Molecular formula
C8H16O3

SMILES
CCCC(C)OC(=O)C(C)O

Fragrance
Fruity	91.75%
Caramellic	58.21%
Buttery	55.68%
Winey	52.57%
Sweet	45.5%
Creamy	42.78%
Oily	42.64%
Fatty	38.19%
Milky	37.85%
Dairy	36.81%

 

Flavor
Fruity	87.95%
Sweet	43.57%
Tropical	37.43%
Berry	36.98%
Creamy	36.79%
Green	32.14%
Waxy	30.38%
Fruit	30.01%
Cheese	29.74%
Buttery	29.49%

 

Odor impact est.
Medium

XLogP3-AA
1.5

pKa est.
8.49 (weak base)

Molecular weight
160.21 g/mol

Vapor pressure est.

• hPa @ 20°C
• hPa @ 25°C

Evaporation rate
Moderately fast

Boiling point est.
191°C

Flash point

• 77.73 ˚C est.

• SCHEMBL4530794

Pentan-2-yl 2-hydroxypropanoate is primarily used as an industrial solvent and a fragrance/cosmetic solvent or carrier in real-world formulations. In the fragrance and cosmetics sectors, it serves as a solvent and carrier for aroma compounds and active ingredients, helping to stabilize formulations and carry volatile components. In coatings and inks, it assists with dissolving resins and additives, improving compatibility and leveling. In household cleaning products, it provides solvency for detergents and other actives, enhancing formulation performance. In polymers and plastics processing, it can act as a processing aid/solvent to improve polymer solubility and formulation viscosity. Use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

gpt-5-nano

Solvent	Solubility (g/L)
ethanol	2249.91
methanol	3746.88
isopropanol	1849.31
water	10.84
ethyl acetate	565.48
n-propanol	1649.64
acetone	1301.29
n-butanol	1336.11
acetonitrile	709.81
DMF	1509.35
toluene	163.12
isobutanol	1223.55
1,4-dioxane	1394.54
methyl acetate	583.58
THF	1464.34
2-butanone	758.98
n-pentanol	995.0
sec-butanol	1506.93
n-hexane	85.04
ethylene glycol	651.91
NMP	1149.71
cyclohexane	122.26
DMSO	2006.92
n-butyl acetate	678.92
n-octanol	363.56
chloroform	1275.28
n-propyl acetate	408.56
acetic acid	2033.12
dichloromethane	1070.91
cyclohexanone	1095.93
propylene glycol	753.91
isopropyl acetate	382.48
DMAc	998.12
2-ethoxyethanol	1121.07
isopentanol	1037.34
n-heptane	40.46
ethyl formate	628.45
1,2-dichloroethane	742.9
n-hexanol	917.14
2-methoxyethanol	1844.91
isobutyl acetate	280.38
tetrachloromethane	192.82
n-pentyl acetate	354.59
transcutol	1760.43
n-heptanol	352.51
ethylbenzene	152.73
MIBK	395.64
2-propoxyethanol	1078.8
tert-butanol	1935.57
MTBE	1056.7
2-butoxyethanol	547.99
propionic acid	999.79
o-xylene	180.21
formic acid	959.12
diethyl ether	606.33
m-xylene	165.63
p-xylene	212.89
chlorobenzene	362.52
dimethyl carbonate	157.08
n-octane	23.85
formamide	800.16
cyclopentanone	1095.51
2-pentanone	617.22
anisole	331.16
cyclopentyl methyl ether	606.22
gamma-butyrolactone	1255.78
1-methoxy-2-propanol	1070.91
pyridine	657.97
3-pentanone	367.88
furfural	1025.79
n-dodecane	21.22
diethylene glycol	910.19
diisopropyl ether	179.03
tert-amyl alcohol	1573.91
acetylacetone	594.81
n-hexadecane	23.69
acetophenone	350.19
methyl propionate	401.34
isopentyl acetate	609.69
trichloroethylene	1302.47
n-nonanol	280.47
cyclohexanol	999.71
benzyl alcohol	413.25
2-ethylhexanol	433.23
isooctanol	272.37
dipropyl ether	263.62
1,2-dichlorobenzene	363.95
ethyl lactate	229.55
propylene carbonate	680.58
n-methylformamide	963.98
2-pentanol	873.48
n-pentane	76.35
1-propoxy-2-propanol	701.35
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate	445.69
2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol	410.56
mesitylene	123.43
ε-caprolactone	934.96
p-cymene	129.41
epichlorohydrin	1139.24
1,1,1-trichloroethane	596.5
2-aminoethanol	1086.21
morpholine-4-carbaldehyde	1041.58
sulfolane	1496.78
2,2,4-trimethylpentane	63.36
2-methyltetrahydrofuran	1156.83
n-hexyl acetate	513.8
isooctane	42.12
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol	588.74
sec-butyl acetate	267.97
tert-butyl acetate	447.95
decalin	67.82
glycerin	857.83
diglyme	981.48
acrylic acid	845.97
isopropyl myristate	161.06
n-butyric acid	1286.16
acetyl acetate	360.75
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	192.36
ethyl propionate	282.4
nitromethane	1609.91
1,2-diethoxyethane	533.26
benzonitrile	465.13
trioctyl phosphate	152.08
1-bromopropane	440.57
gamma-valerolactone	1346.11
n-decanol	190.47
triethyl phosphate	160.08
4-methyl-2-pentanol	397.12
propionitrile	623.79
vinylene carbonate	616.1
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane	969.17
DMS	299.2
cumene	124.75
2-octanol	263.13
2-hexanone	479.09
octyl acetate	228.36
limonene	211.67
1,2-dimethoxyethane	1346.54
ethyl orthosilicate	160.92
tributyl phosphate	192.29
diacetone alcohol	600.6
N,N-dimethylaniline	246.52
acrylonitrile	739.66
aniline	380.79
1,3-propanediol	1292.61
bromobenzene	329.72
dibromomethane	719.23
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane	1231.21
2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate	298.91
tetrabutyl urea	226.45
diisobutyl methanol	218.24
2-phenylethanol	406.86
styrene	180.23
dioctyl adipate	244.65
dimethyl sulfate	315.01
ethyl butyrate	334.16
methyl lactate	320.04
butyl lactate	322.75
diethyl carbonate	213.98
propanediol butyl ether	614.78
triethyl orthoformate	232.73
p-tert-butyltoluene	124.42
methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate	319.04
morpholine	1559.27
tert-butylamine	1073.17
n-dodecanol	137.18
dimethoxymethane	610.81
ethylene carbonate	540.62
cyrene	398.93
2-ethoxyethyl acetate	396.99
2-ethylhexyl acetate	421.42
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene	437.01
4-methylpyridine	698.4
dibutyl ether	270.04
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol	218.24
DEF	719.86
dimethyl isosorbide	587.65
tetrachloroethylene	860.14
eugenol	333.04
triacetin	365.78
span 80	401.65
1,4-butanediol	668.64
1,1-dichloroethane	795.4
2-methyl-1-pentanol	818.68
methyl formate	715.97
2-methyl-1-butanol	1061.13
n-decane	36.06
butyronitrile	783.0
3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol	333.57
1-chlorooctane	175.76
1-chlorotetradecane	61.38
n-nonane	36.18
undecane	26.55
tert-butylcyclohexane	66.32
cyclooctane	34.97
cyclopentanol	1131.96
tetrahydropyran	1176.5
tert-amyl methyl ether	662.44
2,5,8-trioxanonane	629.69
1-hexene	317.38
2-isopropoxyethanol	672.5
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol	477.71
methyl butyrate	494.89

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