Pentadecan-2-ol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1653-34-5

    Molecular formula
    C15H32O

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1851.0

  • Odor profile

    Fatty 66.84%
    Waxy 65.57%
    Fruity 65.14%
    Oily 61.68%
    Floral 49.18%
    Citrus 43.45%
    Fresh 39.84%
    Clean 33.97%
    Orange 33.26%
    Sweet 29.52%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.7

    Molecular weight
    228.41 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    296°C

    Flash point est.
    135.56 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Pentadecanol
    • Pentadecan-2-ol
    • 1653-34-5
    • sec-Pentadecyl alcohol
    • EINECS 216-725-2
    • AI3-35277
    • DTXSID30870899
    • NSC 86160
    • Pentadecanol-(2)
    • NSC86160
    • 2-hydroxypentadecane
    • methyl n-tridecyl carbinol
    • SCHEMBL21279
    • DTXCID00818581
    • CHEBI:197379
    • LMFA05000526
    • NSC-86160
    • AKOS009157246
    • NS00047543
    • 216-725-2

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 949.35
    methanol 439.54
    isopropanol 1504.1
    water 0.01
    ethyl acetate 1903.31
    n-propanol 1221.62
    acetone 1656.83
    n-butanol 1570.78
    acetonitrile 428.4
    DMF 904.49
    toluene 683.58
    isobutanol 1193.99
    1,4-dioxane 2018.6
    methyl acetate 897.66
    THF 5362.99
    2-butanone 1817.28
    n-pentanol 1079.0
    sec-butanol 1556.8
    n-hexane 1942.26
    ethylene glycol 26.25
    NMP 1180.24
    cyclohexane 2990.62
    DMSO 1441.78
    n-butyl acetate 2936.49
    n-octanol 704.79
    chloroform 2483.88
    n-propyl acetate 2000.93
    acetic acid 309.82
    dichloromethane 2294.92
    cyclohexanone 3304.71
    propylene glycol 118.23
    isopropyl acetate 1778.59
    DMAc 930.79
    2-ethoxyethanol 915.77
    isopentanol 1678.61
    n-heptane 2009.83
    ethyl formate 580.74
    1,2-dichloroethane 1993.1
    n-hexanol 1562.47
    2-methoxyethanol 1080.99
    isobutyl acetate 1360.0
    tetrachloromethane 799.9
    n-pentyl acetate 1802.12
    transcutol 3592.21
    n-heptanol 785.95
    ethylbenzene 547.98
    MIBK 1631.68
    2-propoxyethanol 1564.53
    tert-butanol 2405.89
    MTBE 3290.61
    2-butoxyethanol 1182.67
    propionic acid 508.18
    o-xylene 517.79
    formic acid 26.0
    diethyl ether 3185.62
    m-xylene 527.78
    p-xylene 718.17
    chlorobenzene 744.4
    dimethyl carbonate 177.16
    n-octane 449.54
    formamide 51.8
    cyclopentanone 2721.27
    2-pentanone 2279.39
    anisole 741.59
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3366.84
    gamma-butyrolactone 1889.41
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1375.96
    pyridine 1393.98
    3-pentanone 1450.86
    furfural 999.87
    n-dodecane 149.89
    diethylene glycol 387.78
    diisopropyl ether 1456.58
    tert-amyl alcohol 2003.51
    acetylacetone 1376.31
    n-hexadecane 187.47
    acetophenone 714.37
    methyl propionate 996.1
    isopentyl acetate 2643.46
    trichloroethylene 2177.9
    n-nonanol 687.59
    cyclohexanol 2149.38
    benzyl alcohol 438.54
    2-ethylhexanol 1589.56
    isooctanol 862.54
    dipropyl ether 4875.88
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 746.91
    ethyl lactate 472.79
    propylene carbonate 1146.31
    n-methylformamide 288.2
    2-pentanol 1580.63
    n-pentane 1061.07
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2049.09
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1632.92
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 740.55
    mesitylene 452.57
    ε-caprolactone 2341.09
    p-cymene 583.48
    epichlorohydrin 2177.04
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2182.7
    2-aminoethanol 147.17
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1197.37
    sulfolane 2318.77
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 385.35
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4245.85
    n-hexyl acetate 1779.66
    isooctane 346.31
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1151.16
    sec-butyl acetate 1675.07
    tert-butyl acetate 2166.41
    decalin 682.38
    glycerin 132.45
    diglyme 2344.96
    acrylic acid 212.82
    isopropyl myristate 739.55
    n-butyric acid 1613.41
    acetyl acetate 735.87
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 358.79
    ethyl propionate 1603.88
    nitromethane 556.8
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2958.01
    benzonitrile 643.29
    trioctyl phosphate 357.89
    1-bromopropane 2522.73
    gamma-valerolactone 2426.95
    n-decanol 478.97
    triethyl phosphate 758.41
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1003.16
    propionitrile 848.47
    vinylene carbonate 647.9
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1157.34
    DMS 578.21
    cumene 429.85
    2-octanol 704.38
    2-hexanone 1992.48
    octyl acetate 753.48
    limonene 1354.92
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2585.68
    ethyl orthosilicate 881.43
    tributyl phosphate 500.76
    diacetone alcohol 1508.78
    N,N-dimethylaniline 569.15
    acrylonitrile 511.49
    aniline 617.36
    1,3-propanediol 439.74
    bromobenzene 907.35
    dibromomethane 2057.07
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2527.9
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1382.34
    tetrabutyl urea 658.0
    diisobutyl methanol 1148.03
    2-phenylethanol 600.87
    styrene 597.12
    dioctyl adipate 829.92
    dimethyl sulfate 326.16
    ethyl butyrate 2603.78
    methyl lactate 285.14
    butyl lactate 940.04
    diethyl carbonate 1125.61
    propanediol butyl ether 657.58
    triethyl orthoformate 1822.8
    p-tert-butyltoluene 594.58
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 754.39
    morpholine 3056.24
    tert-butylamine 2084.0
    n-dodecanol 363.58
    dimethoxymethane 1003.23
    ethylene carbonate 815.3
    cyrene 519.23
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1317.16
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 2283.77
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 809.76
    4-methylpyridine 1396.18
    dibutyl ether 2885.8
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1148.03
    DEF 1850.81
    dimethyl isosorbide 1325.0
    tetrachloroethylene 1598.35
    eugenol 523.6
    triacetin 1035.69
    span 80 827.0
    1,4-butanediol 151.3
    1,1-dichloroethane 2145.28
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1068.42
    methyl formate 173.62
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1381.75
    n-decane 397.05
    butyronitrile 1378.31
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 990.19
    1-chlorooctane 1015.04
    1-chlorotetradecane 323.37
    n-nonane 468.12
    undecane 226.84
    tert-butylcyclohexane 592.83
    cyclooctane 779.55
    cyclopentanol 1709.9
    tetrahydropyran 5403.34
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2178.08
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1237.09
    1-hexene 2748.25
    2-isopropoxyethanol 967.89
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 82.49
    methyl butyrate 2031.75

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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Rosa rugosa (China) 1 Rosa rugosa Thunb. (hybrids), fam. Rosaceae 0.3%
Ajuga chamaepitys (Iran) Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb., fam. Lauraceae 1.0%