Phenyl laurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    4228-00-6

    Molecular formula
    C18H28O2

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

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 69.68%
    Floral 65.7%
    Fatty 57.8%
    Sweet 50.23%
    Oily 49.6%
    Balsamic 46.04%
    Rose 35.3%
    Honey 34.74%
    Creamy 29.01%
    Herbal 27.88%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 56.25%
    Fatty 51.35%
    Oily 45.28%
    Mild 35.26%
    Creamy 35.16%
    Coconut 31.87%
    Fat 31.3%
    Fruity 31.3%
    Soapy 28.49%
    Sweet 27.67%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.8

    pKa est.
    7.5 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    276.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    340°C

    Flash point

    • 160.76 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Phenyl laurate
    • 4228-00-6
    • Dodecanoic acid, phenyl ester
    • EINECS 224-178-6
    • DTXSID0063367
    • RefChem:861595
    • DTXCID2040078
    • 224-178-6
    • phenyl dodecanoate
    • MFCD00041917
    • Lauric acid, phenyl ester
    • Phenyllaurate
    • Dodecanoic acid phenyl ester
    • Phenyllaurat
    • SCHEMBL727215
    • SCHEMBL11261472
    • SCHEMBL11261478
    • SCHEMBL11576435
    • SBB056866
    • AKOS005146345
    • DS-1601
    • SY022081
    • DB-007816
    • CS-0152241
    • NS00031148
    • ST50982919
    • S10665
    • 4228-00-6

  • Applications

    Phenyl laurate (CAS 4228-00-6) is the phenyl ester of lauric acid. In cosmetics and personal care, it is commonly used as an emollient and skin-conditioning agent and can serve as a fragrance carrier or solvent for other odorants. In perfumery, it may act as an odorant component and, due to its aromatic phenyl moiety, contribute as a fragrance fixative. In household products, it is employed as a solvent or carrier for fragrances and actives. In coatings, inks, and adhesives, it can function as a processing aid or solvent component to dissolve resins and improve formulation flow. In polymers and plastics, it may be evaluated as a plasticizer or processing aid to modify flexibility and handling. In industrial manufacturing, it can serve as an intermediary or specialty solvent in formulation syntheses, subject to local regulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3162.5
    methanol 2768.17
    isopropanol 2605.43
    water 0.07
    ethyl acetate 4876.02
    n-propanol 2700.03
    acetone 8593.01
    n-butanol 2234.28
    acetonitrile 3645.08
    DMF 6453.32
    toluene 1354.55
    isobutanol 1951.73
    1,4-dioxane 3635.12
    methyl acetate 3445.97
    THF 6118.28
    2-butanone 5537.39
    n-pentanol 1319.22
    sec-butanol 2093.87
    n-hexane 312.93
    ethylene glycol 96.48
    NMP 4326.71
    cyclohexane 799.88
    DMSO 6572.76
    n-butyl acetate 2993.11
    n-octanol 466.08
    chloroform 6731.82
    n-propyl acetate 3472.22
    acetic acid 1581.57
    dichloromethane 8939.98
    cyclohexanone 7609.69
    propylene glycol 306.69
    isopropyl acetate 3015.16
    DMAc 4602.9
    2-ethoxyethanol 1642.0
    isopentanol 1848.63
    n-heptane 135.21
    ethyl formate 2072.01
    1,2-dichloroethane 7580.45
    n-hexanol 959.19
    2-methoxyethanol 2566.19
    isobutyl acetate 1785.97
    tetrachloromethane 903.3
    n-pentyl acetate 1951.36
    transcutol 5351.78
    n-heptanol 456.72
    ethylbenzene 699.86
    MIBK 2308.15
    2-propoxyethanol 1678.98
    tert-butanol 2210.5
    MTBE 3442.1
    2-butoxyethanol 1079.54
    propionic acid 1677.11
    o-xylene 737.21
    formic acid 224.44
    diethyl ether 4536.84
    m-xylene 722.01
    p-xylene 995.68
    chlorobenzene 2307.33
    dimethyl carbonate 894.88
    n-octane 60.54
    formamide 706.7
    cyclopentanone 6611.21
    2-pentanone 5087.63
    anisole 1536.51
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3283.35
    gamma-butyrolactone 5561.9
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2088.61
    pyridine 4616.2
    3-pentanone 3125.18
    furfural 3245.55
    n-dodecane 40.85
    diethylene glycol 649.5
    diisopropyl ether 928.88
    tert-amyl alcohol 1811.27
    acetylacetone 3966.12
    n-hexadecane 50.63
    acetophenone 1526.18
    methyl propionate 3120.79
    isopentyl acetate 2434.81
    trichloroethylene 9086.63
    n-nonanol 423.76
    cyclohexanol 2199.56
    benzyl alcohol 951.54
    2-ethylhexanol 686.35
    isooctanol 444.38
    dipropyl ether 1602.35
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2010.48
    ethyl lactate 734.85
    propylene carbonate 2720.61
    n-methylformamide 2462.32
    2-pentanol 1494.71
    n-pentane 210.84
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1458.7
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2003.74
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 830.47
    mesitylene 463.89
    ε-caprolactone 4614.44
    p-cymene 328.31
    epichlorohydrin 6712.24
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 5012.12
    2-aminoethanol 488.04
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 3116.91
    sulfolane 5785.34
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 104.69
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 5237.34
    n-hexyl acetate 2004.5
    isooctane 77.33
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1288.36
    sec-butyl acetate 2051.81
    tert-butyl acetate 2642.3
    decalin 226.54
    glycerin 294.9
    diglyme 2944.93
    acrylic acid 982.98
    isopropyl myristate 574.62
    n-butyric acid 3366.26
    acetyl acetate 2043.28
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 410.98
    ethyl propionate 2657.3
    nitromethane 4375.71
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2752.33
    benzonitrile 1661.21
    trioctyl phosphate 300.28
    1-bromopropane 4435.35
    gamma-valerolactone 6481.67
    n-decanol 281.23
    triethyl phosphate 600.37
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 682.55
    propionitrile 2729.54
    vinylene carbonate 2174.89
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2647.73
    DMS 1398.05
    cumene 402.02
    2-octanol 392.73
    2-hexanone 3158.64
    octyl acetate 729.69
    limonene 650.31
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 3957.78
    ethyl orthosilicate 581.87
    tributyl phosphate 471.46
    diacetone alcohol 1884.5
    N,N-dimethylaniline 834.36
    acrylonitrile 2646.24
    aniline 1486.93
    1,3-propanediol 1036.9
    bromobenzene 2667.78
    dibromomethane 5938.59
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 7780.84
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1131.94
    tetrabutyl urea 661.18
    diisobutyl methanol 386.27
    2-phenylethanol 774.0
    styrene 1081.38
    dioctyl adipate 838.48
    dimethyl sulfate 1386.3
    ethyl butyrate 2049.98
    methyl lactate 812.06
    butyl lactate 1054.09
    diethyl carbonate 1096.87
    propanediol butyl ether 791.62
    triethyl orthoformate 1077.64
    p-tert-butyltoluene 297.53
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 985.22
    morpholine 5357.35
    tert-butylamine 1320.06
    n-dodecanol 198.92
    dimethoxymethane 3200.66
    ethylene carbonate 2183.97
    cyrene 721.39
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2138.8
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1829.28
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2159.85
    4-methylpyridine 4246.14
    dibutyl ether 1511.61
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 386.27
    DEF 4906.24
    dimethyl isosorbide 1510.04
    tetrachloroethylene 4400.88
    eugenol 829.46
    triacetin 1509.5
    span 80 769.14
    1,4-butanediol 348.49
    1,1-dichloroethane 6508.72
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1115.81
    methyl formate 1401.41
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1794.33
    n-decane 84.37
    butyronitrile 3106.12
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 526.2
    1-chlorooctane 559.95
    1-chlorotetradecane 162.8
    n-nonane 84.8
    undecane 54.9
    tert-butylcyclohexane 163.52
    cyclooctane 135.79
    cyclopentanol 2222.97
    tetrahydropyran 6457.12
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1940.16
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1509.89
    1-hexene 1570.03
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1232.39
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 436.98
    methyl butyrate 4037.91

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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