Phenol, 2-butyl-6-methoxy-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    130223-24-4

    Molecular formula
    C11H16O2

    SMILES
    CCCCC1=C(C(=CC=C1)OC)O

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Spicy 81.79%
    Phenolic 79.87%
    Smoky 68.04%
    Sweet 60.55%
    Vanilla 49.83%
    Clove 48.91%
    Woody 48.49%
    Medicinal 47.95%
    Burnt 47.59%
    Balsamic 46.86%

     

    Flavor
    Phenolic 71.5%
    Spicy 65.67%
    Smoky 54.4%
    Spice 53.16%
    Clove 52.12%
    Medicinal 50.84%
    Sweet 47.22%
    Woody 42.85%
    Bacon 42.71%
    Vanilla 39.13%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.4

    pKa est.
    9.31 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    180.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    271°C

    Flash point

    • 110.57 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 130223-24-4
    • DTXSID30474639
    • Phenol, 2-butyl-6-methoxy-
    • SCHEMBL59746
    • DTXCID20425453

  • Applications

    Phenol, 2-butyl-6-methoxy- (CAS 130223-24-4) is used primarily as a synthetic intermediate for the production of fragrance compounds and pharmaceutical intermediates; it may serve as a fragrance ingredient or precursor in perfumery, cosmetics and personal care formulations; it can act as an antioxidant or stabilizer in polymers, plastics, rubbers and coatings; it is evaluated for use as a reagent or additive in coatings, inks and related surface applications; and it may serve as a building block in broader pharmaceutical synthesis.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 8070.93
    methanol 8882.96
    isopropanol 4803.78
    water 0.58
    ethyl acetate 7888.14
    n-propanol 6058.36
    acetone 10091.54
    n-butanol 4035.52
    acetonitrile 9332.5
    DMF 6715.02
    toluene 1033.76
    isobutanol 3300.49
    1,4-dioxane 6694.41
    methyl acetate 6980.25
    THF 5543.24
    2-butanone 5701.87
    n-pentanol 1646.56
    sec-butanol 3164.71
    n-hexane 108.76
    ethylene glycol 890.79
    NMP 2256.42
    cyclohexane 388.32
    DMSO 7036.48
    n-butyl acetate 3470.38
    n-octanol 561.69
    chloroform 8038.39
    n-propyl acetate 3059.82
    acetic acid 5335.22
    dichloromethane 11072.89
    cyclohexanone 5443.23
    propylene glycol 1062.71
    isopropyl acetate 2803.21
    DMAc 2249.51
    2-ethoxyethanol 2810.62
    isopentanol 2275.35
    n-heptane 88.75
    ethyl formate 4673.17
    1,2-dichloroethane 8835.53
    n-hexanol 1968.76
    2-methoxyethanol 6692.32
    isobutyl acetate 1207.89
    tetrachloromethane 1009.39
    n-pentyl acetate 1210.04
    transcutol 5445.71
    n-heptanol 593.7
    ethylbenzene 473.56
    MIBK 1587.77
    2-propoxyethanol 3066.33
    tert-butanol 4848.59
    MTBE 4047.79
    2-butoxyethanol 1178.55
    propionic acid 3976.27
    o-xylene 488.16
    formic acid 1318.54
    diethyl ether 5655.59
    m-xylene 570.62
    p-xylene 548.6
    chlorobenzene 2330.88
    dimethyl carbonate 1504.75
    n-octane 53.02
    formamide 3657.84
    cyclopentanone 5393.35
    2-pentanone 4323.97
    anisole 1351.02
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2205.97
    gamma-butyrolactone 6400.14
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3402.32
    pyridine 4784.23
    3-pentanone 2618.82
    furfural 3944.34
    n-dodecane 43.21
    diethylene glycol 1813.85
    diisopropyl ether 779.34
    tert-amyl alcohol 2836.19
    acetylacetone 3681.13
    n-hexadecane 51.37
    acetophenone 1102.23
    methyl propionate 4654.83
    isopentyl acetate 2142.66
    trichloroethylene 11768.34
    n-nonanol 457.17
    cyclohexanol 2163.6
    benzyl alcohol 1041.14
    2-ethylhexanol 808.53
    isooctanol 460.4
    dipropyl ether 1161.72
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1576.34
    ethyl lactate 701.11
    propylene carbonate 3098.93
    n-methylformamide 5763.16
    2-pentanol 2019.16
    n-pentane 151.42
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1823.41
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1769.18
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 645.5
    mesitylene 346.31
    ε-caprolactone 3964.05
    p-cymene 263.84
    epichlorohydrin 8115.93
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5573.33
    2-aminoethanol 2034.4
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2936.42
    sulfolane 4672.03
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 86.12
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3981.81
    n-hexyl acetate 1373.65
    isooctane 79.04
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1185.62
    sec-butyl acetate 1311.37
    tert-butyl acetate 2069.85
    decalin 116.96
    glycerin 1102.2
    diglyme 2720.33
    acrylic acid 2734.8
    isopropyl myristate 387.54
    n-butyric acid 5942.66
    acetyl acetate 2820.43
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 279.44
    ethyl propionate 2123.82
    nitromethane 11145.97
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2549.38
    benzonitrile 1860.78
    trioctyl phosphate 254.08
    1-bromopropane 3508.41
    gamma-valerolactone 5646.24
    n-decanol 325.52
    triethyl phosphate 379.57
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 707.86
    propionitrile 5640.85
    vinylene carbonate 2943.5
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 3394.12
    DMS 1126.33
    cumene 265.32
    2-octanol 421.49
    2-hexanone 1968.04
    octyl acetate 543.59
    limonene 436.86
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4782.11
    ethyl orthosilicate 379.19
    tributyl phosphate 353.04
    diacetone alcohol 1839.86
    N,N-dimethylaniline 494.9
    acrylonitrile 6492.71
    aniline 1724.49
    1,3-propanediol 3361.27
    bromobenzene 2384.77
    dibromomethane 6431.19
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 7090.15
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 666.6
    tetrabutyl urea 400.14
    diisobutyl methanol 408.35
    2-phenylethanol 1006.33
    styrene 793.02
    dioctyl adipate 508.95
    dimethyl sulfate 1469.65
    ethyl butyrate 1677.91
    methyl lactate 1123.96
    butyl lactate 730.53
    diethyl carbonate 961.25
    propanediol butyl ether 918.71
    triethyl orthoformate 746.91
    p-tert-butyltoluene 250.34
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 604.59
    morpholine 7770.75
    tert-butylamine 2375.81
    n-dodecanol 238.74
    dimethoxymethane 4307.91
    ethylene carbonate 2946.13
    cyrene 614.92
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1609.86
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1389.68
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1583.38
    4-methylpyridine 3681.2
    dibutyl ether 948.54
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 408.35
    DEF 4037.24
    dimethyl isosorbide 1109.04
    tetrachloroethylene 4620.75
    eugenol 628.18
    triacetin 880.75
    span 80 603.92
    1,4-butanediol 860.85
    1,1-dichloroethane 7743.36
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1084.66
    methyl formate 4629.55
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2185.71
    n-decane 72.29
    butyronitrile 4830.41
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 497.53
    1-chlorooctane 410.67
    1-chlorotetradecane 143.57
    n-nonane 73.32
    undecane 54.13
    tert-butylcyclohexane 105.71
    cyclooctane 89.41
    cyclopentanol 2043.66
    tetrahydropyran 6447.88
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1725.95
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1271.24
    1-hexene 623.38
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1535.12
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 1237.86
    methyl butyrate 3222.21

    Scent© AI

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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