Octa-4,6-dien-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C8H12O

    SMILES
    CC=CC=CCC(=O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Green 77.64%
    Fruity 70.83%
    Fatty 55.31%
    Herbal 51.63%
    Earthy 49.38%
    Sweet 47.54%
    Spicy 46.77%
    Vegetable 44.18%
    Nutty 43.91%
    Tropical 43.15%

     

    Flavor
    Green 53.59%
    Fruity 39.3%
    Spicy 36.43%
    Fatty 34.26%
    Sweet 33.62%
    Floral 30.03%
    Oily 27.22%
    Grassy 27.06%
    Vegetable 26.89%
    Citrus 26.69%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.6

    pKa est.
    9.09 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    124.18 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    186°C

    Flash point

    • 58.42 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    Octa-4,6-dien-2-one is an enone that serves mainly as an intermediate in organic synthesis; typical applications include production steps for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and specialty chemicals; it may function as a fragrance or flavor precursor in fragrance and flavor chemistry; it is used as a building block in polymers and coatings and can participate in reactions as a dienophile or Michael-type acceptor to form new bonds; it is also used in research and development as a versatile starting material for material science applications.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1314.27
    methanol 1638.76
    isopropanol 984.83
    water 6.98
    ethyl acetate 631.64
    n-propanol 1043.29
    acetone 1518.79
    n-butanol 956.43
    acetonitrile 842.5
    DMF 1918.28
    toluene 393.38
    isobutanol 717.05
    1,4-dioxane 1176.39
    methyl acetate 819.99
    THF 1394.54
    2-butanone 1088.07
    n-pentanol 658.46
    sec-butanol 899.05
    n-hexane 428.01
    ethylene glycol 486.38
    NMP 1582.93
    cyclohexane 252.44
    DMSO 1601.56
    n-butyl acetate 466.31
    n-octanol 345.37
    chloroform 1779.08
    n-propyl acetate 415.68
    acetic acid 1180.68
    dichloromethane 1166.37
    cyclohexanone 1149.13
    propylene glycol 721.76
    isopropyl acetate 393.19
    DMAc 1616.35
    2-ethoxyethanol 749.51
    isopentanol 751.5
    n-heptane 121.21
    ethyl formate 369.13
    1,2-dichloroethane 759.0
    n-hexanol 703.33
    2-methoxyethanol 1289.15
    isobutyl acetate 297.12
    tetrachloromethane 377.51
    n-pentyl acetate 303.98
    transcutol 2503.23
    n-heptanol 260.54
    ethylbenzene 250.63
    MIBK 421.18
    2-propoxyethanol 891.31
    tert-butanol 1145.48
    MTBE 912.43
    2-butoxyethanol 430.54
    propionic acid 959.27
    o-xylene 262.11
    formic acid 448.28
    diethyl ether 899.41
    m-xylene 254.93
    p-xylene 285.35
    chlorobenzene 477.64
    dimethyl carbonate 261.81
    n-octane 36.71
    formamide 505.14
    cyclopentanone 1285.8
    2-pentanone 770.52
    anisole 485.38
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 814.12
    gamma-butyrolactone 1145.52
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 993.22
    pyridine 932.95
    3-pentanone 635.64
    furfural 872.55
    n-dodecane 28.22
    diethylene glycol 694.71
    diisopropyl ether 241.17
    tert-amyl alcohol 1005.19
    acetylacetone 680.75
    n-hexadecane 31.39
    acetophenone 423.78
    methyl propionate 597.44
    isopentyl acetate 418.09
    trichloroethylene 1409.31
    n-nonanol 272.75
    cyclohexanol 813.45
    benzyl alcohol 395.24
    2-ethylhexanol 383.67
    isooctanol 205.62
    dipropyl ether 392.46
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 414.91
    ethyl lactate 252.63
    propylene carbonate 597.67
    n-methylformamide 769.09
    2-pentanol 661.8
    n-pentane 230.21
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 618.13
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 458.15
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 502.87
    mesitylene 167.77
    ε-caprolactone 844.26
    p-cymene 136.11
    epichlorohydrin 984.41
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 900.16
    2-aminoethanol 798.11
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1222.2
    sulfolane 1393.08
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 103.99
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1220.87
    n-hexyl acetate 529.71
    isooctane 66.95
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 669.61
    sec-butyl acetate 306.19
    tert-butyl acetate 465.96
    decalin 136.57
    glycerin 770.71
    diglyme 998.41
    acrylic acid 836.08
    isopropyl myristate 180.58
    n-butyric acid 872.28
    acetyl acetate 372.31
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 195.2
    ethyl propionate 389.43
    nitromethane 1255.59
    1,2-diethoxyethane 601.48
    benzonitrile 470.21
    trioctyl phosphate 132.63
    1-bromopropane 675.56
    gamma-valerolactone 1220.44
    n-decanol 192.77
    triethyl phosphate 165.73
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 327.74
    propionitrile 672.74
    vinylene carbonate 516.15
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1078.37
    DMS 410.65
    cumene 170.88
    2-octanol 190.37
    2-hexanone 592.35
    octyl acetate 240.25
    limonene 250.68
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1040.69
    ethyl orthosilicate 174.58
    tributyl phosphate 184.02
    diacetone alcohol 622.48
    N,N-dimethylaniline 350.36
    acrylonitrile 749.34
    aniline 576.92
    1,3-propanediol 776.08
    bromobenzene 465.16
    dibromomethane 924.73
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1349.81
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 298.6
    tetrabutyl urea 239.08
    diisobutyl methanol 190.15
    2-phenylethanol 364.17
    styrene 333.72
    dioctyl adipate 270.64
    dimethyl sulfate 462.6
    ethyl butyrate 300.08
    methyl lactate 396.65
    butyl lactate 296.17
    diethyl carbonate 202.09
    propanediol butyl ether 589.12
    triethyl orthoformate 232.57
    p-tert-butyltoluene 135.81
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 343.07
    morpholine 1463.39
    tert-butylamine 775.28
    n-dodecanol 141.39
    dimethoxymethane 691.07
    ethylene carbonate 430.72
    cyrene 417.1
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 404.05
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 340.25
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 524.65
    4-methylpyridine 902.02
    dibutyl ether 381.98
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 190.15
    DEF 918.63
    dimethyl isosorbide 587.42
    tetrachloroethylene 852.06
    eugenol 339.96
    triacetin 503.92
    span 80 473.1
    1,4-butanediol 357.83
    1,1-dichloroethane 913.97
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 570.23
    methyl formate 488.0
    2-methyl-1-butanol 802.51
    n-decane 51.39
    butyronitrile 642.78
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 339.31
    1-chlorooctane 213.05
    1-chlorotetradecane 75.29
    n-nonane 55.07
    undecane 36.78
    tert-butylcyclohexane 136.48
    cyclooctane 83.1
    cyclopentanol 813.3
    tetrahydropyran 1197.95
    tert-amyl methyl ether 705.37
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 686.49
    1-hexene 792.98
    2-isopropoxyethanol 525.17
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 360.66
    methyl butyrate 501.96

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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
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Genet absolute 2 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 0.01%