NMP 655.7
    cyclohexane 815.64
    DMSO 616.5
    n-butyl acetate 680.23
    n-octanol 482.72
    chloroform 3494.26
    n-propyl acetate 479.03
    acetic acid 510.39
    dichloromethane 2985.44
    cyclohexanone 1123.58
    propylene glycol 391.22
    isopropyl acetate 481.77
    DMAc 780.58
    2-ethoxyethanol 683.11
    isopentanol 606.9
    n-heptane 586.64
    ethyl formate 614.17
    1,2-dichloroethane 1417.26
    n-hexanol 985.99
    2-methoxyethanol 868.38
    isobutyl acetate 324.7
    tetrachloromethane 952.57
    n-pentyl acetate 388.48
    transcutol 1204.57
    n-heptanol 423.97
    ethylbenzene 456.26
    MIBK 409.46
    2-propoxyethanol 897.38
    tert-butanol 1113.51
    MTBE 978.94
    2-butoxyethanol 466.64
    propionic acid 665.0
    o-xylene 521.47
    formic acid 165.17
    diethyl ether 1237.98
    m-xylene 470.34
    p-xylene 551.51
    chlorobenzene 738.05
    dimethyl carbonate 277.94
    n-octane 198.69
    formamide 252.61
    cyclopentanone 876.43
    2-pentanone 665.67
    anisole 684.04
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 942.26
    gamma-butyrolactone 983.73
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 687.43
    pyridine 1042.88
    3-pentanone 656.33
    furfural 808.96
    n-dodecane 125.2
    diethylene glycol 581.75
    diisopropyl ether 407.59
    tert-amyl alcohol 902.68
    acetylacetone 565.98
    n-hexadecane 137.63
    acetophenone 492.21
    methyl propionate 743.9
    isopentyl acetate 507.03
    trichloroethylene 1955.51
    n-nonanol 405.86
    cyclohexanol 956.94
    benzyl alcohol 458.76
    2-ethylhexanol 609.98
    isooctanol 319.31
    dipropyl ether 936.99
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 691.51
    ethyl lactate 253.36
    propylene carbonate 630.8
    n-methylformamide 464.68
    2-pentanol 668.04
    n-pentane 469.26
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 665.14
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 507.02
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 434.73
    mesitylene 323.84
    ε-caprolactone 958.59
    p-cymene 335.71
    epichlorohydrin 1221.98
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1699.61
    2-aminoethanol 501.61
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 942.82
    sulfolane 885.15
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 179.5
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1312.12
    n-hexyl acetate 586.15
    isooctane 133.91
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 554.91
    sec-butyl acetate 354.14
    tert-butyl acetate 492.12
    decalin 287.46
    glycerin 402.54
    diglyme 1007.74
    acrylic acid 464.27
    isopropyl myristate 285.57
    n-butyric acid 758.61
    acetyl acetate 514.06
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 218.38
    ethyl propionate 523.0
    nitromethane 751.67
    1,2-diethoxyethane 696.26
    benzonitrile 570.07
    trioctyl phosphate 177.27
    1-bromopropane 1149.11
    gamma-valerolactone 1021.52
    n-decanol 311.08
    triethyl phosphate 279.78
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 329.6
    propionitrile 943.9
    vinylene carbonate 656.37
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 728.16
    DMS 399.85
    cumene 323.32
    2-octanol 329.16
    2-hexanone 520.57
    octyl acetate 339.58
    limonene 525.28
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1080.11
    ethyl orthosilicate 283.42
    tributyl phosphate 203.04
    diacetone alcohol 481.68
    N,N-dimethylaniline 471.92
    acrylonitrile 822.31
    aniline 672.25
    1,3-propanediol 556.0
    bromobenzene 840.01
    dibromomethane 2082.01
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1794.77
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 422.58
    tetrabutyl urea 269.75
    diisobutyl methanol 316.75
    2-phenylethanol 486.62
    styrene 523.57
    dioctyl adipate 320.76
    dimethyl sulfate 378.07
    ethyl butyrate 589.58
    methyl lactate 302.39
    butyl lactate 264.23
    diethyl carbonate 411.68
    propanediol butyl ether 365.43
    triethyl orthoformate 406.98
    p-tert-butyltoluene 325.73
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 429.16
    morpholine 1855.6
    tert-butylamine 902.62
    n-dodecanol 248.35
    dimethoxymethane 642.78
    ethylene carbonate 610.24
    cyrene 377.03
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 446.94
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 460.17
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 727.15
    4-methylpyridine 1010.46
    dibutyl ether 636.03
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 316.75
    DEF 747.14
    dimethyl isosorbide 646.15
    tetrachloroethylene 1210.83
    eugenol 384.11
    triacetin 443.39
    span 80 410.01
    1,4-butanediol 297.09
    1,1-dichloroethane 1688.09
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 454.56
    methyl formate 385.19
    2-methyl-1-butanol 678.76
    n-decane 212.58
    butyronitrile 914.71
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 390.57
    1-chlorooctane 475.24
    1-chlorotetradecane 200.73
    n-nonane 245.8
    undecane 155.66
    tert-butylcyclohexane 249.0
    cyclooctane 292.11
    cyclopentanol 831.65
    tetrahydropyran 1936.83
    tert-amyl methyl ether 753.81
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 712.51
    1-hexene 809.7
    2-isopropoxyethanol 510.3
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 243.57
    methyl butyrate 609.22

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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