Octan-4-yl 3-oxobutanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C12H22O3

    SMILES
    CCCCC(CCC)OC(=O)CC(=O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 85.05%
    Floral 54.49%
    Herbal 50.43%
    Winey 47.39%
    Green 46.25%
    Oily 40.98%
    Sweet 40.06%
    Caramellic 33.87%
    Jasmin 33.56%
    Waxy 32.94%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 70.66%
    Green 44.51%
    Tropical 40.91%
    Herbal 39.0%
    Pineapple 32.89%
    Cheese 31.42%
    Oily 30.26%
    Berry 27.61%
    Woody 27.6%
    Fruit 27.06%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.1

    pKa est.
    8.06 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    214.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    254°C

    Flash point

    • 108.6 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • SCHEMBL3376679
  • Applications

    Octan-4-yl 3-oxobutanoate — CAS number: is a beta-keto ester widely used as an organic-synthesis intermediate and building block for subsequent transformations; in practice, it is commonly evaluated as a precursor in pharmaceutical and agrochemical synthesis, enabling access to more complex beta-keto ester derivatives. It may also function as a specialty solvent or processing aid in coatings and inks, and serve as a starting material for polymer and plastic formulation. Additionally, in fragrance and flavor chemistry, it may be explored as a fragrance-ingredient precursor or as a scaffold for aroma compound synthesis.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3001.48
    methanol 3640.36
    isopropanol 2734.57
    water 1.41
    ethyl acetate 1480.34
    n-propanol 2251.45
    acetone 3767.46
    n-butanol 2147.64
    acetonitrile 1502.96
    DMF 3776.94
    toluene 712.56
    isobutanol 1976.86
    1,4-dioxane 2558.37
    methyl acetate 1311.12
    THF 4645.22
    2-butanone 1986.27
    n-pentanol 1408.22
    sec-butanol 2139.17
    n-hexane 336.63
    ethylene glycol 528.56
    NMP 3476.47
    cyclohexane 544.97
    DMSO 3830.3
    n-butyl acetate 1060.69
    n-octanol 492.77
    chloroform 4531.61
    n-propyl acetate 879.68
    acetic acid 2909.92
    dichloromethane 3217.63
    cyclohexanone 4001.58
    propylene glycol 1063.25
    isopropyl acetate 1098.39
    DMAc 2778.12
    2-ethoxyethanol 1215.25
    isopentanol 1859.03
    n-heptane 90.86
    ethyl formate 1046.86
    1,2-dichloroethane 2221.83
    n-hexanol 1308.1
    2-methoxyethanol 2406.45
    isobutyl acetate 627.67
    tetrachloromethane 551.61
    n-pentyl acetate 632.02
    transcutol 3191.03
    n-heptanol 400.89
    ethylbenzene 416.63
    MIBK 1135.58
    2-propoxyethanol 1602.76
    tert-butanol 2920.95
    MTBE 1717.91
    2-butoxyethanol 688.73
    propionic acid 1802.06
    o-xylene 446.26
    formic acid 767.5
    diethyl ether 1481.13
    m-xylene 525.41
    p-xylene 595.78
    chlorobenzene 1209.06
    dimethyl carbonate 439.95
    n-octane 37.71
    formamide 827.85
    cyclopentanone 3376.84
    2-pentanone 1814.98
    anisole 720.41
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1955.19
    gamma-butyrolactone 3359.62
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1921.8
    pyridine 2006.77
    3-pentanone 1198.3
    furfural 2238.24
    n-dodecane 30.7
    diethylene glycol 1055.9
    diisopropyl ether 440.53
    tert-amyl alcohol 2162.01
    acetylacetone 1750.55
    n-hexadecane 36.56
    acetophenone 741.76
    methyl propionate 1132.13
    isopentyl acetate 996.79
    trichloroethylene 3922.4
    n-nonanol 396.43
    cyclohexanol 2523.1
    benzyl alcohol 794.97
    2-ethylhexanol 626.25
    isooctanol 333.19
    dipropyl ether 556.61
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 969.11
    ethyl lactate 428.58
    propylene carbonate 1730.23
    n-methylformamide 1573.4
    2-pentanol 1462.05
    n-pentane 231.85
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1140.24
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 920.0
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 761.61
    mesitylene 342.33
    ε-caprolactone 2610.65
    p-cymene 213.61
    epichlorohydrin 3099.08
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2406.93
    2-aminoethanol 1154.71
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2306.65
    sulfolane 3909.66
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 109.64
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3114.49
    n-hexyl acetate 1063.62
    isooctane 79.82
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1053.1
    sec-butyl acetate 642.78
    tert-butyl acetate 1187.35
    decalin 194.53
    glycerin 1030.41
    diglyme 1690.36
    acrylic acid 1334.96
    isopropyl myristate 341.78
    n-butyric acid 2696.9
    acetyl acetate 946.48
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 362.61
    ethyl propionate 722.88
    nitromethane 3051.59
    1,2-diethoxyethane 892.21
    benzonitrile 1037.47
    trioctyl phosphate 256.61
    1-bromopropane 1488.69
    gamma-valerolactone 3488.41
    n-decanol 269.69
    triethyl phosphate 293.92
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 680.56
    propionitrile 1233.7
    vinylene carbonate 1406.39
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2254.35
    DMS 697.98
    cumene 279.23
    2-octanol 321.48
    2-hexanone 1200.31
    octyl acetate 457.45
    limonene 422.37
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2129.19
    ethyl orthosilicate 293.05
    tributyl phosphate 354.62
    diacetone alcohol 1427.62
    N,N-dimethylaniline 532.52
    acrylonitrile 1295.63
    aniline 1087.28
    1,3-propanediol 1543.81
    bromobenzene 1253.79
    dibromomethane 2390.48
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3708.53
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 588.59
    tetrabutyl urea 465.34
    diisobutyl methanol 317.7
    2-phenylethanol 712.43
    styrene 519.76
    dioctyl adipate 538.78
    dimethyl sulfate 815.84
    ethyl butyrate 592.24
    methyl lactate 661.72
    butyl lactate 603.66
    diethyl carbonate 384.36
    propanediol butyl ether 912.1
    triethyl orthoformate 411.34
    p-tert-butyltoluene 211.21
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 621.84
    morpholine 3455.29
    tert-butylamine 1704.9
    n-dodecanol 199.65
    dimethoxymethane 1430.7
    ethylene carbonate 1303.57
    cyrene 734.57
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 760.55
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 721.1
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1187.59
    4-methylpyridine 2149.39
    dibutyl ether 602.6
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 317.7
    DEF 1904.53
    dimethyl isosorbide 1188.25
    tetrachloroethylene 2181.0
    eugenol 602.98
    triacetin 863.85
    span 80 800.32
    1,4-butanediol 633.27
    1,1-dichloroethane 2649.75
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1190.06
    methyl formate 1091.65
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1710.34
    n-decane 57.71
    butyronitrile 1629.0
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 513.97
    1-chlorooctane 331.13
    1-chlorotetradecane 114.48
    n-nonane 59.9
    undecane 40.01
    tert-butylcyclohexane 167.94
    cyclooctane 110.36
    cyclopentanol 2510.28
    tetrahydropyran 3540.92
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1173.63
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1115.65
    1-hexene 989.74
    2-isopropoxyethanol 846.95
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 755.3
    methyl butyrate 1143.49

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