Propan-2-yl 2-ethyl-4-methylpentanoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H22O2

    SMILES
    CCC(CC(C)C)C(=O)OC(C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 84.72%
    Herbal 58.23%
    Apple 45.52%
    Oily 38.07%
    Woody 32.58%
    Sweet 31.96%
    Floral 31.04%
    Fatty 30.44%
    Mint 28.82%
    Winey 28.78%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 76.62%
    Green 52.62%
    Tropical 39.76%
    Sweet 36.36%
    Apple 36.02%
    Berry 35.72%
    Pineapple 34.5%
    Herbal 27.46%
    Waxy 27.06%
    Oily 25.86%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.5

    pKa est.
    8.47 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    186.29 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    190°C

    Flash point

    • 72.21 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • NSC40525
    • NSC-40525
  • Applications

    Propan-2-yl 2-ethyl-4-methylpentanoate is an ester primarily used as a fragrance and aroma ingredient in perfumery, cosmetics, and personal-care products, typically offering a light, fresh note with good odor stability. It is also evaluated as a potential flavoring component in the food and beverage sector. Additionally, the ester may appear in household and cleaning products as a fragrance addendum for air fresheners, detergents, and fabric care. In industrial contexts, it can serve as an intermediate or solvent, and is sometimes used as a processing aid or plasticizer for polymers and coatings/inks, depending on formulation requirements and regulatory limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2500.56
    methanol 2581.2
    isopropanol 3367.64
    water 2.74
    ethyl acetate 1290.7
    n-propanol 2667.15
    acetone 2089.69
    n-butanol 2745.4
    acetonitrile 1402.3
    DMF 2063.99
    toluene 1272.75
    isobutanol 2740.64
    1,4-dioxane 2755.59
    methyl acetate 1167.43
    THF 3810.65
    2-butanone 1802.23
    n-pentanol 1990.07
    sec-butanol 3289.33
    n-hexane 1542.1
    ethylene glycol 374.76
    NMP 2020.91
    cyclohexane 1881.38
    DMSO 1259.74
    n-butyl acetate 1954.53
    n-octanol 1492.93
    chloroform 6084.51
    n-propyl acetate 917.21
    acetic acid 1827.56
    dichloromethane 3475.34
    cyclohexanone 3493.6
    propylene glycol 797.7
    isopropyl acetate 1078.29
    DMAc 1724.58
    2-ethoxyethanol 1237.72
    isopentanol 2685.93
    n-heptane 644.0
    ethyl formate 1007.39
    1,2-dichloroethane 2142.02
    n-hexanol 3134.09
    2-methoxyethanol 1869.02
    isobutyl acetate 787.88
    tetrachloromethane 1259.27
    n-pentyl acetate 1187.86
    transcutol 2204.62
    n-heptanol 1304.19
    ethylbenzene 903.46
    MIBK 1196.12
    2-propoxyethanol 2175.0
    tert-butanol 3624.32
    MTBE 3002.4
    2-butoxyethanol 1277.79
    propionic acid 1455.76
    o-xylene 892.27
    formic acid 419.4
    diethyl ether 2045.98
    m-xylene 933.47
    p-xylene 1244.56
    chlorobenzene 1607.12
    dimethyl carbonate 351.62
    n-octane 285.66
    formamide 345.86
    cyclopentanone 2599.38
    2-pentanone 1594.72
    anisole 997.07
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2119.86
    gamma-butyrolactone 2288.04
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1625.2
    pyridine 2223.24
    3-pentanone 1132.01
    furfural 1796.68
    n-dodecane 211.55
    diethylene glycol 1067.4
    diisopropyl ether 881.94
    tert-amyl alcohol 3336.42
    acetylacetone 1128.77
    n-hexadecane 237.5
    acetophenone 886.67
    methyl propionate 911.53
    isopentyl acetate 1863.26
    trichloroethylene 3826.06
    n-nonanol 1175.06
    cyclohexanol 3381.43
    benzyl alcohol 998.3
    2-ethylhexanol 1684.41
    isooctanol 1041.05
    dipropyl ether 1282.35
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1313.74
    ethyl lactate 482.42
    propylene carbonate 1611.45
    n-methylformamide 905.08
    2-pentanol 2299.03
    n-pentane 1049.43
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1746.92
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1099.15
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 887.04
    mesitylene 656.13
    ε-caprolactone 2614.11
    p-cymene 604.48
    epichlorohydrin 2376.48
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2918.18
    2-aminoethanol 890.15
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1786.04
    sulfolane 2268.84
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 482.88
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3328.54
    n-hexyl acetate 1912.87
    isooctane 347.31
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1165.04
    sec-butyl acetate 787.97
    tert-butyl acetate 1191.07
    decalin 618.83
    glycerin 742.77
    diglyme 1742.83
    acrylic acid 1049.83
    isopropyl myristate 654.28
    n-butyric acid 2415.88
    acetyl acetate 777.02
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 556.86
    ethyl propionate 727.65
    nitromethane 1472.63
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1198.44
    benzonitrile 1429.7
    trioctyl phosphate 469.54
    1-bromopropane 2294.16
    gamma-valerolactone 2745.8
    n-decanol 797.62
    triethyl phosphate 443.85
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1287.17
    propionitrile 1692.9
    vinylene carbonate 1316.35
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1692.52
    DMS 761.99
    cumene 648.84
    2-octanol 1167.6
    2-hexanone 1380.25
    octyl acetate 841.44
    limonene 1010.97
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2226.19
    ethyl orthosilicate 476.49
    tributyl phosphate 549.8
    diacetone alcohol 1199.04
    N,N-dimethylaniline 773.83
    acrylonitrile 1355.04
    aniline 1254.14
    1,3-propanediol 1392.29
    bromobenzene 1737.32
    dibromomethane 3050.76
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4026.38
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 918.83
    tetrabutyl urea 671.97
    diisobutyl methanol 814.53
    2-phenylethanol 1270.55
    styrene 959.4
    dioctyl adipate 757.95
    dimethyl sulfate 530.66
    ethyl butyrate 898.47
    methyl lactate 536.7
    butyl lactate 864.4
    diethyl carbonate 583.94
    propanediol butyl ether 1234.13
    triethyl orthoformate 701.63
    p-tert-butyltoluene 594.32
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 868.23
    morpholine 3263.1
    tert-butylamine 2686.14
    n-dodecanol 586.02
    dimethoxymethane 1125.39
    ethylene carbonate 1245.46
    cyrene 725.72
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 926.0
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1444.59
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1474.59
    4-methylpyridine 2440.52
    dibutyl ether 1351.66
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 814.53
    DEF 1511.36
    dimethyl isosorbide 1259.92
    tetrachloroethylene 2687.15
    eugenol 816.62
    triacetin 935.11
    span 80 1061.67
    1,4-butanediol 756.51
    1,1-dichloroethane 3126.17
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1984.38
    methyl formate 713.89
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2591.14
    n-decane 368.12
    butyronitrile 2293.17
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1242.23
    1-chlorooctane 1050.13
    1-chlorotetradecane 402.2
    n-nonane 411.15
    undecane 265.83
    tert-butylcyclohexane 592.45
    cyclooctane 567.47
    cyclopentanol 2788.42
    tetrahydropyran 4017.51
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1983.24
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1099.54
    1-hexene 2490.74
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1021.82
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 509.15
    methyl butyrate 1178.19

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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