Molecular formula
C11H22O2

SMILES
CCCCCCC(CC)C(=O)OC

Fragrance
Fruity	86.55%
Herbal	66.14%
Fatty	60.38%
Oily	57.91%
Waxy	51.27%
Woody	48.18%
Green	43.23%
Floral	42.27%
Winey	39.96%
Sweet	36.27%

 

Flavor
Fruity	78.03%
Waxy	66.34%
Green	59.08%
Oily	49.44%
Sweet	48.27%
Floral	42.81%
Tropical	39.86%
Apple	38.97%
Soapy	38.18%
Pear	36.01%

 

Odor impact est.
Medium

XLogP3-AA
4.0

pKa est.
8.39 (weak base)

Molecular weight
186.29 g/mol

Vapor pressure est.

• hPa @ 20°C
• hPa @ 25°C

Evaporation rate
Moderate

Boiling point est.
216°C

Flash point

• 83.49 ˚C est.

• Octanoic acid, 2-ethyl, methyl ester
• methyl alpha-ethylcaprylate
• SCHEMBL3178684

Methyl 2-ethyloctanoate (Octanoic acid, 2-ethyl, methyl ester) is used primarily as a fragrance ingredient in perfumery and cosmetics, imparting fruity notes; it also serves as a solvent and processing aid in industrial manufacturing, including coatings, inks, and cleaning formulations. It may be considered as a flavor/aroma ingredient in selected food and beverage applications under regulatory approvals, and can function as an intermediate in organic synthesis as well as a plasticizer or processing aid in certain polymers, depending on formulation and regulatory constraints.

gpt-5-nano

Solvent	Solubility (g/L)
ethanol	20946.34
methanol	23304.57
isopropanol	21619.83
water	0.49
ethyl acetate	21882.53
n-propanol	19039.48
acetone	34403.24
n-butanol	16003.6
acetonitrile	26628.7
DMF	19110.77
toluene	6347.37
isobutanol	16025.55
1,4-dioxane	20045.1
methyl acetate	15811.7
THF	19354.72
2-butanone	22031.06
n-pentanol	9815.33
sec-butanol	17918.02
n-hexane	3200.81
ethylene glycol	1134.26
NMP	10753.24
cyclohexane	5258.94
DMSO	14381.35
n-butyl acetate	14938.35
n-octanol	3211.36
chloroform	29403.48
n-propyl acetate	12513.63
acetic acid	11606.6
dichloromethane	27131.95
cyclohexanone	26162.93
propylene glycol	2365.36
isopropyl acetate	12268.95
DMAc	8225.73
2-ethoxyethanol	8691.5
isopentanol	14782.76
n-heptane	982.73
ethyl formate	10993.92
1,2-dichloroethane	21657.93
n-hexanol	8314.01
2-methoxyethanol	14697.65
isobutyl acetate	5927.79
tetrachloromethane	6250.21
n-pentyl acetate	7305.03
transcutol	18811.63
n-heptanol	3080.38
ethylbenzene	3349.92
MIBK	8457.63
2-propoxyethanol	9222.97
tert-butanol	23523.38
MTBE	24855.82
2-butoxyethanol	4908.05
propionic acid	10462.14
o-xylene	3136.03
formic acid	2075.65
diethyl ether	25857.86
m-xylene	3528.48
p-xylene	4119.22
chlorobenzene	9722.39
dimethyl carbonate	2332.24
n-octane	449.74
formamide	4178.56
cyclopentanone	19953.12
2-pentanone	18652.38
anisole	5229.12
cyclopentyl methyl ether	13679.16
gamma-butyrolactone	18331.44
1-methoxy-2-propanol	10396.87
pyridine	18199.16
3-pentanone	11348.63
furfural	11321.03
n-dodecane	237.5
diethylene glycol	3803.15
diisopropyl ether	5550.73
tert-amyl alcohol	17859.89
acetylacetone	11673.09
n-hexadecane	295.02
acetophenone	4146.74
methyl propionate	11392.54
isopentyl acetate	10587.21
trichloroethylene	32118.52
n-nonanol	2539.18
cyclohexanol	15717.62
benzyl alcohol	3971.28
2-ethylhexanol	4624.23
isooctanol	2645.62
dipropyl ether	6874.73
1,2-dichlorobenzene	6840.69
ethyl lactate	2206.58
propylene carbonate	8797.39
n-methylformamide	11701.78
2-pentanol	12675.26
n-pentane	2383.92
1-propoxy-2-propanol	7670.0
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate	6766.25
2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol	2665.79
mesitylene	2250.68
ε-caprolactone	17951.48
p-cymene	1532.02
epichlorohydrin	20471.21
1,1,1-trichloroethane	22528.94
2-aminoethanol	4179.7
morpholine-4-carbaldehyde	9724.9
sulfolane	15346.21
2,2,4-trimethylpentane	916.03
2-methyltetrahydrofuran	21930.62
n-hexyl acetate	7517.52
isooctane	751.69
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol	4596.31
sec-butyl acetate	7325.65
tert-butyl acetate	10109.02
decalin	1359.22
glycerin	2135.27
diglyme	8937.25
acrylic acid	6179.29
isopropyl myristate	1988.97
n-butyric acid	18254.08
acetyl acetate	7604.77
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	1302.11
ethyl propionate	8636.08
nitromethane	21045.14
1,2-diethoxyethane	11598.83
benzonitrile	8351.26
trioctyl phosphate	1140.57
1-bromopropane	16141.74
gamma-valerolactone	19509.73
n-decanol	1589.6
triethyl phosphate	1506.86
4-methyl-2-pentanol	4942.18
propionitrile	19616.45
vinylene carbonate	7799.01
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane	9960.6
DMS	3559.24
cumene	1793.81
2-octanol	2732.41
2-hexanone	11309.73
octyl acetate	2519.51
limonene	2998.9
1,2-dimethoxyethane	16303.39
ethyl orthosilicate	1628.55
tributyl phosphate	1615.91
diacetone alcohol	7734.38
N,N-dimethylaniline	2716.55
acrylonitrile	17183.14
aniline	7735.79
1,3-propanediol	7387.61
bromobenzene	10568.97
dibromomethane	20176.95
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane	25840.45
2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate	3228.08
tetrabutyl urea	1897.31
diisobutyl methanol	2341.2
2-phenylethanol	3609.14
styrene	4697.92
dioctyl adipate	2275.31
dimethyl sulfate	3018.05
ethyl butyrate	6953.24
methyl lactate	2626.09
butyl lactate	3786.03
diethyl carbonate	3330.09
propanediol butyl ether	3938.92
triethyl orthoformate	3403.69
p-tert-butyltoluene	1441.89
methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate	2653.38
morpholine	27264.17
tert-butylamine	15398.87
n-dodecanol	1078.79
dimethoxymethane	9001.51
ethylene carbonate	7900.1
cyrene	2010.8
2-ethoxyethyl acetate	6905.08
2-ethylhexyl acetate	7538.0
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene	6862.12
4-methylpyridine	18844.56
dibutyl ether	6643.15
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol	2341.2
DEF	17028.98
dimethyl isosorbide	4334.01
tetrachloroethylene	16584.88
eugenol	2531.61
triacetin	3652.1
span 80	2924.74
1,4-butanediol	2523.84
1,1-dichloroethane	28098.49
2-methyl-1-pentanol	8303.82
methyl formate	7323.12
2-methyl-1-butanol	13417.91
n-decane	536.1
butyronitrile	22029.3
3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol	3268.01
1-chlorooctane	2627.59
1-chlorotetradecane	735.18
n-nonane	601.32
undecane	333.31
tert-butylcyclohexane	1213.52
cyclooctane	1075.48
cyclopentanol	13142.86
tetrahydropyran	30580.28
tert-amyl methyl ether	12242.98
2,5,8-trioxanonane	4165.64
1-hexene	10344.35
2-isopropoxyethanol	6053.28
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol	2687.89
methyl butyrate	13684.82

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