Methylcyclohexenyl butanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    15760-18-6

    Molecular formula
    C11H20O

    SMILES
    CC1=CCC(CC1)C(C)CCO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 83.89%
    Herbal 58.5%
    Rose 57.94%
    Sweet 53.89%
    Fresh 53.67%
    Citrus 53.08%
    Green 45.47%
    Clean 43.74%
    Fruity 41.31%
    Lily 41.3%

     

    Flavor
    Herbal 54.85%
    Fruity 49.12%
    Herb 43.72%
    Green 40.22%
    Fruit 32.54%
    Sweet 30.72%
    Woody 30.65%
    Spicy 30.43%
    Fresh 30.4%
    Tropical 29.08%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.6

    pKa est.
    9.7 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    168.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    250°C

    Flash point

    • 106.49 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 15760-18-6
    • 3-(4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)butan-1-ol
    • methylcyclohexenyl butanol
    • CYCLOMETHYLENECITRONELLOL
    • EINECS 239-845-7
    • LNM584398V
    • 3-(4-Methyl-3-cyclohexenyl)butanol
    • 3-Cyclohexene-1-propanol, .gamma.,4-dimethyl-
    • gamma,4-Dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-propanol
    • 3-Cyclohexene-1-propanol, gamma,4-dimethyl-
    • (+/-)-3-(4-METHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENYL)BUTANOL
    • 3-(4-METHYL-3-CYCLOHEXENYL)BUTANOL, (+/-)-
    • citrus propanol
    • UNII-LNM584398V
    • gamma,4-Dimethylcyclohex-3-ene-1-propan-1-ol
    • SCHEMBL295446
    • DTXSID3051755
    • JTVKFAPEIBMMHX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • AKOS006271576
    • METHYLCYCLOHEXENYL BUTANOL [INCI]
    • NS00012286
    • Q27283083

  • Applications

    Methylcyclohexenyl butanol (CAS 15760-18-6) is commonly used as a fragrance ingredient and as a synthetic intermediate in fragrance chemistry; in cosmetics and personal care it serves as a scent component; in household products and cleaning formulations it acts as an odorant; in coatings and inks it may be used as a fragrance additive or fragrance carrier; and in industrial manufacturing it functions as an intermediate for related aroma compounds.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 5875.02
    methanol 3132.97
    isopropanol 5936.63
    water 0.98
    ethyl acetate 2823.42
    n-propanol 4702.9
    acetone 3354.96
    n-butanol 4295.01
    acetonitrile 3129.93
    DMF 1448.31
    toluene 714.66
    isobutanol 2934.38
    1,4-dioxane 5181.12
    methyl acetate 1942.32
    THF 4968.53
    2-butanone 2342.03
    n-pentanol 1619.02
    sec-butanol 2715.36
    n-hexane 142.65
    ethylene glycol 361.54
    NMP 446.64
    cyclohexane 432.04
    DMSO 1724.25
    n-butyl acetate 1535.0
    n-octanol 428.25
    chloroform 2943.95
    n-propyl acetate 968.97
    acetic acid 1482.02
    dichloromethane 2530.38
    cyclohexanone 1884.18
    propylene glycol 751.99
    isopropyl acetate 1275.75
    DMAc 568.8
    2-ethoxyethanol 1524.39
    isopentanol 2678.26
    n-heptane 174.07
    ethyl formate 1253.75
    1,2-dichloroethane 1705.08
    n-hexanol 2297.51
    2-methoxyethanol 3630.14
    isobutyl acetate 510.86
    tetrachloromethane 495.25
    n-pentyl acetate 495.74
    transcutol 3781.25
    n-heptanol 584.17
    ethylbenzene 204.66
    MIBK 909.44
    2-propoxyethanol 2516.49
    tert-butanol 4914.71
    MTBE 2925.46
    2-butoxyethanol 934.53
    propionic acid 1313.38
    o-xylene 293.0
    formic acid 317.53
    diethyl ether 3589.67
    m-xylene 444.93
    p-xylene 244.23
    chlorobenzene 654.31
    dimethyl carbonate 256.14
    n-octane 45.85
    formamide 558.91
    cyclopentanone 1751.19
    2-pentanone 2088.86
    anisole 476.91
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1608.0
    gamma-butyrolactone 1577.95
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2514.57
    pyridine 2022.45
    3-pentanone 991.22
    furfural 993.67
    n-dodecane 29.81
    diethylene glycol 1153.84
    diisopropyl ether 691.22
    tert-amyl alcohol 1934.76
    acetylacetone 1167.52
    n-hexadecane 34.31
    acetophenone 306.07
    methyl propionate 1191.04
    isopentyl acetate 1120.37
    trichloroethylene 2228.45
    n-nonanol 347.78
    cyclohexanol 1832.44
    benzyl alcohol 442.69
    2-ethylhexanol 805.78
    isooctanol 383.67
    dipropyl ether 1366.76
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 398.8
    ethyl lactate 246.51
    propylene carbonate 758.19
    n-methylformamide 1165.94
    2-pentanol 2274.99
    n-pentane 269.68
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1733.77
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1033.72
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 465.32
    mesitylene 248.01
    ε-caprolactone 1322.36
    p-cymene 178.3
    epichlorohydrin 2337.12
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1522.45
    2-aminoethanol 1275.81
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1091.33
    sulfolane 851.5
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 78.96
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3274.48
    n-hexyl acetate 616.58
    isooctane 99.42
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 924.18
    sec-butyl acetate 533.56
    tert-butyl acetate 1023.5
    decalin 80.76
    glycerin 629.74
    diglyme 1667.41
    acrylic acid 663.32
    isopropyl myristate 194.4
    n-butyric acid 2739.2
    acetyl acetate 780.95
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 158.55
    ethyl propionate 610.92
    nitromethane 1886.49
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1789.22
    benzonitrile 647.59
    trioctyl phosphate 131.95
    1-bromopropane 1508.4
    gamma-valerolactone 2199.36
    n-decanol 242.68
    triethyl phosphate 177.25
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 838.14
    propionitrile 2351.42
    vinylene carbonate 653.37
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 903.41
    DMS 307.09
    cumene 131.9
    2-octanol 308.02
    2-hexanone 904.92
    octyl acetate 243.85
    limonene 346.09
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2314.08
    ethyl orthosilicate 213.1
    tributyl phosphate 162.86
    diacetone alcohol 967.82
    N,N-dimethylaniline 221.44
    acrylonitrile 1614.99
    aniline 1001.7
    1,3-propanediol 2335.85
    bromobenzene 635.9
    dibromomethane 1835.44
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1601.77
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 343.34
    tetrabutyl urea 169.03
    diisobutyl methanol 412.61
    2-phenylethanol 553.87
    styrene 272.73
    dioctyl adipate 229.66
    dimethyl sulfate 224.31
    ethyl butyrate 840.22
    methyl lactate 353.46
    butyl lactate 328.65
    diethyl carbonate 392.57
    propanediol butyl ether 603.02
    triethyl orthoformate 474.7
    p-tert-butyltoluene 187.03
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 285.45
    morpholine 5928.09
    tert-butylamine 3092.07
    n-dodecanol 179.43
    dimethoxymethane 1688.07
    ethylene carbonate 728.14
    cyrene 263.27
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 722.97
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 710.05
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 428.83
    4-methylpyridine 1504.22
    dibutyl ether 636.45
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 412.61
    DEF 1119.72
    dimethyl isosorbide 629.3
    tetrachloroethylene 1027.81
    eugenol 272.75
    triacetin 385.93
    span 80 468.98
    1,4-butanediol 481.43
    1,1-dichloroethane 2456.39
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 833.58
    methyl formate 665.6
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1930.74
    n-decane 57.39
    butyronitrile 2868.4
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 404.68
    1-chlorooctane 226.49
    1-chlorotetradecane 73.95
    n-nonane 59.04
    undecane 39.66
    tert-butylcyclohexane 77.76
    cyclooctane 104.19
    cyclopentanol 1579.7
    tetrahydropyran 5530.16
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1059.43
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 856.0
    1-hexene 622.04
    2-isopropoxyethanol 881.56
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 262.16
    methyl butyrate 883.32

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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