Phenylmethylpentanal

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    55066-49-4

    Molecular formula
    C12H16O

    SMILES
    CC(CCC1=CC=CC=C1)CC=O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

  • Odor profile

    Green 86.99%
    Floral 64.5%
    Fresh 58.78%
    Aldehydic 55.67%
    Muguet 43.14%
    Lily 42.4%
    Waxy 41.41%
    Citrus 40.51%
    Woody 40.26%
    Herbal 38.34%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.0

    Molecular weight
    176.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    256°C

    Flash point est.
    116.12 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 3-methyl-5-phenylpentanal
    • 55066-49-4
    • 3-Methyl-5-phenyl-1-pentanal
    • phenylmethylpentanal
    • Benzenepentanal, b-methyl-
    • MEFRANAL
    • Benzenepentanal, beta-methyl-
    • Benzenepentanal, .beta.-methyl-
    • MEFANAL
    • 00RZ3F0O1X
    • 3-Methyl-5-phenylpentan-1-al
    • DTXSID9052212
    • EC 433-900-0
    • PHENYLMETHYLPENTANAL, (+/-)-
    • UNII-00RZ3F0O1X
    • lily pentanal
    • beta- methylbenzenepentanal
    • SCHEMBL112546
    • DTXCID1030783
    • DFJMIMVMOIFPQG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • PHENYLMETHYLPENTANAL [INCI]
    • AKOS006274679
    • DB-304774
    • NS00012848
    • Q27231368
    • 433-900-0
    • 611-227-5

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2563.68
    methanol 2196.96
    isopropanol 1766.04
    water 0.23
    ethyl acetate 3405.29
    n-propanol 1946.72
    acetone 3467.75
    n-butanol 1486.95
    acetonitrile 3034.05
    DMF 1550.73
    toluene 690.04
    isobutanol 1067.02
    1,4-dioxane 3306.64
    methyl acetate 2308.36
    THF 2390.51
    2-butanone 2690.41
    n-pentanol 1005.75
    sec-butanol 1154.42
    n-hexane 151.9
    ethylene glycol 255.42
    NMP 648.08
    cyclohexane 162.32
    DMSO 2572.87
    n-butyl acetate 1465.18
    n-octanol 191.79
    chloroform 3599.21
    n-propyl acetate 1535.84
    acetic acid 1196.68
    dichloromethane 3429.39
    cyclohexanone 2072.3
    propylene glycol 527.12
    isopropyl acetate 1289.11
    DMAc 924.71
    2-ethoxyethanol 1409.41
    isopentanol 1008.96
    n-heptane 60.78
    ethyl formate 1082.61
    1,2-dichloroethane 3071.8
    n-hexanol 962.67
    2-methoxyethanol 2209.96
    isobutyl acetate 731.96
    tetrachloromethane 304.72
    n-pentyl acetate 395.93
    transcutol 4723.08
    n-heptanol 233.28
    ethylbenzene 351.96
    MIBK 864.3
    2-propoxyethanol 1591.5
    tert-butanol 1467.05
    MTBE 1506.58
    2-butoxyethanol 517.83
    propionic acid 1271.97
    o-xylene 292.01
    formic acid 262.72
    diethyl ether 2609.14
    m-xylene 373.62
    p-xylene 358.41
    chlorobenzene 882.86
    dimethyl carbonate 407.44
    n-octane 20.07
    formamide 573.13
    cyclopentanone 1789.07
    2-pentanone 2065.62
    anisole 831.15
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1108.75
    gamma-butyrolactone 1823.15
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1541.22
    pyridine 2209.0
    3-pentanone 1301.87
    furfural 1338.99
    n-dodecane 14.4
    diethylene glycol 900.03
    diisopropyl ether 443.62
    tert-amyl alcohol 885.7
    acetylacetone 1553.33
    n-hexadecane 17.35
    acetophenone 604.25
    methyl propionate 1750.14
    isopentyl acetate 1025.36
    trichloroethylene 4139.38
    n-nonanol 170.82
    cyclohexanol 859.7
    benzyl alcohol 586.7
    2-ethylhexanol 454.36
    isooctanol 195.02
    dipropyl ether 875.5
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 661.38
    ethyl lactate 362.31
    propylene carbonate 942.85
    n-methylformamide 1195.2
    2-pentanol 899.66
    n-pentane 83.25
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1080.77
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1156.51
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 512.33
    mesitylene 205.95
    ε-caprolactone 1538.11
    p-cymene 146.25
    epichlorohydrin 2715.59
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1826.92
    2-aminoethanol 739.41
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1271.1
    sulfolane 1457.73
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 39.82
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1838.05
    n-hexyl acetate 525.74
    isooctane 41.07
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 829.31
    sec-butyl acetate 812.56
    tert-butyl acetate 1015.45
    decalin 82.39
    glycerin 480.66
    diglyme 1719.86
    acrylic acid 807.98
    isopropyl myristate 194.15
    n-butyric acid 1860.83
    acetyl acetate 1005.41
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 155.31
    ethyl propionate 1153.71
    nitromethane 2573.53
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1683.92
    benzonitrile 772.39
    trioctyl phosphate 109.7
    1-bromopropane 1415.83
    gamma-valerolactone 2432.99
    n-decanol 128.43
    triethyl phosphate 229.0
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 383.79
    propionitrile 1778.57
    vinylene carbonate 872.89
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1286.31
    DMS 517.73
    cumene 189.42
    2-octanol 136.7
    2-hexanone 1409.4
    octyl acetate 224.06
    limonene 235.11
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2314.15
    ethyl orthosilicate 236.37
    tributyl phosphate 169.37
    diacetone alcohol 911.26
    N,N-dimethylaniline 346.83
    acrylonitrile 1860.3
    aniline 843.4
    1,3-propanediol 1097.26
    bromobenzene 908.39
    dibromomethane 2178.84
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3144.39
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 420.22
    tetrabutyl urea 191.97
    diisobutyl methanol 252.18
    2-phenylethanol 545.76
    styrene 525.65
    dioctyl adipate 291.33
    dimethyl sulfate 436.92
    ethyl butyrate 957.27
    methyl lactate 431.99
    butyl lactate 335.56
    diethyl carbonate 534.11
    propanediol butyl ether 422.92
    triethyl orthoformate 474.06
    p-tert-butyltoluene 139.74
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 328.93
    morpholine 3828.74
    tert-butylamine 856.19
    n-dodecanol 98.71
    dimethoxymethane 1477.4
    ethylene carbonate 804.52
    cyrene 336.05
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 729.53
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 705.43
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 712.7
    4-methylpyridine 1637.16
    dibutyl ether 517.49
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 252.18
    DEF 1518.5
    dimethyl isosorbide 763.67
    tetrachloroethylene 1787.44
    eugenol 350.82
    triacetin 475.14
    span 80 378.36
    1,4-butanediol 373.97
    1,1-dichloroethane 2794.77
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 657.52
    methyl formate 749.0
    2-methyl-1-butanol 839.65
    n-decane 27.1
    butyronitrile 1660.35
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 263.73
    1-chlorooctane 155.68
    1-chlorotetradecane 55.45
    n-nonane 27.7
    undecane 19.12
    tert-butylcyclohexane 80.51
    cyclooctane 47.21
    cyclopentanol 707.15
    tetrahydropyran 3058.54
    tert-amyl methyl ether 743.56
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 934.93
    1-hexene 911.49
    2-isopropoxyethanol 900.13
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 261.94
    methyl butyrate 1559.47

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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