Nonyl laurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    42231-74-3

    Molecular formula
    C21H42O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCCC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Oily 69.66%
    Fatty 69.61%
    Waxy 67.68%
    Fruity 50.08%
    Floral 36.73%
    Sweet 36.62%
    Creamy 33.7%
    Winey 32.55%
    Cognac 31.4%
    Odorless 27.98%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 69.82%
    Fatty 53.78%
    Oily 51.61%
    Mild 44.06%
    Soapy 43.58%
    Coconut 40.2%
    Fat 37.73%
    Sweet 35.56%
    Creamy 35.01%
    Fruity 33.66%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    9.2

    pKa est.
    7.15 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    326.6 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    380°C

    Flash point

    • 167.24 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Nonyl laurate
    • nonyl dodecanoate
    • 42231-74-3
    • EINECS 255-721-5
    • Dodecanoic acid, nonyl ester
    • SCHEMBL333572
    • DTXSID30195059
    • NS00031134
    • 42231-74-3

  • Applications

    Nonyl laurate (CAS 42231-74-3) is a fatty ester commonly used as an emollient and solvent in cosmetics and personal care formulations, providing skin-conditioning properties and a lightweight oil carrier for active ingredients; it also serves as a mild solvent and processing aid in household cleaning products and detergents, can act as a plasticizer or processing aid in polymers and coatings, and may function as a lubricant or slip agent in industrial formulations as well as a nonionic surfactant or emulsifier in select cleaning or formulation systems.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 237.14
    methanol 224.95
    isopropanol 380.79
    water 0.07
    ethyl acetate 2018.34
    n-propanol 384.87
    acetone 1192.13
    n-butanol 508.17
    acetonitrile 478.18
    DMF 1430.62
    toluene 686.52
    isobutanol 446.75
    1,4-dioxane 1389.14
    methyl acetate 1051.26
    THF 3083.34
    2-butanone 1525.6
    n-pentanol 337.86
    sec-butanol 524.81
    n-hexane 244.32
    ethylene glycol 14.8
    NMP 2887.96
    cyclohexane 1250.15
    DMSO 1610.2
    n-butyl acetate 2083.63
    n-octanol 418.58
    chloroform 3518.37
    n-propyl acetate 2216.72
    acetic acid 431.13
    dichloromethane 3949.59
    cyclohexanone 4548.36
    propylene glycol 53.15
    isopropyl acetate 1857.9
    DMAc 2295.8
    2-ethoxyethanol 604.39
    isopentanol 683.22
    n-heptane 237.24
    ethyl formate 715.32
    1,2-dichloroethane 3138.8
    n-hexanol 349.71
    2-methoxyethanol 652.11
    isobutyl acetate 1341.47
    tetrachloromethane 962.52
    n-pentyl acetate 2505.93
    transcutol 3229.54
    n-heptanol 347.78
    ethylbenzene 481.66
    MIBK 1632.4
    2-propoxyethanol 671.16
    tert-butanol 722.83
    MTBE 1436.65
    2-butoxyethanol 840.32
    propionic acid 527.54
    o-xylene 626.13
    formic acid 63.49
    diethyl ether 1263.57
    m-xylene 520.56
    p-xylene 799.73
    chlorobenzene 1293.91
    dimethyl carbonate 338.66
    n-octane 104.32
    formamide 173.53
    cyclopentanone 3688.14
    2-pentanone 1870.82
    anisole 918.87
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2307.66
    gamma-butyrolactone 3134.67
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 777.84
    pyridine 1845.73
    3-pentanone 1482.4
    furfural 1913.75
    n-dodecane 50.83
    diethylene glycol 210.56
    diisopropyl ether 663.57
    tert-amyl alcohol 846.14
    acetylacetone 2040.71
    n-hexadecane 66.1
    acetophenone 1166.29
    methyl propionate 1265.42
    isopentyl acetate 1992.26
    trichloroethylene 4592.74
    n-nonanol 413.46
    cyclohexanol 1289.85
    benzyl alcohol 468.73
    2-ethylhexanol 501.61
    isooctanol 413.5
    dipropyl ether 1268.53
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1552.35
    ethyl lactate 504.49
    propylene carbonate 1789.23
    n-methylformamide 521.56
    2-pentanol 524.82
    n-pentane 165.27
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 878.29
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1513.15
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 653.14
    mesitylene 433.91
    ε-caprolactone 3512.78
    p-cymene 410.31
    epichlorohydrin 3108.12
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3336.73
    2-aminoethanol 79.24
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2069.97
    sulfolane 4332.43
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 147.3
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2954.54
    n-hexyl acetate 2153.92
    isooctane 87.62
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 960.77
    sec-butyl acetate 1711.33
    tert-butyl acetate 2206.49
    decalin 320.42
    glycerin 85.88
    diglyme 2529.64
    acrylic acid 309.03
    isopropyl myristate 646.52
    n-butyric acid 1466.42
    acetyl acetate 1138.47
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 404.8
    ethyl propionate 1843.18
    nitromethane 1230.18
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1920.37
    benzonitrile 883.58
    trioctyl phosphate 329.76
    1-bromopropane 1885.74
    gamma-valerolactone 4120.83
    n-decanol 252.59
    triethyl phosphate 716.12
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 396.58
    propionitrile 647.5
    vinylene carbonate 1333.69
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1609.57
    DMS 983.07
    cumene 352.61
    2-octanol 407.42
    2-hexanone 1616.04
    octyl acetate 756.65
    limonene 880.65
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2026.78
    ethyl orthosilicate 722.54
    tributyl phosphate 491.76
    diacetone alcohol 1438.13
    N,N-dimethylaniline 655.7
    acrylonitrile 607.27
    aniline 629.77
    1,3-propanediol 221.19
    bromobenzene 1600.01
    dibromomethane 2670.68
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4360.12
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1274.22
    tetrabutyl urea 735.5
    diisobutyl methanol 400.69
    2-phenylethanol 446.7
    styrene 622.78
    dioctyl adipate 931.17
    dimethyl sulfate 725.45
    ethyl butyrate 1987.08
    methyl lactate 365.4
    butyl lactate 1134.93
    diethyl carbonate 923.18
    propanediol butyl ether 582.2
    triethyl orthoformate 1329.71
    p-tert-butyltoluene 365.94
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1135.0
    morpholine 2078.38
    tert-butylamine 536.1
    n-dodecanol 177.37
    dimethoxymethane 925.76
    ethylene carbonate 1398.56
    cyrene 655.4
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2093.43
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1758.86
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1687.52
    4-methylpyridine 1919.66
    dibutyl ether 1584.26
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 400.69
    DEF 2431.4
    dimethyl isosorbide 1524.49
    tetrachloroethylene 2846.65
    eugenol 748.4
    triacetin 1664.83
    span 80 714.95
    1,4-butanediol 87.66
    1,1-dichloroethane 2578.59
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 460.84
    methyl formate 342.47
    2-methyl-1-butanol 595.37
    n-decane 131.25
    butyronitrile 896.13
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 495.03
    1-chlorooctane 675.49
    1-chlorotetradecane 183.05
    n-nonane 134.73
    undecane 74.92
    tert-butylcyclohexane 217.35
    cyclooctane 272.75
    cyclopentanol 1037.39
    tetrahydropyran 2923.84
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1309.27
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1206.64
    1-hexene 564.72
    2-isopropoxyethanol 593.69
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 212.91
    methyl butyrate 2540.26

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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