Nonane, 2,2-dimethoxy-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    52972-16-4

    Molecular formula
    C11H24O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCC(C)(OC)OC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 77.05%
    Citrus 70.22%
    Floral 69.47%
    Fresh 61.36%
    Fruity 58.11%
    Waxy 56.78%
    Herbal 48.23%
    Fatty 47.5%
    Rose 47.12%
    Orange 40.63%

     

    Flavor
    Green 74.08%
    Fruity 61.01%
    Sweet 49.71%
    Waxy 45.26%
    Floral 40.4%
    Earthy 38.72%
    Herbal 35.78%
    Tropical 31.59%
    Rose 29.67%
    Fruit 29.43%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.7

    pKa est.
    9.09 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    188.31 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Boiling point est.
    211°C

    Flash point

    • 69.5 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2,2-Dimethoxynonane
    • Nonane, 2,2-dimethoxy-
    • Isononylaldehyde dimethyl acetal
    • EINECS 258-283-3
    • DTXSID5068819
    • RefChem:166441
    • DTXCID7041332
    • 258-283-3
    • 52972-16-4
    • Nonane,2,2-dimethoxy-
    • SCHEMBL14778077
    • WGTYPPXGEJLTCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • DB-302080
    • NS00032630
    • 52972-16-4

  • Applications

    Nonane, 2,2-dimethoxy- (CAS 52972-16-4) is an acetal-functional hydrocarbon that is typically encountered as an organic-synthesis intermediate and a protected aldehyde surrogate. In practice it may serve as a non-polar solvent or processing aid in industrial manufacturing, including coatings and adhesives formulations. It may also act as a precursor to other acetal derivatives and as a component in specialty polymers or resin formulations where stable, low-polarity solvents are desirable. Because its use is formulation-dependent and subject to local regulations, it should be handled with appropriate controls and compliance checks.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 5740.1
    methanol 4545.52
    isopropanol 5646.05
    water 0.96
    ethyl acetate 7258.85
    n-propanol 5436.86
    acetone 4847.61
    n-butanol 5881.37
    acetonitrile 4326.76
    DMF 2727.28
    toluene 3232.18
    isobutanol 4794.55
    1,4-dioxane 9043.13
    methyl acetate 4454.11
    THF 8469.34
    2-butanone 4958.32
    n-pentanol 4054.71
    sec-butanol 6044.84
    n-hexane 4597.86
    ethylene glycol 418.32
    NMP 2870.63
    cyclohexane 6870.08
    DMSO 3288.04
    n-butyl acetate 6256.31
    n-octanol 2045.4
    chloroform 14769.31
    n-propyl acetate 4528.18
    acetic acid 3327.66
    dichloromethane 11583.8
    cyclohexanone 8113.46
    propylene glycol 858.33
    isopropyl acetate 5004.5
    DMAc 2958.14
    2-ethoxyethanol 3873.18
    isopentanol 5509.96
    n-heptane 2552.92
    ethyl formate 2804.36
    1,2-dichloroethane 7089.66
    n-hexanol 5200.27
    2-methoxyethanol 4487.96
    isobutyl acetate 2702.23
    tetrachloromethane 4484.78
    n-pentyl acetate 3711.38
    transcutol 7819.32
    n-heptanol 2020.49
    ethylbenzene 2076.3
    MIBK 2847.4
    2-propoxyethanol 4446.3
    tert-butanol 8557.15
    MTBE 10322.9
    2-butoxyethanol 2477.53
    propionic acid 3114.02
    o-xylene 2096.96
    formic acid 599.36
    diethyl ether 10522.7
    m-xylene 2011.27
    p-xylene 2672.87
    chlorobenzene 3435.08
    dimethyl carbonate 755.1
    n-octane 768.18
    formamide 820.93
    cyclopentanone 4974.32
    2-pentanone 4595.77
    anisole 2607.7
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 6527.74
    gamma-butyrolactone 4522.06
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3586.12
    pyridine 5718.89
    3-pentanone 3737.52
    furfural 3308.61
    n-dodecane 365.41
    diethylene glycol 1767.49
    diisopropyl ether 3448.85
    tert-amyl alcohol 7671.49
    acetylacetone 3300.63
    n-hexadecane 432.28
    acetophenone 1961.93
    methyl propionate 3406.07
    isopentyl acetate 5100.72
    trichloroethylene 9722.35
    n-nonanol 1783.0
    cyclohexanol 7199.97
    benzyl alcohol 1856.91
    2-ethylhexanol 3724.77
    isooctanol 1788.61
    dipropyl ether 5693.4
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2963.72
    ethyl lactate 1170.8
    propylene carbonate 2791.63
    n-methylformamide 1580.58
    2-pentanol 5030.52
    n-pentane 3162.27
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3894.38
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3253.2
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1598.53
    mesitylene 1414.61
    ε-caprolactone 6996.37
    p-cymene 1344.83
    epichlorohydrin 5942.79
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 9302.14
    2-aminoethanol 1321.02
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 4054.57
    sulfolane 4211.72
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1250.59
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 9736.99
    n-hexyl acetate 4087.04
    isooctane 762.7
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 2385.03
    sec-butyl acetate 3546.65
    tert-butyl acetate 4696.77
    decalin 1743.96
    glycerin 903.63
    diglyme 4839.37
    acrylic acid 1720.67
    isopropyl myristate 1346.3
    n-butyric acid 5754.16
    acetyl acetate 3545.15
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 837.88
    ethyl propionate 3741.45
    nitromethane 3766.29
    1,2-diethoxyethane 6042.8
    benzonitrile 2926.87
    trioctyl phosphate 715.13
    1-bromopropane 7463.87
    gamma-valerolactone 5977.85
    n-decanol 1163.87
    triethyl phosphate 1341.67
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2551.44
    propionitrile 4703.01
    vinylene carbonate 2456.99
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3799.58
    DMS 1765.79
    cumene 1304.7
    2-octanol 1743.15
    2-hexanone 3969.97
    octyl acetate 1508.27
    limonene 2650.85
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 7223.04
    ethyl orthosilicate 1632.16
    tributyl phosphate 1027.22
    diacetone alcohol 2896.41
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1675.13
    acrylonitrile 3467.29
    aniline 3239.95
    1,3-propanediol 2354.57
    bromobenzene 4154.42
    dibromomethane 9422.19
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9857.96
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 2489.57
    tetrabutyl urea 1136.79
    diisobutyl methanol 1782.01
    2-phenylethanol 1904.76
    styrene 2445.74
    dioctyl adipate 1541.17
    dimethyl sulfate 1058.74
    ethyl butyrate 4188.48
    methyl lactate 945.69
    butyl lactate 1731.83
    diethyl carbonate 2237.14
    propanediol butyl ether 1624.33
    triethyl orthoformate 3002.59
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1350.82
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1556.96
    morpholine 10207.61
    tert-butylamine 7982.26
    n-dodecanol 878.37
    dimethoxymethane 2645.4
    ethylene carbonate 2778.05
    cyrene 1139.9
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3132.46
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4265.71
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3359.17
    4-methylpyridine 5630.04
    dibutyl ether 4875.29
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1782.01
    DEF 4783.26
    dimethyl isosorbide 2333.79
    tetrachloroethylene 7101.37
    eugenol 1275.9
    triacetin 2202.56
    span 80 1803.19
    1,4-butanediol 1040.79
    1,1-dichloroethane 8814.36
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 3874.67
    methyl formate 1099.27
    2-methyl-1-butanol 5419.57
    n-decane 786.67
    butyronitrile 5586.16
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2218.52
    1-chlorooctane 2097.44
    1-chlorotetradecane 717.71
    n-nonane 927.2
    undecane 499.47
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1566.25
    cyclooctane 1844.93
    cyclopentanol 4840.16
    tetrahydropyran 13533.83
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6834.16
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2470.77
    1-hexene 7473.33
    2-isopropoxyethanol 3197.33
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 921.37
    methyl butyrate 4778.85

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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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
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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)
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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
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