O-Methyllinalool, (+/-)-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    60763-44-2

    Molecular formula
    C11H20O

    SMILES
    CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)OC)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 78.56%
    Citrus 77.92%
    Fresh 65.47%
    Sweet 63.46%
    Fruity 57.69%
    Herbal 55.79%
    Lemon 51.36%
    Bergamot 50.45%
    Rose 50.34%
    Lavender 46.69%

     

    Flavor
    Green 71.3%
    Citrus 62.66%
    Floral 57.36%
    Woody 52.0%
    Sweet 50.19%
    Fruity 47.93%
    Lavender 45.06%
    Herbal 43.97%
    Rose 40.86%
    Bergamot 40.55%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.3

    pKa est.
    9.0 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    168.28 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    186°C

    Flash point

    • 60.45 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 3-Methoxy-3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-diene
    • Linalyl methyl ether
    • 60763-44-2
    • Linalool methyl ether
    • O-Methyllinalool
    • Methyl linalyl ether
    • 1,6-Octadiene, 3-methoxy-3,7-dimethyl-
    • O-Methyllinalool, (+/-)-
    • 3,7-Dimethyl-3-methoxy-1,6-octadiene
    • EINECS 262-416-0
    • 9FBH8T66XQ
    • AI3-25092
    • 3-Methoxy-3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene
    • 1,6-Octadiene, 3,7-dimethyl-3-methoxy-
    • DTXSID60866826
    • 3-methoxy-3,7-dimethyl-octa-1,6-diene
    • UNII-9FBH8T66XQ
    • Linalool, methyl ether
    • (+/-)-O-methyllinalool
    • SCHEMBL454435
    • DTXCID30815063
    • Ether, 1,5-dimethyl-1-vinyl-4-hexenyl methyl (6CI,7CI)
    • DB-304678
    • NS00012797
    • Ether, 1,5-dimethyl-1-vinyl-4-hexenyl methyl
    • Q27272488
    • 262-416-0

  • Applications

    O-Methyllinalool, (+/-)-, CAS 60763-44-2, is primarily used as an odorant in perfumery and fragrance applications. It serves as a floral/green fragrance ingredient in cosmetics and personal care products and is used in household products such as air fresheners and cleaners. It may be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of other aroma compounds in industrial manufacturing. It can be employed in coatings and inks as a fragrance additive, and may occur in flavor formulations at permitted trace levels where regulations allow. Its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1946.83
    methanol 1527.33
    isopropanol 1592.89
    water 3.23
    ethyl acetate 1888.39
    n-propanol 1608.78
    acetone 858.98
    n-butanol 2014.05
    acetonitrile 850.27
    DMF 656.51
    toluene 1372.62
    isobutanol 1181.71
    1,4-dioxane 3587.4
    methyl acetate 1117.02
    THF 2951.85
    2-butanone 1138.35
    n-pentanol 1358.21
    sec-butanol 1791.22
    n-hexane 1261.94
    ethylene glycol 182.51
    NMP 790.14
    cyclohexane 1967.78
    DMSO 565.25
    n-butyl acetate 1602.83
    n-octanol 780.29
    chloroform 4272.95
    n-propyl acetate 907.66
    acetic acid 1062.76
    dichloromethane 3001.51
    cyclohexanone 1526.9
    propylene glycol 369.65
    isopropyl acetate 1288.56
    DMAc 1028.7
    2-ethoxyethanol 1348.25
    isopentanol 1744.4
    n-heptane 1101.19
    ethyl formate 656.09
    1,2-dichloroethane 1557.04
    n-hexanol 2253.61
    2-methoxyethanol 1643.17
    isobutyl acetate 644.46
    tetrachloromethane 1227.88
    n-pentyl acetate 831.07
    transcutol 4015.67
    n-heptanol 851.87
    ethylbenzene 764.61
    MIBK 728.5
    2-propoxyethanol 1952.06
    tert-butanol 2244.83
    MTBE 2984.19
    2-butoxyethanol 1016.05
    propionic acid 764.71
    o-xylene 835.66
    formic acid 283.21
    diethyl ether 3276.75
    m-xylene 810.39
    p-xylene 893.78
    chlorobenzene 1022.27
    dimethyl carbonate 246.65
    n-octane 269.07
    formamide 351.19
    cyclopentanone 872.92
    2-pentanone 1078.4
    anisole 1058.19
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1951.0
    gamma-butyrolactone 889.71
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1253.87
    pyridine 1761.69
    3-pentanone 941.63
    furfural 958.5
    n-dodecane 145.37
    diethylene glycol 819.13
    diisopropyl ether 1138.9
    tert-amyl alcohol 2323.51
    acetylacetone 829.26
    n-hexadecane 161.59
    acetophenone 671.26
    methyl propionate 874.36
    isopentyl acetate 1417.64
    trichloroethylene 2479.42
    n-nonanol 778.66
    cyclohexanol 1992.35
    benzyl alcohol 647.68
    2-ethylhexanol 1504.77
    isooctanol 660.42
    dipropyl ether 1964.54
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 905.74
    ethyl lactate 340.42
    propylene carbonate 708.0
    n-methylformamide 393.43
    2-pentanol 1628.9
    n-pentane 1204.31
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1538.91
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1213.31
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 935.73
    mesitylene 508.51
    ε-caprolactone 1570.17
    p-cymene 520.52
    epichlorohydrin 1506.91
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2265.75
    2-aminoethanol 567.69
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1400.48
    sulfolane 752.99
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 527.8
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3179.37
    n-hexyl acetate 1243.12
    isooctane 329.83
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1276.13
    sec-butyl acetate 890.26
    tert-butyl acetate 1336.57
    decalin 622.18
    glycerin 409.17
    diglyme 2175.44
    acrylic acid 480.34
    isopropyl myristate 483.51
    n-butyric acid 1498.15
    acetyl acetate 1036.28
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 371.72
    ethyl propionate 873.48
    nitromethane 865.04
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2262.19
    benzonitrile 732.87
    trioctyl phosphate 255.41
    1-bromopropane 1979.46
    gamma-valerolactone 1486.18
    n-decanol 550.08
    triethyl phosphate 476.74
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 908.11
    propionitrile 925.12
    vinylene carbonate 627.24
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1010.04
    DMS 604.47
    cumene 502.97
    2-octanol 582.93
    2-hexanone 887.44
    octyl acetate 589.31
    limonene 956.38
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2205.24
    ethyl orthosilicate 615.03
    tributyl phosphate 340.57
    diacetone alcohol 892.79
    N,N-dimethylaniline 703.14
    acrylonitrile 672.19
    aniline 1090.22
    1,3-propanediol 907.25
    bromobenzene 1166.61
    dibromomethane 2388.34
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2374.76
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 951.19
    tetrabutyl urea 392.65
    diisobutyl methanol 696.79
    2-phenylethanol 886.65
    styrene 860.55
    dioctyl adipate 583.88
    dimethyl sulfate 268.57
    ethyl butyrate 1185.91
    methyl lactate 328.45
    butyl lactate 489.76
    diethyl carbonate 755.41
    propanediol butyl ether 659.48
    triethyl orthoformate 1064.68
    p-tert-butyltoluene 533.09
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 626.91
    morpholine 3836.42
    tert-butylamine 2108.38
    n-dodecanol 419.92
    dimethoxymethane 825.09
    ethylene carbonate 656.25
    cyrene 507.12
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 956.37
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1285.13
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1067.8
    4-methylpyridine 1699.22
    dibutyl ether 1379.18
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 696.79
    DEF 1202.03
    dimethyl isosorbide 1160.44
    tetrachloroethylene 1763.97
    eugenol 536.76
    triacetin 818.7
    span 80 875.01
    1,4-butanediol 346.88
    1,1-dichloroethane 1993.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1376.3
    methyl formate 243.76
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1668.7
    n-decane 287.7
    butyronitrile 1299.88
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 845.53
    1-chlorooctane 691.21
    1-chlorotetradecane 282.58
    n-nonane 307.36
    undecane 189.2
    tert-butylcyclohexane 551.26
    cyclooctane 692.14
    cyclopentanol 1121.79
    tetrahydropyran 4180.79
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2312.45
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1370.2
    1-hexene 1945.3
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1029.97
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 286.13
    methyl butyrate 954.7

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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