Methyl oct-3-ynoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H14O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC#CCC(=O)OC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 88.03%
    Fruity 74.71%
    Floral 56.47%
    Waxy 55.83%
    Sweet 48.02%
    Leafy 46.49%
    Fatty 46.04%
    Melon 43.35%
    Violet 42.86%
    Tropical 41.41%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 37.28%
    Bland 20.82%
    Mild 20.63%
    Acrid 19.35%
    Parsley 19.32%
    Pulpy 18.73%
    Slightly waxy 18.69%
    Bay oil 18.68%
    Genet 18.63%
    Cedarleaf 18.6%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.4

    pKa est.
    7.25 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    154.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    208°C

    Flash point

    • 82.11 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    Methyl oct-3-ynoate is primarily used as a versatile synthetic intermediate, serving as an alkyne-functional building block for the preparation of propargyl derivatives in pharmaceutical and agrochemical research; in materials science, it is commonly exploited for click-chemistry–based surface modification, polymer conjugation, and the development of functional coatings or adhesives; it also functions as a precursor for specialty polymers and adhesive formulations after suitable functionalization; and in synthetic chemistry it supports diversification of catalyst ligands and molecular frameworks through propargyl chemistry.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3328.29
    methanol 4355.14
    isopropanol 1836.09
    water 1.6
    ethyl acetate 2001.26
    n-propanol 1815.44
    acetone 3656.56
    n-butanol 1422.18
    acetonitrile 2359.27
    DMF 4548.58
    toluene 420.25
    isobutanol 1026.6
    1,4-dioxane 2330.75
    methyl acetate 1632.18
    THF 2131.94
    2-butanone 1727.99
    n-pentanol 856.95
    sec-butanol 1181.46
    n-hexane 69.13
    ethylene glycol 930.54
    NMP 1917.34
    cyclohexane 100.28
    DMSO 5441.15
    n-butyl acetate 832.73
    n-octanol 212.58
    chloroform 2903.35
    n-propyl acetate 874.87
    acetic acid 2767.91
    dichloromethane 3066.35
    cyclohexanone 1946.0
    propylene glycol 1107.79
    isopropyl acetate 822.15
    DMAc 2079.29
    2-ethoxyethanol 1536.42
    isopentanol 981.49
    n-heptane 26.64
    ethyl formate 1095.56
    1,2-dichloroethane 2074.17
    n-hexanol 615.82
    2-methoxyethanol 3217.04
    isobutyl acetate 409.49
    tetrachloromethane 329.56
    n-pentyl acetate 360.34
    transcutol 4052.09
    n-heptanol 186.47
    ethylbenzene 196.2
    MIBK 573.6
    2-propoxyethanol 1138.93
    tert-butanol 1819.38
    MTBE 966.05
    2-butoxyethanol 500.6
    propionic acid 1640.61
    o-xylene 219.41
    formic acid 1223.47
    diethyl ether 1165.96
    m-xylene 251.56
    p-xylene 260.37
    chlorobenzene 656.55
    dimethyl carbonate 455.81
    n-octane 10.91
    formamide 2137.17
    cyclopentanone 2091.45
    2-pentanone 1473.58
    anisole 601.61
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 955.89
    gamma-butyrolactone 2274.74
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1802.76
    pyridine 1748.69
    3-pentanone 830.9
    furfural 1916.82
    n-dodecane 10.37
    diethylene glycol 1176.28
    diisopropyl ether 201.13
    tert-amyl alcohol 1190.88
    acetylacetone 1611.62
    n-hexadecane 12.07
    acetophenone 573.4
    methyl propionate 1294.01
    isopentyl acetate 606.04
    trichloroethylene 3817.4
    n-nonanol 171.79
    cyclohexanol 1049.91
    benzyl alcohol 610.77
    2-ethylhexanol 282.62
    isooctanol 152.99
    dipropyl ether 313.75
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 584.57
    ethyl lactate 390.12
    propylene carbonate 1082.68
    n-methylformamide 2462.08
    2-pentanol 795.73
    n-pentane 51.9
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 744.12
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 767.15
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 540.17
    mesitylene 142.7
    ε-caprolactone 1396.98
    p-cymene 101.16
    epichlorohydrin 2502.97
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1538.06
    2-aminoethanol 1545.8
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2038.3
    sulfolane 2509.38
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 28.56
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1608.22
    n-hexyl acetate 526.13
    isooctane 22.95
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 832.35
    sec-butyl acetate 461.56
    tert-butyl acetate 821.59
    decalin 49.16
    glycerin 1304.55
    diglyme 1713.23
    acrylic acid 1404.23
    isopropyl myristate 155.03
    n-butyric acid 2023.23
    acetyl acetate 990.35
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 176.79
    ethyl propionate 688.99
    nitromethane 4746.47
    1,2-diethoxyethane 888.05
    benzonitrile 734.1
    trioctyl phosphate 120.77
    1-bromopropane 872.48
    gamma-valerolactone 2536.93
    n-decanol 122.45
    triethyl phosphate 191.07
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 312.35
    propionitrile 1312.42
    vinylene carbonate 1029.17
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2331.25
    DMS 538.44
    cumene 121.56
    2-octanol 135.4
    2-hexanone 760.43
    octyl acetate 208.36
    limonene 163.15
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2044.56
    ethyl orthosilicate 185.05
    tributyl phosphate 184.74
    diacetone alcohol 1083.94
    N,N-dimethylaniline 336.97
    acrylonitrile 1773.34
    aniline 778.92
    1,3-propanediol 1802.31
    bromobenzene 663.15
    dibromomethane 1793.64
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3032.69
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 305.21
    tetrabutyl urea 237.47
    diisobutyl methanol 158.79
    2-phenylethanol 441.5
    styrene 304.81
    dioctyl adipate 287.75
    dimethyl sulfate 797.44
    ethyl butyrate 502.6
    methyl lactate 682.15
    butyl lactate 368.88
    diethyl carbonate 346.78
    propanediol butyl ether 679.2
    triethyl orthoformate 300.89
    p-tert-butyltoluene 101.44
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 363.2
    morpholine 3214.67
    tert-butylamine 895.15
    n-dodecanol 90.52
    dimethoxymethane 1431.63
    ethylene carbonate 852.79
    cyrene 497.99
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 690.46
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 411.45
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 706.51
    4-methylpyridine 1548.65
    dibutyl ether 288.72
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 158.79
    DEF 1675.06
    dimethyl isosorbide 744.34
    tetrachloroethylene 1740.8
    eugenol 436.28
    triacetin 577.61
    span 80 469.99
    1,4-butanediol 626.74
    1,1-dichloroethane 1863.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 611.21
    methyl formate 1485.91
    2-methyl-1-butanol 910.48
    n-decane 17.67
    butyronitrile 1346.76
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 229.75
    1-chlorooctane 118.38
    1-chlorotetradecane 42.98
    n-nonane 17.14
    undecane 12.97
    tert-butylcyclohexane 47.3
    cyclooctane 23.41
    cyclopentanol 1052.51
    tetrahydropyran 1908.82
    tert-amyl methyl ether 576.1
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1001.76
    1-hexene 332.95
    2-isopropoxyethanol 806.36
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 657.87
    methyl butyrate 1036.76

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