Propyl palmitate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2239-78-3

    Molecular formula
    C19H38O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCC

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 74.82%
    Fatty 73.42%
    Oily 64.8%
    Creamy 35.83%
    Sweet 34.61%
    Odorless 31.0%
    Fruity 30.19%
    Dairy 27.22%
    Soapy 23.76%
    Buttery 23.43%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 72.67%
    Oily 53.57%
    Fatty 52.62%
    Soapy 45.51%
    Mild 43.98%
    Coconut 41.1%
    Sweet 39.97%
    Creamy 38.08%
    Fruity 37.59%
    Fat 36.48%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    8.3

    pKa est.
    7.2 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    298.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    353°C

    Flash point

    • 155.1 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Propyl palmitate
    • Propyl hexadecanoate
    • 2239-78-3
    • Hexadecanoic acid, propyl ester
    • PALMITIC ACID PROPYL ESTER
    • EINECS 218-803-1
    • AI3-31575
    • DTXSID5073955
    • PALMITICACIDPROPYLESTER
    • Propyl palmitate #
    • hexadecanoic acid propyl ester
    • SCHEMBL424533
    • DTXCID1036676
    • DB-045898
    • NS00020279
    • Q63392073
    • 218-803-1

  • Applications

    Propyl palmitate (CAS 2239-78-3) is the propyl ester of palmitic acid and is commonly used as an emollient and carrier oil in cosmetics and personal care products; it also serves as a solvent and carrier for fragrance ingredients in perfumery, and can function as a lipid-based excipient in topical pharmaceutical formulations; it may be used as a plasticizer or processing aid in polymers and coatings, and appears in household care products as an emollient/solvent to improve texture and spreadability when applying products.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 300.09
    methanol 258.67
    isopropanol 497.49
    water 0.04
    ethyl acetate 2030.04
    n-propanol 471.79
    acetone 1340.22
    n-butanol 605.46
    acetonitrile 569.16
    DMF 1541.25
    toluene 721.46
    isobutanol 535.26
    1,4-dioxane 1552.36
    methyl acetate 1110.77
    THF 3122.11
    2-butanone 1682.12
    n-pentanol 420.59
    sec-butanol 631.5
    n-hexane 318.68
    ethylene glycol 15.41
    NMP 2443.75
    cyclohexane 1287.61
    DMSO 1457.0
    n-butyl acetate 2129.35
    n-octanol 467.61
    chloroform 3742.94
    n-propyl acetate 2290.5
    acetic acid 418.91
    dichloromethane 3958.93
    cyclohexanone 4430.12
    propylene glycol 57.34
    isopropyl acetate 1838.66
    DMAc 2061.55
    2-ethoxyethanol 646.68
    isopentanol 789.82
    n-heptane 291.98
    ethyl formate 791.1
    1,2-dichloroethane 3006.98
    n-hexanol 421.5
    2-methoxyethanol 717.56
    isobutyl acetate 1396.32
    tetrachloromethane 955.62
    n-pentyl acetate 2359.55
    transcutol 2855.71
    n-heptanol 389.7
    ethylbenzene 532.58
    MIBK 1633.43
    2-propoxyethanol 725.34
    tert-butanol 866.6
    MTBE 1643.86
    2-butoxyethanol 859.38
    propionic acid 525.05
    o-xylene 625.31
    formic acid 52.96
    diethyl ether 1489.79
    m-xylene 550.42
    p-xylene 858.58
    chlorobenzene 1292.58
    dimethyl carbonate 310.01
    n-octane 124.35
    formamide 137.19
    cyclopentanone 3548.66
    2-pentanone 1988.15
    anisole 956.69
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2248.18
    gamma-butyrolactone 2985.97
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 845.92
    pyridine 1960.24
    3-pentanone 1491.67
    furfural 1828.22
    n-dodecane 60.69
    diethylene glycol 216.52
    diisopropyl ether 720.39
    tert-amyl alcohol 914.7
    acetylacetone 1949.5
    n-hexadecane 78.4
    acetophenone 1141.94
    methyl propionate 1233.95
    isopentyl acetate 1927.69
    trichloroethylene 4410.62
    n-nonanol 451.34
    cyclohexanol 1347.63
    benzyl alcohol 508.9
    2-ethylhexanol 565.37
    isooctanol 454.67
    dipropyl ether 1443.64
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1487.32
    ethyl lactate 510.75
    propylene carbonate 1724.64
    n-methylformamide 526.26
    2-pentanol 620.6
    n-pentane 196.5
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 934.19
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1419.02
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 642.76
    mesitylene 452.56
    ε-caprolactone 3367.64
    p-cymene 433.61
    epichlorohydrin 2958.24
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3340.51
    2-aminoethanol 83.07
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1896.03
    sulfolane 3583.87
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 151.07
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2959.93
    n-hexyl acetate 2122.0
    isooctane 98.63
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 960.12
    sec-butyl acetate 1683.64
    tert-butyl acetate 2133.46
    decalin 349.12
    glycerin 86.69
    diglyme 2296.75
    acrylic acid 300.92
    isopropyl myristate 657.47
    n-butyric acid 1500.55
    acetyl acetate 1113.15
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 397.13
    ethyl propionate 1877.52
    nitromethane 1151.49
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1937.12
    benzonitrile 983.79
    trioctyl phosphate 338.37
    1-bromopropane 2080.55
    gamma-valerolactone 3845.25
    n-decanol 277.28
    triethyl phosphate 694.51
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 456.02
    propionitrile 801.39
    vinylene carbonate 1281.27
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1522.85
    DMS 916.84
    cumene 377.94
    2-octanol 442.0
    2-hexanone 1724.16
    octyl acetate 757.48
    limonene 904.9
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2228.35
    ethyl orthosilicate 698.55
    tributyl phosphate 490.89
    diacetone alcohol 1333.18
    N,N-dimethylaniline 672.11
    acrylonitrile 719.52
    aniline 639.42
    1,3-propanediol 231.33
    bromobenzene 1627.14
    dibromomethane 2788.25
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4191.68
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1242.13
    tetrabutyl urea 714.37
    diisobutyl methanol 444.44
    2-phenylethanol 483.11
    styrene 680.49
    dioctyl adipate 909.62
    dimethyl sulfate 610.21
    ethyl butyrate 2028.64
    methyl lactate 337.4
    butyl lactate 1060.87
    diethyl carbonate 948.11
    propanediol butyl ether 580.94
    triethyl orthoformate 1304.79
    p-tert-butyltoluene 383.93
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1049.89
    morpholine 2220.35
    tert-butylamine 643.17
    n-dodecanol 200.45
    dimethoxymethane 952.19
    ethylene carbonate 1348.12
    cyrene 637.53
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1811.45
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1682.03
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1581.72
    4-methylpyridine 2050.62
    dibutyl ether 1662.07
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 444.44
    DEF 2415.03
    dimethyl isosorbide 1410.35
    tetrachloroethylene 2738.35
    eugenol 738.54
    triacetin 1485.21
    span 80 720.21
    1,4-butanediol 98.86
    1,1-dichloroethane 2761.73
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 542.01
    methyl formate 343.22
    2-methyl-1-butanol 674.9
    n-decane 153.76
    butyronitrile 1136.78
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 530.66
    1-chlorooctane 720.4
    1-chlorotetradecane 207.13
    n-nonane 161.09
    undecane 88.16
    tert-butylcyclohexane 250.26
    cyclooctane 294.4
    cyclopentanol 1150.34
    tetrahydropyran 3154.09
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1373.79
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1170.56
    1-hexene 719.91
    2-isopropoxyethanol 639.72
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 183.3
    methyl butyrate 2708.55

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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