Methyl Pentadecanoate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    7132-64-1

    Molecular formula
    C16H32O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

  • Odor profile

    Waxy 77.79%
    Fatty 75.63%
    Oily 65.43%
    Sweet 43.32%
    Creamy 39.82%
    Fruity 35.5%
    Dairy 32.46%
    Soapy 28.88%
    Coconut 27.39%
    Milky 25.48%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.4

    Molecular weight
    256.42 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    314°C

    Flash point est.
    133.97 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • METHYL PENTADECANOATE
    • 7132-64-1
    • Pentadecanoic acid, methyl ester
    • Pentadecanoic acid methyl ester
    • Methyl n-pentadecanoate
    • n-Pentadecanoic acid methyl ester
    • UNII-8K0ZV6FAIZ
    • 8K0ZV6FAIZ
    • MFCD00008989
    • EINECS 230-430-6
    • AI3-36452
    • pentadecanoic acid-methyl ester
    • DTXSID4040769
    • CHEBI:142657
    • Pentanedecanoic acid, methyl ester
    • EINECS 273-095-1
    • methyl pentadecanoic acid
    • Pentadecanoate methyl ester
    • Methyl N-pentadecanoic acid
    • Pentadecanoate, methyl ester
    • Methyl pentadecanoate, 98%
    • N-Pentadecanoate methyl ester
    • SCHEMBL246530
    • DTXCID008888
    • CHEMBL1900809
    • MSK1813
    • Methyl pentadecanoate, >=98.5%
    • HAA13264
    • STL454743
    • AKOS002676182
    • CS-W004289
    • HY-W004289
    • NCGC00164331-01
    • AS-57591
    • Methyl pentadecanoate, analytical standard
    • SY051773
    • DB-055514
    • NS00012480
    • P0869
    • H10934
    • Q27270652
    • 93612FD5-1EFF-4869-9B03-8B8BAD63EE28
    • 230-430-6

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 309.73
    methanol 254.6
    isopropanol 495.69
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 1653.49
    n-propanol 434.3
    acetone 1107.6
    n-butanol 494.03
    acetonitrile 469.74
    DMF 1267.99
    toluene 581.98
    isobutanol 448.69
    1,4-dioxane 1421.38
    methyl acetate 880.07
    THF 2752.47
    2-butanone 1371.73
    n-pentanol 363.31
    sec-butanol 548.47
    n-hexane 236.99
    ethylene glycol 13.31
    NMP 1691.96
    cyclohexane 779.56
    DMSO 1306.46
    n-butyl acetate 1557.76
    n-octanol 276.9
    chloroform 3027.01
    n-propyl acetate 1689.58
    acetic acid 326.3
    dichloromethane 3049.69
    cyclohexanone 3236.54
    propylene glycol 57.12
    isopropyl acetate 1396.78
    DMAc 1426.05
    2-ethoxyethanol 632.65
    isopentanol 623.42
    n-heptane 177.83
    ethyl formate 606.89
    1,2-dichloroethane 2310.32
    n-hexanol 362.66
    2-methoxyethanol 732.52
    isobutyl acetate 962.8
    tetrachloromethane 675.98
    n-pentyl acetate 1384.44
    transcutol 2679.77
    n-heptanol 257.19
    ethylbenzene 408.89
    MIBK 1169.13
    2-propoxyethanol 671.86
    tert-butanol 877.12
    MTBE 1451.83
    2-butoxyethanol 609.36
    propionic acid 407.12
    o-xylene 450.15
    formic acid 40.03
    diethyl ether 1310.96
    m-xylene 429.71
    p-xylene 576.61
    chlorobenzene 921.55
    dimethyl carbonate 208.13
    n-octane 65.12
    formamide 105.21
    cyclopentanone 2706.28
    2-pentanone 1543.84
    anisole 749.16
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1819.93
    gamma-butyrolactone 2199.13
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 814.47
    pyridine 1634.27
    3-pentanone 1116.4
    furfural 1519.09
    n-dodecane 32.41
    diethylene glycol 213.69
    diisopropyl ether 539.9
    tert-amyl alcohol 821.75
    acetylacetone 1519.45
    n-hexadecane 41.45
    acetophenone 816.58
    methyl propionate 932.89
    isopentyl acetate 1388.74
    trichloroethylene 3501.65
    n-nonanol 268.97
    cyclohexanol 1019.78
    benzyl alcohol 433.97
    2-ethylhexanol 428.57
    isooctanol 298.71
    dipropyl ether 1129.94
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1023.74
    ethyl lactate 376.91
    propylene carbonate 1194.95
    n-methylformamide 405.67
    2-pentanol 488.65
    n-pentane 134.37
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 809.24
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1121.67
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 522.44
    mesitylene 334.36
    ε-caprolactone 2391.96
    p-cymene 287.31
    epichlorohydrin 2515.91
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2523.61
    2-aminoethanol 78.45
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1488.89
    sulfolane 2803.6
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 92.96
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2468.24
    n-hexyl acetate 1295.45
    isooctane 67.74
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 767.81
    sec-butyl acetate 1241.65
    tert-butyl acetate 1620.18
    decalin 223.73
    glycerin 84.16
    diglyme 1776.43
    acrylic acid 222.08
    isopropyl myristate 410.47
    n-butyric acid 1135.1
    acetyl acetate 779.87
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 259.57
    ethyl propionate 1373.25
    nitromethane 909.68
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1464.28
    benzonitrile 745.39
    trioctyl phosphate 209.38
    1-bromopropane 1572.19
    gamma-valerolactone 3019.66
    n-decanol 169.78
    triethyl phosphate 472.85
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 346.78
    propionitrile 663.96
    vinylene carbonate 852.65
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1365.84
    DMS 608.18
    cumene 273.61
    2-octanol 266.32
    2-hexanone 1328.32
    octyl acetate 470.99
    limonene 580.0
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1919.2
    ethyl orthosilicate 475.52
    tributyl phosphate 309.93
    diacetone alcohol 1105.28
    N,N-dimethylaniline 499.14
    acrylonitrile 607.95
    aniline 537.39
    1,3-propanediol 213.06
    bromobenzene 1160.25
    dibromomethane 2120.37
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3465.19
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 868.56
    tetrabutyl urea 435.31
    diisobutyl methanol 329.33
    2-phenylethanol 400.93
    styrene 516.25
    dioctyl adipate 607.27
    dimethyl sulfate 447.41
    ethyl butyrate 1414.65
    methyl lactate 255.84
    butyl lactate 669.87
    diethyl carbonate 668.2
    propanediol butyl ether 428.94
    triethyl orthoformate 904.89
    p-tert-butyltoluene 266.84
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 693.31
    morpholine 2102.66
    tert-butylamine 614.51
    n-dodecanol 123.52
    dimethoxymethane 792.12
    ethylene carbonate 893.22
    cyrene 502.64
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1233.27
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1156.9
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1146.07
    4-methylpyridine 1545.57
    dibutyl ether 1046.53
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 329.33
    DEF 1800.69
    dimethyl isosorbide 1179.45
    tetrachloroethylene 2080.19
    eugenol 520.27
    triacetin 989.0
    span 80 554.23
    1,4-butanediol 84.37
    1,1-dichloroethane 2185.05
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 440.92
    methyl formate 256.4
    2-methyl-1-butanol 539.58
    n-decane 79.59
    butyronitrile 898.29
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 345.07
    1-chlorooctane 404.39
    1-chlorotetradecane 118.96
    n-nonane 84.55
    undecane 46.4
    tert-butylcyclohexane 166.75
    cyclooctane 166.23
    cyclopentanol 880.56
    tetrahydropyran 2712.12
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1108.22
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 969.69
    1-hexene 618.17
    2-isopropoxyethanol 596.67
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 120.65
    methyl butyrate 1943.4

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Catharanthus roseus leaf Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, fam. Apocynaceae 0.3%
Catharanthus roseus marcs Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, fam. Apocynaceae 0.1%