Methylgeraniol

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  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H20O

    SMILES
    CCC(=CCC/C(=C/CO)/C)C

  • Odor profile

    Floral 87.25%
    Rose 70.21%
    Citrus 63.79%
    Waxy 63.34%
    Fruity 61.9%
    Sweet 58.94%
    Fresh 57.51%
    Green 46.81%
    Lemon 45.42%
    Geranium 38.19%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.3

    Molecular weight
    168.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    240°C

    Flash point est.
    106.42 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • methylgeraniol

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3041.85
    methanol 1933.43
    isopropanol 2670.35
    water 0.55
    ethyl acetate 1456.67
    n-propanol 2516.33
    acetone 1258.67
    n-butanol 2500.09
    acetonitrile 995.09
    DMF 632.34
    toluene 406.13
    isobutanol 1539.68
    1,4-dioxane 2897.14
    methyl acetate 876.23
    THF 2738.07
    2-butanone 1213.51
    n-pentanol 1326.46
    sec-butanol 2001.66
    n-hexane 493.15
    ethylene glycol 170.64
    NMP 377.0
    cyclohexane 683.69
    DMSO 827.22
    n-butyl acetate 974.49
    n-octanol 359.72
    chloroform 1434.47
    n-propyl acetate 682.68
    acetic acid 709.2
    dichloromethane 986.75
    cyclohexanone 1111.21
    propylene glycol 446.25
    isopropyl acetate 680.87
    DMAc 459.4
    2-ethoxyethanol 1150.8
    isopentanol 1578.59
    n-heptane 310.66
    ethyl formate 474.53
    1,2-dichloroethane 815.04
    n-hexanol 1657.38
    2-methoxyethanol 1733.93
    isobutyl acetate 376.5
    tetrachloromethane 347.03
    n-pentyl acetate 388.98
    transcutol 2618.0
    n-heptanol 475.38
    ethylbenzene 188.11
    MIBK 536.27
    2-propoxyethanol 1540.99
    tert-butanol 2899.96
    MTBE 2223.06
    2-butoxyethanol 648.33
    propionic acid 614.08
    o-xylene 212.78
    formic acid 158.42
    diethyl ether 3007.16
    m-xylene 265.19
    p-xylene 219.17
    chlorobenzene 352.0
    dimethyl carbonate 110.35
    n-octane 73.4
    formamide 236.2
    cyclopentanone 830.94
    2-pentanone 1133.45
    anisole 385.59
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1194.9
    gamma-butyrolactone 728.65
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1277.84
    pyridine 1078.3
    3-pentanone 670.6
    furfural 549.51
    n-dodecane 34.14
    diethylene glycol 643.23
    diisopropyl ether 574.68
    tert-amyl alcohol 1779.26
    acetylacetone 549.43
    n-hexadecane 39.02
    acetophenone 240.41
    methyl propionate 609.95
    isopentyl acetate 743.28
    trichloroethylene 1079.28
    n-nonanol 318.83
    cyclohexanol 1313.13
    benzyl alcohol 313.44
    2-ethylhexanol 717.27
    isooctanol 344.76
    dipropyl ether 1326.94
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 246.53
    ethyl lactate 194.15
    propylene carbonate 390.51
    n-methylformamide 403.22
    2-pentanol 1548.55
    n-pentane 529.27
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1150.13
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 654.03
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 417.45
    mesitylene 168.89
    ε-caprolactone 837.64
    p-cymene 147.99
    epichlorohydrin 1108.57
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 835.81
    2-aminoethanol 588.91
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 723.72
    sulfolane 565.74
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 128.53
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2219.05
    n-hexyl acetate 506.92
    isooctane 122.57
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 720.26
    sec-butyl acetate 427.31
    tert-butyl acetate 662.81
    decalin 141.22
    glycerin 383.51
    diglyme 1223.68
    acrylic acid 315.27
    isopropyl myristate 172.39
    n-butyric acid 1325.94
    acetyl acetate 394.89
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 135.37
    ethyl propionate 479.2
    nitromethane 673.23
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1314.66
    benzonitrile 347.9
    trioctyl phosphate 106.74
    1-bromopropane 1037.74
    gamma-valerolactone 1163.65
    n-decanol 215.18
    triethyl phosphate 171.19
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 604.29
    propionitrile 970.92
    vinylene carbonate 325.24
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 591.98
    DMS 222.18
    cumene 133.95
    2-octanol 277.1
    2-hexanone 755.67
    octyl acetate 210.64
    limonene 310.67
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1701.9
    ethyl orthosilicate 215.44
    tributyl phosphate 139.15
    diacetone alcohol 627.57
    N,N-dimethylaniline 216.06
    acrylonitrile 615.8
    aniline 559.54
    1,3-propanediol 1067.54
    bromobenzene 339.65
    dibromomethane 887.75
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 966.52
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 352.56
    tetrabutyl urea 154.55
    diisobutyl methanol 369.67
    2-phenylethanol 395.55
    styrene 241.45
    dioctyl adipate 215.13
    dimethyl sulfate 125.45
    ethyl butyrate 654.17
    methyl lactate 193.97
    butyl lactate 264.81
    diethyl carbonate 310.59
    propanediol butyl ether 444.75
    triethyl orthoformate 446.71
    p-tert-butyltoluene 162.52
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 237.61
    morpholine 3669.14
    tert-butylamine 2101.71
    n-dodecanol 156.62
    dimethoxymethane 761.32
    ethylene carbonate 344.12
    cyrene 245.72
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 482.97
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 558.34
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 272.87
    4-methylpyridine 867.91
    dibutyl ether 653.38
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 369.67
    DEF 803.78
    dimethyl isosorbide 558.2
    tetrachloroethylene 724.34
    eugenol 232.58
    triacetin 305.16
    span 80 440.81
    1,4-butanediol 313.85
    1,1-dichloroethane 1065.26
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 813.97
    methyl formate 208.66
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1369.9
    n-decane 75.83
    butyronitrile 1302.29
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 340.54
    1-chlorooctane 226.78
    1-chlorotetradecane 74.67
    n-nonane 84.27
    undecane 47.83
    tert-butylcyclohexane 135.29
    cyclooctane 166.7
    cyclopentanol 964.91
    tetrahydropyran 3757.23
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1122.56
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 688.09
    1-hexene 1150.44
    2-isopropoxyethanol 732.95
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 120.14
    methyl butyrate 625.77

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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