p-Tolyl laurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    10024-57-4

    Molecular formula
    C19H30O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC1=CC=C(C=C1)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 76.46%
    Waxy 64.54%
    Sweet 51.66%
    Fatty 47.28%
    Balsamic 45.2%
    Oily 44.96%
    Rose 36.7%
    Honey 34.87%
    Animal 33.75%
    Herbal 31.42%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 44.36%
    Fatty 41.28%
    Oily 39.65%
    Mild 34.36%
    Herbal 31.71%
    Woody 31.32%
    Creamy 29.13%
    Coconut 28.09%
    Fat 26.92%
    Soapy 26.75%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.2

    pKa est.
    8.31 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    290.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    358°C

    Flash point

    • 166.42 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • insoluble in water; soluble in oils

  • Synonyms

    • p-Tolyl laurate
    • 10024-57-4
    • 4-Methylphenyl dodecanoate
    • (4-methylphenyl) dodecanoate
    • p-tolyl dodecanoate
    • Dodecanoic acid, 4-methylphenyl ester
    • Cresyl laurate, p-
    • p-Cresyl laurate
    • Lauric acid, p-tolyl ester
    • p-Cresyl dodecanoate
    • Methylphenyl dodecanoate, p-
    • FEMA No. 3076
    • Tolyl dodecanoate, P-
    • Cresyl dodecanoate, p-
    • UNII-W4Z321566M
    • EINECS 233-024-7
    • W4Z321566M
    • P-TOLYL LAURATE [FHFI]
    • DTXSID60143048
    • para-cresyl laurate
    • p-Kresyllaurat
    • Tolyl laurate, p-
    • p-Methylphenyl dodecanoate
    • SCHEMBL3505506
    • DTXCID8065539
    • FEMA 3076
    • CHEBI:192138
    • GRSHNQARIXQRDQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • AKOS025117019
    • dodecanoic acid (4-methyl-phenyl) ester
    • NS00021419
    • Q27292301
    • 233-024-7

  • Applications

    p-Tolyl laurate is typically used as a fragrance ingredient and fixative in perfumery, helping to impart and stabilize aroma profiles. In cosmetics and personal care, it may function as an emollient and solvent carrier for active ingredients. It can serve as a solvent or processing aid in coatings, inks, and adhesive formulations, and may act as a plasticizer or processing aid in certain polymers. It is also encountered as an intermediate in organic synthesis and fragrance chemistry. Subject to local regulations and formulation limits, it may be used in household cleaning formulations where a mild aromatic ester is desired.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3311.06
    methanol 2976.2
    isopropanol 2541.65
    water 0.1
    ethyl acetate 5480.84
    n-propanol 2918.67
    acetone 7539.93
    n-butanol 2379.1
    acetonitrile 3381.09
    DMF 5949.09
    toluene 1360.99
    isobutanol 1947.92
    1,4-dioxane 3766.27
    methyl acetate 3621.0
    THF 5522.48
    2-butanone 5501.63
    n-pentanol 1445.28
    sec-butanol 2212.4
    n-hexane 270.8
    ethylene glycol 93.9
    NMP 3929.75
    cyclohexane 627.97
    DMSO 5116.37
    n-butyl acetate 2964.61
    n-octanol 388.97
    chloroform 6733.48
    n-propyl acetate 3361.37
    acetic acid 1442.03
    dichloromethane 8371.63
    cyclohexanone 6960.69
    propylene glycol 303.45
    isopropyl acetate 3220.15
    DMAc 5001.18
    2-ethoxyethanol 1869.1
    isopentanol 1925.0
    n-heptane 94.68
    ethyl formate 2005.49
    1,2-dichloroethane 7251.99
    n-hexanol 970.4
    2-methoxyethanol 2695.45
    isobutyl acetate 1845.74
    tetrachloromethane 935.46
    n-pentyl acetate 1858.53
    transcutol 5456.74
    n-heptanol 440.37
    ethylbenzene 697.59
    MIBK 2270.46
    2-propoxyethanol 1774.16
    tert-butanol 2298.27
    MTBE 4297.96
    2-butoxyethanol 1067.32
    propionic acid 1601.17
    o-xylene 768.88
    formic acid 239.17
    diethyl ether 5000.42
    m-xylene 753.09
    p-xylene 985.9
    chlorobenzene 2210.73
    dimethyl carbonate 909.8
    n-octane 42.83
    formamide 729.99
    cyclopentanone 5527.26
    2-pentanone 4769.16
    anisole 1585.4
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3230.94
    gamma-butyrolactone 4818.98
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2172.49
    pyridine 4142.66
    3-pentanone 3113.38
    furfural 2867.59
    n-dodecane 29.52
    diethylene glycol 691.49
    diisopropyl ether 982.19
    tert-amyl alcohol 1979.36
    acetylacetone 3880.62
    n-hexadecane 36.86
    acetophenone 1514.11
    methyl propionate 3264.77
    isopentyl acetate 2564.56
    trichloroethylene 8653.64
    n-nonanol 361.03
    cyclohexanol 2088.25
    benzyl alcohol 961.28
    2-ethylhexanol 661.07
    isooctanol 432.21
    dipropyl ether 1442.91
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1981.42
    ethyl lactate 722.26
    propylene carbonate 2453.82
    n-methylformamide 2403.21
    2-pentanol 1510.07
    n-pentane 183.89
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1434.85
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2117.02
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 844.63
    mesitylene 472.63
    ε-caprolactone 4393.88
    p-cymene 303.23
    epichlorohydrin 6380.32
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4986.0
    2-aminoethanol 519.15
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3119.35
    sulfolane 4827.12
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 107.19
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5251.15
    n-hexyl acetate 1803.38
    isooctane 73.72
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1315.8
    sec-butyl acetate 2171.11
    tert-butyl acetate 2894.38
    decalin 201.32
    glycerin 296.26
    diglyme 2913.06
    acrylic acid 905.87
    isopropyl myristate 531.19
    n-butyric acid 3262.57
    acetyl acetate 2167.77
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 404.26
    ethyl propionate 2734.65
    nitromethane 4035.36
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2876.77
    benzonitrile 1543.8
    trioctyl phosphate 275.28
    1-bromopropane 4206.38
    gamma-valerolactone 6067.43
    n-decanol 243.75
    triethyl phosphate 590.91
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 701.01
    propionitrile 2708.71
    vinylene carbonate 1972.74
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2629.06
    DMS 1386.21
    cumene 397.11
    2-octanol 357.24
    2-hexanone 2971.53
    octyl acetate 666.63
    limonene 583.61
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3998.45
    ethyl orthosilicate 595.86
    tributyl phosphate 447.33
    diacetone alcohol 1949.55
    N,N-dimethylaniline 863.59
    acrylonitrile 2436.57
    aniline 1538.43
    1,3-propanediol 1070.95
    bromobenzene 2482.14
    dibromomethane 5412.47
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 7598.01
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1128.13
    tetrabutyl urea 610.05
    diisobutyl methanol 361.91
    2-phenylethanol 831.66
    styrene 1031.92
    dioctyl adipate 779.21
    dimethyl sulfate 1357.3
    ethyl butyrate 1935.0
    methyl lactate 792.03
    butyl lactate 990.32
    diethyl carbonate 1042.78
    propanediol butyl ether 745.83
    triethyl orthoformate 1046.51
    p-tert-butyltoluene 280.61
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 950.45
    morpholine 5727.81
    tert-butylamine 1382.0
    n-dodecanol 174.37
    dimethoxymethane 3142.94
    ethylene carbonate 2088.87
    cyrene 716.85
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2267.12
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1905.17
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2096.52
    4-methylpyridine 4048.43
    dibutyl ether 1236.68
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 361.91
    DEF 4881.48
    dimethyl isosorbide 1511.17
    tetrachloroethylene 4424.62
    eugenol 826.94
    triacetin 1409.77
    span 80 722.29
    1,4-butanediol 371.99
    1,1-dichloroethane 6188.18
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1243.14
    methyl formate 1311.63
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1907.55
    n-decane 59.21
    butyronitrile 2931.4
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 492.59
    1-chlorooctane 446.22
    1-chlorotetradecane 132.78
    n-nonane 58.24
    undecane 39.02
    tert-butylcyclohexane 152.51
    cyclooctane 104.58
    cyclopentanol 1961.58
    tetrahydropyran 6401.77
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2339.49
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1538.87
    1-hexene 1391.71
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1395.64
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 455.56
    methyl butyrate 3968.36

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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