Propan-2-yl 2-ethyl-4-methylpentanoate
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C11H22O2SMILES
CCC(CC(C)C)C(=O)OC(C)C
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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.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
3.5pKa est.
8.47 (weak base)Molecular weight
186.29 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
FastBoiling point est.
190°CFlash point
- 72.21 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- NSC40525
- NSC-40525
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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
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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 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |