Pentadecane, 8-hexyl-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    13475-75-7

    Molecular formula
    C21H44

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCC(CCCCCC)CCCCCCC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 75.51%
    Oily 35.66%
    Fatty 35.07%
    Sweet 23.76%
    Gassy 23.25%
    Odorless 20.52%
    Fishy 18.74%
    Meaty 16.97%
    Clean 15.54%
    Burnt 14.47%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 61.37%
    Waxy 47.39%
    Bland 25.74%
    Mild 24.71%
    Delicate 21.97%
    Slightly waxy 21.97%
    Incense 20.58%
    Citrus peel 20.48%
    Diterpene 19.78%
    Grapefruit peel 19.77%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    11.3

    pKa est.
    8.14 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    296.6 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    348°C

    Flash point

    • 152.45 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Pentadecane, 8-hexyl-
    • 8-n-Hexylpentadecane
    • 13475-75-7
    • DTXSID30306305
    • RefChem:171335
    • DTXCID20257433
    • FASYBMUJVAMAFB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • 8-Hexylpentadecane
    • NSC175284
    • 8-Hexylpentadecane #
    • 8-HEXYL PENTADECANE
    • SCHEMBL201702
    • SCHEMBL3637350
    • SCHEMBL14894787
    • NSC-175284
    • 13475-75-7

  • Applications

    Pentadecane, 8-hexyl- (CAS 13475-75-7) is used as a nonpolar solvent and diluent in industrial formulations, including coatings, inks, and cleaning products; it can serve as a carrier for fragrance ingredients in perfumery and as a solvent or emollient in cosmetics and personal care formulations; as a base oil, it may contribute to lubricant properties in specialty lubricants; it can act as a processing aid or diluent in polymer and plastics formulations; and in household products it can function as a degreasing solvent and carrier for active ingredients.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 204.86
    methanol 59.82
    isopropanol 392.08
    water 0.0
    ethyl acetate 3247.29
    n-propanol 399.97
    acetone 1652.08
    n-butanol 713.35
    acetonitrile 290.45
    DMF 896.26
    toluene 2089.94
    isobutanol 520.53
    1,4-dioxane 3135.42
    methyl acetate 1254.45
    THF 7684.95
    2-butanone 2159.33
    n-pentanol 507.71
    sec-butanol 684.64
    n-hexane 2636.47
    ethylene glycol 6.37
    NMP 2151.46
    cyclohexane 8641.03
    DMSO 1014.1
    n-butyl acetate 6903.66
    n-octanol 819.95
    chloroform 3774.66
    n-propyl acetate 2981.43
    acetic acid 188.67
    dichloromethane 3815.36
    cyclohexanone 6308.9
    propylene glycol 30.1
    isopropyl acetate 3784.72
    DMAc 1517.27
    2-ethoxyethanol 486.2
    isopentanol 1178.52
    n-heptane 6174.35
    ethyl formate 645.3
    1,2-dichloroethane 3788.82
    n-hexanol 1208.9
    2-methoxyethanol 509.58
    isobutyl acetate 2563.67
    tetrachloromethane 1732.23
    n-pentyl acetate 3873.87
    transcutol 3815.06
    n-heptanol 825.71
    ethylbenzene 1298.35
    MIBK 3158.03
    2-propoxyethanol 1228.42
    tert-butanol 1215.62
    MTBE 4453.71
    2-butoxyethanol 1032.79
    propionic acid 321.91
    o-xylene 1621.24
    formic acid 8.77
    diethyl ether 4463.11
    m-xylene 1588.87
    p-xylene 1820.65
    chlorobenzene 1930.28
    dimethyl carbonate 426.53
    n-octane 1418.45
    formamide 24.17
    cyclopentanone 4881.39
    2-pentanone 3450.12
    anisole 1732.49
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 6551.81
    gamma-butyrolactone 3160.33
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 771.45
    pyridine 2311.47
    3-pentanone 2946.56
    furfural 1508.11
    n-dodecane 446.94
    diethylene glycol 212.81
    diisopropyl ether 3404.94
    tert-amyl alcohol 1387.63
    acetylacetone 2954.66
    n-hexadecane 572.15
    acetophenone 1582.9
    methyl propionate 1670.89
    isopentyl acetate 6952.45
    trichloroethylene 4478.2
    n-nonanol 930.88
    cyclohexanol 2086.39
    benzyl alcohol 508.01
    2-ethylhexanol 2374.31
    isooctanol 1110.16
    dipropyl ether 10409.38
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2080.92
    ethyl lactate 527.41
    propylene carbonate 2054.07
    n-methylformamide 175.75
    2-pentanol 1064.83
    n-pentane 1802.67
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 2306.66
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 3936.08
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1096.02
    mesitylene 1535.4
    ε-caprolactone 4247.4
    p-cymene 1995.55
    epichlorohydrin 3673.96
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5632.71
    2-aminoethanol 36.08
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1725.77
    sulfolane 3856.6
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1033.77
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 7118.44
    n-hexyl acetate 3404.09
    isooctane 932.58
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1383.06
    sec-butyl acetate 3242.09
    tert-butyl acetate 5443.33
    decalin 1968.8
    glycerin 43.15
    diglyme 3868.96
    acrylic acid 146.12
    isopropyl myristate 2008.56
    n-butyric acid 1277.01
    acetyl acetate 1775.07
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 669.36
    ethyl propionate 2928.58
    nitromethane 491.75
    1,2-diethoxyethane 5959.2
    benzonitrile 917.08
    trioctyl phosphate 714.63
    1-bromopropane 4438.1
    gamma-valerolactone 3673.29
    n-decanol 679.48
    triethyl phosphate 2144.74
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 998.69
    propionitrile 631.03
    vinylene carbonate 1082.19
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1274.76
    DMS 1410.24
    cumene 1055.98
    2-octanol 890.62
    2-hexanone 2726.52
    octyl acetate 1791.99
    limonene 4502.16
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2753.76
    ethyl orthosilicate 2485.56
    tributyl phosphate 992.51
    diacetone alcohol 2248.62
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1444.55
    acrylonitrile 379.81
    aniline 1019.34
    1,3-propanediol 145.73
    bromobenzene 2874.78
    dibromomethane 3329.71
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4904.9
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3619.17
    tetrabutyl urea 1463.43
    diisobutyl methanol 2523.38
    2-phenylethanol 792.03
    styrene 1436.01
    dioctyl adipate 1997.3
    dimethyl sulfate 735.63
    ethyl butyrate 6744.0
    methyl lactate 313.73
    butyl lactate 1355.3
    diethyl carbonate 3096.91
    propanediol butyl ether 470.91
    triethyl orthoformate 5282.91
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2044.97
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1854.77
    morpholine 3218.6
    tert-butylamine 1404.91
    n-dodecanol 572.78
    dimethoxymethane 1370.98
    ethylene carbonate 1403.49
    cyrene 722.61
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2870.87
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 6532.16
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2152.7
    4-methylpyridine 2514.15
    dibutyl ether 6289.94
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2523.38
    DEF 3316.65
    dimethyl isosorbide 2690.94
    tetrachloroethylene 2772.86
    eugenol 887.92
    triacetin 2232.05
    span 80 1083.27
    1,4-butanediol 52.47
    1,1-dichloroethane 3582.57
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 868.15
    methyl formate 159.14
    2-methyl-1-butanol 928.74
    n-decane 1093.05
    butyronitrile 1185.34
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1579.58
    1-chlorooctane 2366.89
    1-chlorotetradecane 869.3
    n-nonane 1268.49
    undecane 646.01
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1594.5
    cyclooctane 3078.31
    cyclopentanol 1397.19
    tetrahydropyran 8020.73
    tert-amyl methyl ether 3718.66
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2051.56
    1-hexene 2799.19
    2-isopropoxyethanol 651.64
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 71.31
    methyl butyrate 3440.3

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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