Methyl oct-4-ynoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H14O2

    SMILES
    CCCC#CCCC(=O)OC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 82.75%
    Fruity 77.48%
    Sweet 51.24%
    Floral 50.75%
    Waxy 47.21%
    Tropical 43.16%
    Leafy 40.99%
    Fatty 39.27%
    Apple 38.03%
    Melon 37.52%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 45.88%
    Tropical 23.43%
    Floral 22.83%
    Mild 20.12%
    Acrid 19.31%
    Parsley 19.17%
    Pulpy 19.15%
    Genet 18.68%
    Cut privet 18.66%
    Sandalwood 18.63%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.1

    pKa est.
    7.23 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    154.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderate

    Boiling point est.
    205°C

    Flash point

    • 78.33 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL14997651
  • Applications

    Methyl oct-4-ynoate is a versatile alkyne-functional building block used in organic synthesis and materials development. It serves as a reactive monomer or intermediate in polymer chemistry, enabling the synthesis of functional polyesters and crosslinked networks via azide–alkyne cycloadditions (click chemistry) or other coupling methods. In coatings and adhesives, it acts as a crosslinkable or functionalized monomer to impart alkyne functionality for post-functionalization or curing. It provides a handle for click chemistry and related surface modification, supporting the preparation of functional materials and ligands. In pharmaceutical and fine chemical synthesis, it is used as a precursor to propargyl derivatives and other functionalized intermediates, broadening its use in pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. Overall, its role is as an alkyne-bearing methyl ester intermediate used across polymer science, surface engineering, and synthetic chemistry.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2775.08
    methanol 4103.37
    isopropanol 1737.02
    water 3.65
    ethyl acetate 2336.72
    n-propanol 1665.61
    acetone 4641.6
    n-butanol 1473.92
    acetonitrile 3906.82
    DMF 5067.03
    toluene 595.37
    isobutanol 1095.85
    1,4-dioxane 2564.39
    methyl acetate 2023.84
    THF 2622.83
    2-butanone 2289.15
    n-pentanol 1088.97
    sec-butanol 1237.73
    n-hexane 164.05
    ethylene glycol 679.61
    NMP 3210.57
    cyclohexane 154.8
    DMSO 6883.57
    n-butyl acetate 1370.88
    n-octanol 342.94
    chloroform 4229.37
    n-propyl acetate 1526.9
    acetic acid 3891.29
    dichloromethane 4878.72
    cyclohexanone 2547.32
    propylene glycol 664.07
    isopropyl acetate 1184.31
    DMAc 3102.67
    2-ethoxyethanol 2042.15
    isopentanol 1213.64
    n-heptane 56.84
    ethyl formate 1465.18
    1,2-dichloroethane 2935.53
    n-hexanol 679.23
    2-methoxyethanol 3068.12
    isobutyl acetate 764.14
    tetrachloromethane 621.92
    n-pentyl acetate 729.65
    transcutol 6079.9
    n-heptanol 262.97
    ethylbenzene 360.46
    MIBK 909.81
    2-propoxyethanol 1366.4
    tert-butanol 2053.71
    MTBE 1582.83
    2-butoxyethanol 705.37
    propionic acid 1950.58
    o-xylene 359.63
    formic acid 1769.77
    diethyl ether 1795.87
    m-xylene 389.97
    p-xylene 470.68
    chlorobenzene 1023.26
    dimethyl carbonate 645.73
    n-octane 25.35
    formamide 2950.97
    cyclopentanone 3010.29
    2-pentanone 1877.56
    anisole 1002.13
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1262.47
    gamma-butyrolactone 3286.28
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1867.34
    pyridine 2288.92
    3-pentanone 1218.91
    furfural 2773.99
    n-dodecane 22.01
    diethylene glycol 1213.37
    diisopropyl ether 366.26
    tert-amyl alcohol 1525.96
    acetylacetone 2240.93
    n-hexadecane 25.53
    acetophenone 987.59
    methyl propionate 1567.84
    isopentyl acetate 1019.98
    trichloroethylene 5583.29
    n-nonanol 275.71
    cyclohexanol 1097.43
    benzyl alcohol 826.21
    2-ethylhexanol 387.07
    isooctanol 234.5
    dipropyl ether 504.49
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 989.25
    ethyl lactate 536.52
    propylene carbonate 1488.9
    n-methylformamide 2739.09
    2-pentanol 885.35
    n-pentane 105.11
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 901.22
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1080.42
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 760.59
    mesitylene 237.66
    ε-caprolactone 2006.37
    p-cymene 181.45
    epichlorohydrin 3398.26
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2413.62
    2-aminoethanol 1281.69
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2913.89
    sulfolane 3867.25
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 67.19
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2126.33
    n-hexyl acetate 955.77
    isooctane 48.09
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1150.57
    sec-butyl acetate 840.62
    tert-butyl acetate 1285.58
    decalin 98.45
    glycerin 997.35
    diglyme 2382.95
    acrylic acid 1800.55
    isopropyl myristate 288.29
    n-butyric acid 2510.48
    acetyl acetate 1461.67
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 288.0
    ethyl propionate 1095.27
    nitromethane 7330.64
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1594.49
    benzonitrile 1218.19
    trioctyl phosphate 202.96
    1-bromopropane 1428.48
    gamma-valerolactone 3470.86
    n-decanol 191.08
    triethyl phosphate 344.25
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 432.54
    propionitrile 1840.02
    vinylene carbonate 1453.3
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2687.29
    DMS 871.53
    cumene 237.64
    2-octanol 212.58
    2-hexanone 1338.57
    octyl acetate 372.51
    limonene 288.33
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2886.37
    ethyl orthosilicate 334.6
    tributyl phosphate 332.23
    diacetone alcohol 1364.63
    N,N-dimethylaniline 621.93
    acrylonitrile 2502.89
    aniline 1028.83
    1,3-propanediol 1616.88
    bromobenzene 1124.18
    dibromomethane 2856.57
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3995.01
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 549.86
    tetrabutyl urea 414.85
    diisobutyl methanol 235.59
    2-phenylethanol 569.08
    styrene 545.53
    dioctyl adipate 485.72
    dimethyl sulfate 1247.07
    ethyl butyrate 834.82
    methyl lactate 682.3
    butyl lactate 610.54
    diethyl carbonate 593.37
    propanediol butyl ether 839.88
    triethyl orthoformate 508.33
    p-tert-butyltoluene 170.13
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 588.44
    morpholine 3315.08
    tert-butylamine 1204.97
    n-dodecanol 140.23
    dimethoxymethane 1793.61
    ethylene carbonate 1233.45
    cyrene 722.04
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1195.41
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 773.65
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1143.97
    4-methylpyridine 2225.26
    dibutyl ether 557.16
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 235.59
    DEF 2393.15
    dimethyl isosorbide 1159.0
    tetrachloroethylene 2658.65
    eugenol 686.27
    triacetin 961.64
    span 80 641.61
    1,4-butanediol 688.27
    1,1-dichloroethane 2835.0
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 922.15
    methyl formate 1730.52
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1090.65
    n-decane 39.32
    butyronitrile 1908.59
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 359.31
    1-chlorooctane 231.27
    1-chlorotetradecane 81.03
    n-nonane 39.78
    undecane 28.17
    tert-butylcyclohexane 100.01
    cyclooctane 41.5
    cyclopentanol 1113.3
    tetrahydropyran 2201.97
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1026.43
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1376.44
    1-hexene 613.68
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1177.65
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1052.37
    methyl butyrate 1647.13

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